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Labor “Completely abandoned” womento the right and left of women And transgender people The former head of the equality watchdog has claimed it is in a “grey zone”.
Kishwar Faulkner, former chief Equality and Human Rights Commission ,ehrk), criticized the party for not publishing statutory guidance after Supreme Court The ruling in April ruled that, for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010, the words “woman” and “sex, refer to a biological woman And biological sex.
he told many times He believes that Labor was traditionally “the party of feminism”, but the current generation of Labor MPs has “lost it”.
Baroness Falconer, who was appointed under the previous Conservative government, said: “What really disappoints me about the current state of the Labor Party is that they seem to have completely abandoned women’s rights.
“In my 40 years in this country the traditional party of the right was the Labor Party. The party of feminism. I was mentored by a former, very senior Labor woman, Shirley Williams.
“I knew of Labor women like Harriet Harman, Margaret Jay and Hilary Armstrong who were committed to feminism… and I think they have lost it. This generation of Labor MPs have lost it.”
His comments come as organizations await new transgender guidance produced by the EHRC, which is being evaluated by the government.
Ministers have had three months to give the guidance, but have said they will not “rush” into publishing the code of practice, insisting it will take the time necessary to “get it right”.
The guidance will be used by businesses and other organizations to inform the provision of single and separate-gender services such as toilets and changing rooms.
The EHRC wrote to Women and Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson in October urging her to hurry up the introduction of new guidance, saying some organizations were currently using unlawful practices.
But the EHRC has Faced criticism for interpretation of Supreme Court decisionSome preachers say this has happened gone too far from your guidance,
The interim guidance they published earlier this year, which is expected to be similar to the final draft code of practice, is currently subject to a legal challenge brought by the Good Law Project (GLP), which argues that it is “rushed, legally flawed and overly simplistic”.
The code has not been updated since 2011 and the latest draft has been prepared in view of Supreme Court Ruling.
Baroness Faulkner said, “The danger in not publishing this is that people will be left in a gray zone.” “Women still have to go to court for their rights. My biggest concern is that it is very painful for trans people. Some organizations are enforcing it one way, others are not.”
Baroness Faulkner has Was previously accused of causing “huge distress to the trans community” Comments made around the time of the decision included describing the decision as “a victory for common sense” and arguing: “If a man is allowed to use a women-only service, it is no longer a single-sex space.”
Meanwhile, the EHRC has been accused of lacking independence on the issue of trans rights.
A government spokesperson said it was “unexpected” to take the time needed to prepare “legally sound guidance”, adding that this option would be “completely devastating and a failure for women across our country”.
Baroness Falconer’s comments come after the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) said this week. Transgender women will be banned becoming members from April next year, and Girlguiding has announced trans girls banned By joining.
NFWI’s decision was taken “with extreme regret and sadness”, the organization said, adding that it “firmly believes that transgender women are women”.
Girlguiding said it was a “difficult decision” that was taken after “detailed deliberation, expert legal advice and input from senior members, youth members”, its council and board of trustees.