Labour MP fears being challenged in toilets after Supreme Court woman definition ruling

Labour MP fears being challenged in toilets after Supreme Court woman definition rulingSource: Parliament TV

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00:00I suspect I will get challenged even more now when accessing facilities.

00:07I'm frequently misgendered, and I do not mean occasionally.

00:11It's a weekly occurrence.

00:12In January, I was misgendered three times in one two-hour train journey.

00:17I've been misgendered by staff of this house, misgendered whilst buying some jeans last week.

00:22It's genuinely a frequent issue for me and a number of my lesbian friends.

00:26I note the ministers yesterday saying that there will be guidance regarding the Supreme Court verdict.

00:36But actually, that decision will have a huge impact on my life and many other cis lesbians and indeed heterosexual women.

00:45I suspect I will get challenged even more now when accessing facilities.

00:51And whilst the impact on my life will be problematic, the impact on my trans siblings' lives is going to be significantly worse.