{"id":367429,"date":"2026-08-05T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-trans-people-will-be-impacted-by-changes-to-single-sex-spaces\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T10:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:00:03","slug":"how-trans-people-will-be-impacted-by-changes-to-single-sex-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-trans-people-will-be-impacted-by-changes-to-single-sex-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"How trans people will be impacted by changes to single-sex spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/XRVNS7T9lng\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How trans people will be impacted by changes to single-sex spaces\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XRVNS7T9lng\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I will never be safe in a man&#8217;s toilet&#8217;, says Isabella who is a trans woman.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of single-sex spaces in the UK, like changing rooms and toilets, should be used based on biological sex, according to new guidelines that come into place today from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission. The guidance says trans people should instead be offered a separate mixed-sex space.<\/p>\n<p>It follows a Supreme Court ruling last year that the definition of sex for the purposes of the Equality Act means biological sex &#8211; the sex of a person at birth, not the gender you identify with.<\/p>\n<p>While gender critical organisations welcome clarification on the law&#8217;, many in the trans community and LGBTQ+ organisations feel the guidelines leave them more open to discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>#Trans #LGBTQ #Toilet #ChangingRoom #C4News #Channel4News<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>**CONTINUE YOUR TEXT HERE**<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;I will never be safe in a man&#8217;s toilet&#8217;, says Isabella who is a trans woman. 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