Alastair Warren

@DaomiLove @IncitefulPod Sometimes a single case can demonstrate how wrong a position is. For example, Isla Bryson single handedly showed that self ID is totally unsafe for women. We didn't need Isla to assault someone in prison to prove what is blindingly obvious.

@IncitefulPod Sure. That individual is exactly where they belong: prison. But policy should be built on data, not single anomalies. If we ban entire demographics based on the worst actions of one individual, no one will be allowed anywhere 🤷‍♀️

Trans women have been using the ladies loos for two decades in the UK. There is NO evidence to suggest women are at a greater risk because of it. This is a made-up problem caused by some rich bigots. Excluding trans peoples from single sex spaces will not make c!s women safer.

@suffolkvicar They are not single sex spaces if men who identify as women are allowed access them.

Say it loud, say it clear ‘Excluding trans peoples from single sex spaces will not make c!s women safer.’

@Heccles94 As long as we ignore the fact that trans logic doesn't view same-sex attraction as valid.

Transphobia makes gay people less safe. One community. Stand strong. Stand together🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

@Heccles94 What an inclusive suggestion. How bizarre think that beliefs and politics rather than sex should determine which toilets you can access. Well done for showing your contempt for women who disagree with you.

Why don’t we just make a TERF cubical available??? Solves the issue 🤷

@Heccles94 It is trans activists who often ignore trans men. Not surprising as many of the activists and allies appear to be quite sexist. It is the (male) trans women who get the attention.

50% of trans people were born as male, and 50% born as female. Transphobes ignore Trans men, but obsess over trans women using women’s toilets. Both sets of people are being negatively stigmatised by this ruling. In fact, toilets are about to become more confusing and hostile than ever. No one wins.

@Heccles94 Here you go again. Refusing to acknowledge that women have genuine reasons for not wanting men in their spaces.

The vast majority of Britons want toilets to be used for peeing and pooing and not bigotry.

@Fergus_NBlair @Janet4369587977 That's your belief, for which there is no evidence. There is proof of Stonewall's habit of giving inaccurate advice, relevant as legislation was interpreted to mean gender rather than sex, personneltoday.com/hr/stonewalls-…

@Janet4369587977 @alywarren7 The court is hardly going to come out and say "we rewrote this law because there was substantial media demand for it and MPs washed their hands of the whole thing," are they now

One important but underappreciated facet of this story is the way in which it represents the creeping Americanisation of British politics. This country does not have US-style separation of powers. It is not the role of the Supreme Court - let alone quangos like the EHRC - to make sweeping policy changes on the basis of definitional quibbling. If we had a government with any backbone, or any commitment to protecting the rights of this country's LGBTQ+ people, this entire saga would have been over in a single vote. But instead, our government has wilfully abrogated its own constitutional responsibility because the Labour party has bought into the narrative that this whole debate is "toxic" and there's no way to come out ahead or meaningfully set the agenda. (i.e., they don't want to get yelled at by J. K. Rowling OR their own largely pro-trans activist base) In time, I think we might look back on this incident as a moment of profound constitutional change, a signal that our legislators are increasingly willing to wash their hands of any remotely thorny issue - regardless of the long-term damage to the trust and authority of our parliament.

@PeterTatchell The usual nonsense trans arguments. Things like this are not actively policed, most people obey the law. See also red lights, seatbelts and the smoking ban in pubs (which many said would be flouted).

Toilets & changing rooms must be used on basis of biological sex, new guidance says How will this be policed? It's impossible! Already biological women who are deemed insufficiently feminine are being falsely accused of being trans & harassed. SHAME! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@thewinterdollx You are using rape (by men) to justify why male born people need to be in the women's facilities. Is this fair to women?

Have any of you stopped and considered the harassment we’re going to get if we were to use the male toilets? And how much more likely we are to be raped? This is actually disgusting! The British government ought to be ashamed of themselves 😫

@LouKellett @The_Ice_Creamy @forevercoco3 @BBCNews I suspect this risk is overblown.

@alywarren7 @The_Ice_Creamy @forevercoco3 @BBCNews This measure doesn't reduce risk for the women who aren't "traditionally feminine" looking, who get hassled for using the ladies.

Toilets and changing rooms must be used on basis of biological sex, guidance confirms bbc.in/3PuDmTl

@OakesMarianne If you want to play the evidence game, can you prove that it is unsafe for trans women to use the men's?

Sorry if I’m being ignorant, where are the figures that demonstrate trans women pose a threat to anyone in single sex spaces? There must be overwhelming research evidence and figures given the air time this is being given.

@BylineTimes Alternatively, the government can't ignore the Supreme Court judgment that male and female refer to sex classes rather than gender identities.

🔴 ‘This EHRC Code Will Make the UK a Hostile Environment for Trans People’ Keir Starmer's Government promises trans people 'dignity and respect' but is overseeing a colossal failure to protect their rights and safety, argues Helen Belcher bylinetimes.com/2026/05/22/thi…

@vixoconn Weird that you only think of danger when trans women are told no.. Plenty of incidents involving trans women (or those claiming to be) have taken place already.

Genuine question for those that support this: how are you going to decipher the difference between a trans man (biological female at birth) and a biological male entering the female only toilets? You can’t. You’ve now made UK toilets far more dangerous for women. 🙄

@Heccles94 If trans women have access to rape crisis centres then women may self exclude. See also changing rooms and sport. You never ever consider the impact to women. Their silence is sometimes fear which is interpreted as consent.

We cannot exclude Trans people from services, or try to erase them from society. Trans people have always, and will always exist, and they are worthy of love, dignity and respect like everyone else. Solidarity 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

@charliemurphyuk It is so false to present this as a rights issue without mentioning the impact on women.

Ghastly. The UK is becoming one of the most hostile countries in Europe towards trans people. That is already costing lives. All trans people ask is to exist in peace.

@PompeySteph @guardian @bphillipsonMP @UKLabour They might say - please refer to the Supreme Court judgement that confirmed that we split people by sex and not gender (despite the false advice from groups like Stonewall).

Well said @guardian Any comment @bphillipsonMP @UKLabour ?

@ButcherMar36299 @PompeySteph @miffythegamer @guardian @bphillipsonMP @UKLabour The same Guardian that pushed out the women with Gender Critical views is a Terf stronghold? unherd.com/2020/12/why-i-…

@PompeySteph @miffythegamer @guardian @bphillipsonMP @UKLabour Well said in this cartoon, but coming from one of the staunchest Terf media outlets in Britain, so bad even its own staff attack it, this is rank hypocrisy. They've done more than most to cause this

@Heccles94 Alternatively we shouldn't disadvantage women by prioritising another group. Also, it makes sense if the EHRC follows the recent High Court case.

It cannot be lawful or acceptable to implement guidance that persecutes a vulnerable minority group.

@TheRealNinaMoll @DunnyCounty @hoeBread36 Those light weights and juniors need to stop complaining and train harder.

@DunnyCounty @hoeBread36 Oh yes, sex-based categories are exactly the same as weight or age classes in sport. Pure segregation, darling. We must end this reactionary nonsense immediately. Let heavyweights pummel featherweights, let grown adult men compete against juniors. Fairness is so last century🙄

Just to be clear, this is segregation. Wash it under the words of 'third-spaces' all you want, its still segregation.