I agree that, in practice, it is going to be on appearance. A trans woman who passes would, in practice, have had no need to invoke the Equalities Act and is unaffected by the clarification. A trans … (View Post)

The SC clarification is that if Balian was refused entry to a male toilet, he couldn't use the Equalities Act to gain entry on the grounds that he is a man, because in fact he is a biological wo… (View Post)

It's not worthless by definition. Worth isn't totally dependent on "actionable legal rights in court". As I said, it gives a trans person the legal right to a new birth certificat… (View Post)

Personally, I'd restrict a GRC to people who have had the op, and include it in the definition of "woman" in the Equalities Act. That seems practical and fair to me. Probably too sensi… (View Post)

A GRC gives a trans person the legal right to a new birth certificate and passport in their gender. That's useful to avoid embarrassment in some circumstances and perhaps to provide emotional sa… (View Post)