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nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social @nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social · May 8
The number of you here has recently increased so thought this might be helpful, if you’re wondering who I am!

#nonbinary #nonbinarybarrister #trans #lgbtq #barrister #law #lawyer
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4/ “The purpose of this provision is to enable a person
who has gender reassigned to have all the protection of the Sex Discrimination Act and Equal Pay Act.”

This directly contradicts the Supreme Court’s position that gender reassignment does not change sex. For the purposes of equality, it does.
November 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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reactiveashley.bsky.social
2/ The instructions are just… fascinating? Well, every piece of public record I’ve uncovered on this subject so far has been fascinating, but this paragraph is exceptional.

It contradicts the Supreme Court directly, comprehensively, and unequivocally.
Recognition of the new gender identity following gender reassignment: 6. The Regulations should indicate that, for employment purposes, a person is to be treated as their reassignedsex on completion of gender reassignment, i.e. when he or she is living permanently in the new gender. However, it should be clear that this provision applies only to equal opportunities legislation (i.e. SDA, Equal Pay Act and section 62- 64 Pensions Act). This would then ensure that anysearches carried out by the Police or Prison Service are still subject to the provisions of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act and the Prisons Act, which prohibitsearches by oppositesex. The purpose of this provision is to enable a person who has gender reassigned to have all the protection of the SDA and EgPA. For instance, they should be able to take advantage of a job for which there is a Genuine Occupational Qualification for the new sex. For example, it is envisaged that the provision would allow a suitably qualified male to female transsexual to be able to take up employment in a singlesex women's hospital. They could themselves be treatedas a comparator bya male applicant. There are of course difficulties in determining when gender reassignment is completed. Many transsexuals do not undergo reconstructive surgery; and hormonal treatment will last indefinitely, whether surgery is undertaken or not. The policy anticipatesa point at which a person who has reassigned will be treated as their new sex for the purposes of employment for which there is a GOQ for that sex. In doing so, a distinction will need to be made between those people who are still in the process of reassignment, to whom temporary exceptions may exist in certain circumstances. \t was therefore considered appropriate that this process would “end” on completion of surgery; or, where that is not planned, the end of the two year trial of life test. (During the period of the life test, a person would be undergoing gender reassignment) It…
November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
IS THE UK CONVENTION (ECHR) COMPLIANT?

Here I consider the case of Goodwin and why the GRA was enacted in the first place. Have we again relegated trans people into an intermediate zone of rights?

#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
📢 NEW EHRC GUIDANCE: FROM EXCLUSION TO APPEARANCE POLICING

If you are concerned about this direction of travel:
👉 Write to your MP and ask them to support clear, lawful, non-discriminatory guidance.

#EHRC #EqualityAct #transrights #nonbinaryrights #intersex #InclusionMatters #law
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
Here I explain why non-binary is protected under ‘gender reassignment’ discrimination, though the Supreme Court did not clarify this protection.

NB: still no intersex protection in UK law which is unforgivable.

#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinaryrights #law #lecture
November 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
MINI LECTURE SERIES 5/10

DO TRANS RIGHTS REMAIN?

Here I note that trans people are still protected under ‘gender reassignment’ which remains largely unaffected by the FWS judgment.

#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
November 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
Excited to be speaking about ‘Creating Change in Challenging Times’ for Proud Futures in Glasgow today.
November 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
MINI LECTURE SERIES 4/10

Here I consider the more exclusionary position adopted by certain organisations, including the EHRC, which mandates exclusion of trans people from certain spaces.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
MINI LECTURE SERIES 3/10

Here I consider the scope of the Supreme Court’s decision, effectively stating that in some (rare) circumstances, trans people may be excluded if justified, but are not automatically excluded.

#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
MINI LECTURE SERIES 2/10

Here I discuss what the actual question was for the Supreme Court in the For Women Scotland case, and what they decided.

#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture #linguistics
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 AM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
MINI LECTURE SERIES 2/10

Here I discuss what the actual question was for the Supreme Court in the For Women Scotland case, and what they decided.

