{"id":367551,"date":"2026-08-05T19:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/changing-rooms-and-toilets-should-be-used-based-on-biological-sex\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T19:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T18:00:04","slug":"changing-rooms-and-toilets-should-be-used-based-on-biological-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/changing-rooms-and-toilets-should-be-used-based-on-biological-sex\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing rooms and toilets should be used based on biological sex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/nF8mPFX7who\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Changing rooms and toilets should be used based on biological sex\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nF8mPFX7who\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Changing rooms and toilets should now be used based on biological sex not the gender you identify with, according to new government guidance that comes in force from today.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/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, many in the trans community and LGBTQ+ organisations feel the guidelines leave them more open to discrimination. <\/p>\n<p>#News #Channel4News #SingleSexSpaces #UK<br \/>\n&#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>Changing rooms and toilets should now be used based on biological sex not the gender you identify with, according to new government guidance that comes in force from today. 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