A judge has ruled that it is lawful to ban men who identify as female from women’s toilets. It had attempted to claim that the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) interim guidance on single-sex spaces “dangerously misrepresented” the law. This is the second time the way we have done our duty in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling has been tested in the courts. Both times our actions have been found to be lawful.”Stephenson concluded: “It’s our job to champion everyone’s rights under the Equality Act, including those with the protected characteristics of sex, sexual orientation and gender reassignment. There was never any excuse for the government, public bodies, regulators, charities or businesses to delay in implementing the Supreme Court judgement.”

Source: The Guardian February 19, 2026 16:31 UTC