#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture #linguistics
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
Mini-Lecture Series 1/10
Where is the dignity in ostracisation?

Opening section from my GendJus talk in Trieste, exploring how the FWS decision reshapes legal recognition - and how language becomes the frontline where trans lives are negotiated.

#Law #Gender #TransJustice #FWS #LegalTheory
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
Should empathy be a radical act?

How can we use our voices more creatively?

This was part of my speech earlier this year when I won the @kingsartshums.bsky.social Distinguished Alumni ‘Changemaker of the Year’ Award 2025

#diversity #usingyourvoice #equality #inclusion #kcl #changemaker
October 31, 2025 at 9:23 AM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
Law Society: “Stop saying ‘Dear Sirs’.”
Me: Gladly.
Inclusive language isn’t radical — it’s just accurate.
#lawsociety #inclusivelanguage #inclusion
October 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
Intersex Awareness Day

Europe just said: stop performing surgeries on intersex babies. ⚖️💜

It’s about bodily autonomy — not ‘fixing’ people who were never broken.

#IntersexRights #BodilyAutonomy #CouncilOfEurope #intersexawarenessday
October 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
Digital IDs aren’t neutral tech. They shift power.
When identity becomes an app, privacy becomes a privilege.

#PrivacyMatters #HumanRights #UKPolitics
October 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
The EHRC pulled its single-sex guidance - but your role isn’t over!

They’ve deleted the page, not the plan.

Now’s the time to act: write to your MP and tell Bridget Phillipson to send the code back.

Link tinyurl.com/4j7efzp7

#transrights #equalitylaw #EHRC #uklaw #lgbtqrights #inclusion
October 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
The Council of Europe just told the UK to stop treating women’s rights and trans rights as opposites — and they’re right.

Human rights aren’t a zero-sum game. They’re a framework for coexistence. #humanrights #councilofeurope #transrights #womensrights
October 16, 2025 at 7:12 AM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
I am now ranked (for the first time) as a Tier 1 Rising Star in Education law, and (for the third time) in Employment Law. Thanks to all my referees and colleagues, and here’s to being ‘devastatingly effective when required’ whatever that means! #legal500
October 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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gardencourtlaw.bsky.social
✨💫 Garden Court Chambers has won Immigration Set of the Year at The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2025 💫✨

Our warmest congratulations to the team, to all the winners, and to all who were shortlisted👏👏👏

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September 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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parkesland.bsky.social
A concise summary of imho the greatest factor in the decade-long ascent of anti-trans politics: liberal/centrist cowardice and transphobic prejudice masquerading as principle and pragmatism.

For a deeper dive see @polphilpod.bsky.social's extraordinary essay: www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat...
September 25, 2025 at 6:34 AM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
The Equality Act and its exceptions are set up to be permissive rather than exclusionary, imo. See below my interview with @pinknews.bsky.social by Amelia Hansford for more.
gardencourtlaw.bsky.social Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · Sep 17
"Equality Act is meant to be a shield rather than a sword"– Oscar Davies quoted in PinkNews 🗞️

Garden Ct barrister Oscar Davies has stated the Supreme Ct ruling on single-sex spaces is 'being misinterpreted in a way that excludes trans people'.

Full coverage 🔗
www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/16/n...
September 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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gardencourtlaw.bsky.social
"Equality Act is meant to be a shield rather than a sword"– Oscar Davies quoted in PinkNews 🗞️

Garden Ct barrister Oscar Davies has stated the Supreme Ct ruling on single-sex spaces is 'being misinterpreted in a way that excludes trans people'.

Full coverage 🔗
www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/16/n...
September 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
🚨 Are trans people now disabled in the eyes of the law?

And is it fair on disabled people when their already limited facilities get turned into the “trans solution”?

#NonbinaryBarrister #TransRights #DisabledRights #EqualityAct #SupremeCourt
September 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
🚨 The UN is considering downgrading Britain’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

👉 If the downgrade happens, the UK would no longer have a fully recognised national human rights institution at the UN.

Who’s watching the watchdog? 👀

#humanrights #ehrc #law
September 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM