MP Dawn Butler has raised significant concerns regarding the UK Supreme Court's recent trans-exclusionary ruling that defined a woman based on biological criteria. This decision has left the transgender and non-binary community disheartened and has raised alarms about the implications for cisgender women who may not conform to traditional notions of femininity. In a statement to the House of Commons, Butler highlighted her personal experiences with butch lesbian friends who face discrimination in women’s spaces, emphasizing the need for inclusivity in gender identity discussions.
I don't know if anyone else in the House has butch lesbian friends and has been with them when they've been told to get out of women's toilets, but I have. It is not pleasant and it's not nice.
So, those people that are using this [the 2010 Equality Act clarification] as a political football again should be ashamed of themselves.
If you're saying that trans women have to use men's toilets, trans men then have to use women's toilets. How are you going to stop them? By asking to see their genitalia? It makes no sense.
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