Public Outing: Why We Deny Trans Women the Privacy We Grant Everyone Else

Are we ignoring the human cost of stripping anonymity from women who just want to do their jobs.

The Land Of Green Ginger

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Another week, another case. It feels like we are stuck in a loop, doesn’t it?

Once again, we have a trans medical professional in the UK, a woman who has likely spent years training to save lives, simply trying to use a changing room at work. Once again, we have a small group of nurses or colleagues dragging that simple act into a courtroom, attacking her right to be there.

For those who might be baffled by the ferocity of the British “gender wars”, the context here is vital, because the media narrative says one thing but the reality is much different. We are seeing a wave of high-profile employment tribunals testing the boundaries of the Equality Act, most notably in Darlington and in Scotland (NHS Fife).

Take the Darlington case. If you read the tabloid coverage, you would assume a trans woman suddenly burst into a female space and acted inappropriately. The reality is far more mundane and far more revealing. The trans nurse in question had been using those changing rooms since 2019 without issue. For years, she came to work, got changed, did her job, and went home. The “problem”…