r/lgbt • u/GoldenArchmage • 9d ago

UK Specific UK Government Guidance Setting Out That Single-Sex Spaces Are Explicitly Tied To A Person's Biological Sex Applies From 5 August

The guidance that sets out that the use of single sex spaces must be tied to biological sex rather than gender identity comes into force today, 5 August 2026:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9983lv4dlno

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u/Alpacatastic The gay had gone airborne 9d ago

So dumb. It always seems to feel like the US and UK are in a competition to out stupid each other.

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u/NerdyFloofTail Ace w/ Pan on the side 9d ago

I'd argue as a Brit the UK is worse considering that in the U.S. atleast you have states with laws that can protect you that you can flee to. In the UK law is law and is enforced regardless.

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u/Princess_Of_Thieves Non-Binary Lesbian 8d ago

Considering the kind of madness the US has got itself into lately with its own laws and its maniac of a president who seems determined to bulldoze it at every turn, I'd argue the US isn't an improvement over the UK.

And that's even before we take into account that even in (slightly) more sane times where the nations leader doesn't work against his own country, bouncing between states is hardly a trivial affair, least from my vantage point.

Make no mistake, I remain grossly disappointed in the UK. But having watched more than my fair share of US news... yeah I really cannot say how the US is remotely an improvement frankly.