Wednesday 5 August 2026.

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An unremarkable date, you might think. But for the trans & non-binary community it’s a date that casts into doubt our ability to traverse UK society, as this is the date the EHRC’s updated statutory code of practice comes into force.

The code constitutes guidance to service providers regarding what they can and can’t do if they wish to avoid being potentially sued. And following 2025’s Supreme Court ruling on the definition of ‘woman’ in the Equality Act, the updated code tells service providers that single sex services must be delivered according to ‘biological sex’.

This means that, for example, a transgender woman who’s been using the ladies' toilet for the last 20 years can be........

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