Trans people in the UK could face a significant rollback of rights if proposals made this week by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to redefine ‘sex’ in the landmark Equality Act are adopted by the government.
The EHRC wrote to the government on Tuesday suggesting it should end rights and protections based on a person’s legal sex and instead base them on ‘biological sex’ for the purposes of the act, which came into force in 2010.
The letter does not in itself change any laws. But it is likely that the government will seek to press ahead with its recommendations, which were made after a request for guidance from the minister for women and equalities, Kemi Badenoch.
