# ehrc (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ehrc. Page: Feed: --- ## [Robin Ince joins TransActual as first patron](https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/08/19/robin-ince-joins-transactual-as-first-patron/) _2026-08-19 · TransActual Editor · TransActual_ Comedian and poet Robin Ince has today announced that he has become the first-ever patron of TransActual, the UK’s largest trans-led advocacy organisation. Ince, who was for many years co-presenter \[…\] ## [TransActual launches biggest survey of trans community yet](https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/08/12/transactual-launches-biggest-survey-of-trans-community-yet/) _2026-08-12 · TransActual Editor · TransActual_ TransActual, the UK’s leading trans-advocacy organisation, has launched its biggest survey yet on the experiences of trans people living in the UK. The Trans Lives Survey 2026 aims to gather \[…\] ## [What we have won](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/08/05/what-we-have-won/) _2026-08-05 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ It was the largest trans protest in British history. We travelled from across the country to central London. We were joined by allies, especially cis gay, lesbian, bisexual, and queer people who recognised the importance of solidarity, of standing together in this moment. Wielding bright flags and banners, we gathered in unprecedented numbers. We to \[…\] ## [MAKING THE LIVES OF TRANS+ PEOPLE HARDER WILL NOT MAKE THE LIVES OF WOMEN EASIER.](https://notaphase.org/making-the-lives-of-trans-people-harder-will-not-make-the-lives-of-women-easier/) _2026-08-05 · Maxine Heron · Not A Phase_ Today, the EHRC’s guidance comes into force, impacting the access trans+ people have to spaces such as toilets & changing rooms. Here’s what our community needs to keep in mind when navigating the discourse around this update. On the 16th April 2025 , the Supreme Court ruled that for purposes of the Equality Act, the definitions of ‘sex’, ‘man’, and ‘woman’ refer only to an individual’s sex as… ## [Joint statement on EHRC Code of Practice coming into effect](https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/08/05/joint-statement-on-ehrc-code-of-practice-coming-into-effect/) _2026-08-05 · TransActual Editor · TransActual_ TransActual, Scottish Trans and Trans+ Solidarity Alliance have published a joint statement on the updated Code of Practice: The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) Code of Practice for Services, \[…\] ## [Gig: Glasgow Summer! August bank holiday](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/08/04/gig-glasgow-summer-august-bank-holiday/) _2026-08-04 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ Following the success of A gig for Isaac (and it was a huge success! we raised £800), I’m very excited to announce Glasgow Summer, on Sunday 30 August. I am fully back my nonsense, once again co-organising the gig and playing a set with wormboys. Because why not. Also I made a ridiculous poster, for \[…\] ## [High Court rejects bid to stop puberty blocker trial moving forward](https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/07/31/high-court-rejects-bid-to-stop-puberty-blocker-trial-moving-forward/) _2026-07-31 · TransActual Editor · TransActual_ TransActual welcomes the High Court decision today to reject an attempt to stop the PATHWAYS puberty blocker trial from moving ahead. This trial remains the only legal route for young \[…\] ## [NHS England is quietly changing how it records patient data – and we have questions](https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/07/28/nhs-england-is-quietly-changing-how-it-records-patient-data-and-we-have-questions/) _2026-07-28 · TransActual Editor · TransActual_ We are aware that NHS England is implementing a change to how it records patient data, prioritising ‘sex observed at birth’ over gender and other medically-relevant data. It is unclear \[…\] ## [Burnham’s Cabinet picks: A new direction on equalities must come from the top](https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/07/21/burnhams-cabinet-picks-a-new-direction-on-equalities-must-come-from-the-top/) _2026-07-21 · TransActual Editor · TransActual_ Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Andy Burnham had a chance to choose a different path from his predecessor – but after announcing his new Cabinet picks, \[…\] ## [The Silent Majority Problem in Trans Inclusion](https://joannelockwood.substack.com/p/the-silent-majority-problem-in-trans) _2026-07-20 · Joanne Lockwood · Joanne Lockwood_ New research suggests the public debate may be shaped less by what most women believe than by what they think other women believe. ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FxioF2v52b9e) _2026-07-20 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [EHRC Code Update](https://notaphase.org/ehrc-code-update/) _2026-07-16 · Maxine Heron · Not A Phase_ NOT A PHASE’S RESPONSE TO THE EHRC’S CODE OF PRACTICE, WHICH THIS WEEK PASSED ITS PARLIAMENTARY STAGE (MEANING IT WILL NOT BE DEBATED OR VOTED ON). On the 21st May, EHRC guidance was laid before parliement. It aimed to limit the access trans+ people have to gendered spaces. After a 40-day period, these guidelines passed parliamentary stage. The Equalities Minister has ruled that this code will… ## [Public speaking workshop at Glasgow Solidarity Pride](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/07/15/public-speaking-workshop-at-glasgow-solidarity-pride/) _2026-07-15 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ I’m very excited to be delivering a workshop on public speaking at the Glasgow Solidarity Pride Hub in the Pyramid at Anderston, this coming Saturday! My workshop will take place during the afternoon for about an hour (timings TBC). I’ll be focusing specifically on techniques for addressing a demonstration or public meeting. It’ll be very \[…\] ## [Review: Re-framing in Friction, On Trans-inclusive Enactment of Gender Equality](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/07/06/review-re-framing-in-friction-on-trans-inclusive-enactment-of-gender-equality/) _2026-07-06 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ I entered the board room with some trepidation, amidst a gaggle of nervous colleagues. We were followed by the LGBT Equality Champion, and the Interim Head of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. The room itself was relatively mundane. Some chairs sat around a set of rectangular tables. A blank screen was linked to a computer in \[…\] ## [Cloudy with a Chance of “Clarity”](https://joannelockwood.substack.com/p/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-clarity) _2026-06-27 · Joanne Lockwood · Joanne Lockwood_ What the Rainbow Index reveals about Britain’s shifting climate on trans rights ## [Constructive Desistance](https://joannelockwood.substack.com/p/constructive-desistance) _2026-06-26 · Joanne Lockwood · Joanne Lockwood_ What the draft Conversion Practices Bill cannot see — and why the gap is an institutional question ## [Broad Door, High Bar: Reading the Draft Conversion Practices Bill](https://joannelockwood.substack.com/p/broad-door-high-bar-reading-the-draft) _2026-06-25 · Joanne Lockwood · Joanne Lockwood_ After years of promises, drafts, abandoned drafts and white-hot argument, England and Wales finally has draft text. ## [New article: Misuse of Evidence in Sex and Gender Policy](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/06/25/new-article-misuse-of-evidence-in-sex-and-gender-policy/) _2026-06-25 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ The UK is currently sweltering through the hottest June on record. The Met Office has issued a “red warning” for much of England and Wales, highlighting an active danger to life. Trains have been cancelled, roads are melting, and we will likely see more deaths in coming days. Yet the media is talking little about \[…\] ## [Whose Harm Counts](https://joannelockwood.substack.com/p/whose-harm-counts) _2026-06-20 · Joanne Lockwood · Joanne Lockwood_ The EHRC says its Code is even‑handed. Read what it does, not what it says, and the balance tips one way — and the most uncomfortable evidence is sitting in the Government’s own paperwork. The finale ## [A Regulator That Won’t Regulate](https://joannelockwood.substack.com/p/a-regulator-that-wont-regulate) _2026-06-19 · Joanne Lockwood · Joanne Lockwood_ The most important word in the Code’s 300 pages is “proportionate.” It is also the one the EHRC would not define — and that refusal hands the hardest decisions, and the legal risk. ## [The Door Marked Exit](https://joannelockwood.substack.com/p/the-door-marked-exit) _2026-06-18 · Joanne Lockwood · Joanne Lockwood_ The Code’s answer to everyone it excludes is “alternative provision.” Go looking for it, and you find a door painted on a wall. Part three of The Dignity Gap. ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xs2AVRaLj6NX) _2026-06-18 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [Common Sense and the Return of the Stereotype](https://joannelockwood.substack.com/p/common-sense-and-the-return-of-the) _2026-06-17 · Joanne Lockwood · Joanne Lockwood_ The EHRC insists it is not asking anyone to judge sex by appearance. Its own Code says otherwise — and the test driving it was never in the Supreme Court’s judgment at all. Part two of The Dignity Gap ## [An Iceberg and a Witch Hunt](https://joannelockwood.substack.com/p/an-iceberg-and-a-witch-hunt) _2026-06-16 · Joanne Lockwood · Joanne Lockwood_ Britain’s equality regulator went before a Commons committee to defend its new trans guidance. What unfolded was a reckoning — and the hardest questions came from inside the governing party. Part one ## [Gigs: summer shows for wormboys in Leeds](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/06/13/gigs-summer-shows-for-wormboys-in-leeds/) _2026-06-13 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ We have several very exciting wormboys shows coming up over the summer, the first two of which have been announced. Both will be in Wharf Chambers, the most excellent venue in the most excellent city of Leeds. The first of these gigs takes place on Saturday 25th July. I’m actually also co-organising this one, as \[…\] ## [Equity by Design](https://joannelockwood.substack.com/p/equity-by-design-9a6) _2026-06-12 · Joanne Lockwood · Joanne Lockwood_ Celeste illuminates the complexities of equity by design, exploring barriers, bias, and the urgent need for authentic inclusion—advocating a paradigm where individual differences are not only recognised, but leveraged for collective success. