[Your Full Name]
[Your Address]
[City, Postcode]
[Email Address]
[Date]
[Rt. Hon. MP Full Name]
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
Dear Mr/Ms [MP Surname],
Re: Supreme Court Ruling on the Equality Act – Urgent Concerns from a Trans Constituent
I am writing to you as a transgender [woman/man], a constituent, and someone who has lived in my affirmed gender for XX years. I hold a Gender Recognition Certificate, which I believed provided full legal recognition as a woman/man under UK law.
The recent Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers has deeply undermined that belief. By interpreting the Equality Act 2010’s use of the terms “woman” and “man” to refer exclusively to biological sex, the Court has created a legal contradiction that directly harms the lives of trans people like me.
The consequences for me, personally, are already severe:
- I now avoid travelling far from home, fearing confrontation when using women’s toilets.
- I feel unsafe in public spaces, unsure whether I am legally protected from harassment or exclusion.
- I am legally recognised as a woman under the Gender Recognition Act, but denied that recognition under the Equality Act — a contradiction that leaves me exposed and unprotected.
- Since the ruling, I’ve experienced an increase in public hostility. People feel newly entitled to question my presence, misgender me, or behave aggressively — as if the ruling has granted them permission.
- This decision has already increased the risk of violence, isolation, and anxiety among trans people — not through any fault of our own, but because the law now casts doubt on our legitimacy.
But what is perhaps most disheartening is the position taken by the Labour Party — the party I have always associated with defending the vulnerable and upholding the principles of equality and inclusion. Labour’s current support for this ruling is deeply at odds with those values.
By affirming a legal interpretation that excludes trans women from the definition of “woman,” Labour is not just abandoning a marginalised group — it is positioning itself to the right of the Conservative Party on this issue. That is something I never expected to see.
Labour has always been the party of the Equal Pay Act, the Race Relations Act, the Human Rights Act — a champion of dignity for all. This support for a ruling that removes rights from a minority group contradicts the very ideals that once made Labour a moral leader on equality.
I ask you, as a Cabinet minister and as my MP, to speak up and ensure that Labour does not abandon trans people when we need you most.
Please respond directly to the following questions:
- Does the Government recognise the contradiction now created between the Gender Recognition Act and the Equality Act?
- Will Labour commit to amending the Equality Act to ensure that both transgender people with or without a Gender Recognition Certificate are treated in law according to their affirmed gender?
- What immediate steps will be taken to ensure transgender people are not unlawfully excluded from single-sex spaces?
- Does the Government accept that this ruling has increased the risk of violence, hostility, and discrimination against trans people?
- How does Labour reconcile its support for this ruling with its historic role as a defender of minority rights and equality?
- Will you raise these concerns in Cabinet and advocate for a position that reflects the values Labour has long stood for?
I would deeply appreciate a full and direct response to each of these questions. Many of us are watching closely — not as political strategists, but as people whose rights, safety, and dignity are on the line.
Yours sincerely,
[Your Full Name]