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203294572/28256d27286cda988ae1cc877d231430.mp3) ## [New article: Pathologising Legacy Measures and over-assessment](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/06/08/new-article-pathologising-legacy-measures-and-over-assessment/) _2026-06-08 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ I have a new peer-reviewed academic article out in the International Journal of Transgender Health, co-authored with my colleagues Cal Horton, Jaimie Veale, Lou Kerley, and Ken Pang. Pathologising Legacy Measures and over-assessment:reconceptualising ethical assessment and data collection practices in trans children’s healthcare The article looks at a range of questionnaires which are in common… ## [Supreme Court auto-reply: 2026 anti-segregation edition](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/06/02/supreme-court-auto-reply-2026-anti-segregation-edition/) _2026-06-02 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ What if every person who emailed you faced the reality of the UK’s segregation regime? Last year I created an internal auto-reply for my work email, in the wake of the 2025 Supreme Court judgement which redefined sex for the purpose of the Equality Act and undermined the civil rights of trans people in Britain. \[…\] ## [Open letter to NHS Director for Specialised Services on trans youth hormone ban](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/05/30/open-letter-to-nhs-director-for-specialised-services-on-trans-youth-hormone-ban/) _2026-05-30 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ I am one of the 85 signatories to an open letter to James Palmer, NHS England’s National Medical Director for Specialised Services. We are raising serious concerns about the recent NHS evidence reviews of hormone therapy for trans youth, and subsequent prescribing policy and public consultation. The letter has been published and sent to Palmer \[…\] ## [Not A Phase’s statement in response to the EHRC’s Code of Practice](https://notaphase.org/not-a-phases-statement-in-response-to-the-ehrcs-code-of-practice/) _2026-05-22 · Maxine Heron · Not A Phase_ Not A Phase’s statement in response to the EHRC’s Code of Practice On the 16th of April 2025, the Supreme Court ruled that for the purposes of the Equality Act, definitions of the terms ‘sex’, ‘man’, and ‘woman’ referred only to an individual’s sex as noted at birth. No trans+ people were consulted in the process of this ruling, and the outcome was deemed fully erasive of the experiences of trans+… ## [Gig: wormboys play Alder in Sheffield](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/05/16/gig-wormboys-play-alder-in-sheffield/) _2026-05-16 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ I’ll be returning to Yorkshire next week for a very nature-themed gig in Sheffield on Thursday 21 May! My band wormboys will be playing alongside Shrub at Alder – so if nothing else, you’ll leave the event very well-fertilised. Get your tickets here! ## [Are you a trans+ person age 18-25?](https://notaphase.org/are-you-a-trans-person-age-18-25/) _2026-05-15 · Maxine Heron · Not A Phase_ Are you a trans+ person age 18-25? Did you attend school or college, or know someone who fits these criteria? People Change Minds want to hear from you! In August 2026, the government is going to release legally binding guidance, which means schools have to involve parents or carers when students request to socially transition. PCM’s survey will only take 10-15 minutes to fill out, and your… ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Jor3yfov4OQe) _2026-05-15 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [Let’s tackle the myths spread within transphobic discourse.](https://notaphase.org/lets-debunk-transphobia/) _2026-01-22 · Maxine Heron · Not A Phase_ Trans+ people have always been here. Transphobia, however, has not.Consider this your go-to resource for confronting the trickier conversations, head on. ## [Contact your MP!](https://notaphase.org/contact-your-mp/) _2025-12-12 · Maxine Heron · Not A Phase_ Contact Your MP Please enter your name, email address, and postcode below to find which Member of Parliament to contact. Find My MP Finding your MP and their contact details... We’ve launched a new feature which simplifies the process of finding the details of your local MP and sending a pre-drafted letter written by us, with some help from our friends at Trans Solidarity Alliance . All you need… ## [Workout Tips For After Top Surgery, with Big Brother’s Zelah Glasson](https://notaphase.org/workout-tips-for-after-top-surgery-with-big-brothers-zelah-glasson/) _2025-10-03 · Maxine Heron · Not A Phase_ If you’ve been watching this season of Big Brother, we’re sure you’ll have been rooting for fitness coach Zelah Glasson from London! Zelah has featured on our socials over the past few months with workout tips tailored to the trans+ community – specifically, transmascs who have had top surgery or have top surgery on the horizon. It can be tricky to know where to begin, but Zelah has made it… ## [Ask A Trans+ Person](https://notaphase.org/ask-a-trans-person/) _2025-09-08 · Maxine Heron · Not A Phase_ Let's go back to basics: what does it mean to be trans+? ## [Here’s how you can help protect trans+ rights in the UK.](https://notaphase.org/heres-how-you-can-help-protect-trans-rights-in-the-uk/) _2025-09-05 · Maxine Heron · Not A Phase_ How do I find out the contact details of my local MP? How do I contact them, and what do I say? Follow our steps and copy, paste, and personalise our template as needed. Allow around 1-2 minutes to complete these steps! ## [Bringing Awareness to Fertility Preservation Options for Those Transitioning](https://notaphase.org/bringing-awareness-to-fertility-preservation-options-for-those-transitioning/) _2025-09-05 · Maxine Heron · Not A Phase_ Here is some fact checked guidance on how to best consider your options for fertility and family planning while transitioning. Our tips consider the needs of both transfeminine and transmasculine medical transitions!