1 year ago at our last mass lobby!

We are not, as an organisation, active experts in this policy area (largely due to capacity) - so we will boost this statement from our colleagues who are:

Under the Government’s draft bill to ban conversion abuse, this tortuous practice will be allowed to continue. transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/06...

One day we’ll stop posting numbers at the exact moment they keep going up 154 now!

EDM 240, to reject the EHRC’s harmful guidance, is now at 153 signatures after the minister’s appearance before the Women and Equalities Committee defending it edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

We’ve had quite a few abusive and angry emails about this decision. Just to explain it a bit further, this decision was a delicate balance. We knew many people would want to go whatever we said - and would struggle to get refunds on booked travel - when the weather warning was still Amber. …

Remember: This week’s mass lobby is cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning www.transsolidarityalliance.com/post/weather...

Well at least we’re not alone

National rail say: “If you are travelling on Wednesday 24 or Thursday 25 June to from or within the red weather warning zone, please only travel if absolutely necessary.” They are updating this page with the latest travel refund information: www.nationalrail.co.uk/service-disr...

Reminder: Thursday’s lobby day has had to be postponed due to a red weather warning for the heatwave www.transsolidarityalliance.com/post/weather...

Reminder: Thursday’s lobby day has had to be postponed due to a red weather warning for the heatwave www.transsolidarityalliance.com/post/weather...

Important mass lobby update: With a red weather warning in place for the day, it will not go ahead. We are reaching out to participants with further detail and actions, but please do not travel. We are arranging a future date and will update ❤️ www.transsolidarityalliance.com/post/weather...

Important mass lobby update: With a red weather warning in place for the day, it will not go ahead. We are reaching out to participants with further detail and actions, but please do not travel. We are arranging a future date and will update ❤️ www.transsolidarityalliance.com/post/weather...

🗓️ 25 June 2026 🕚 11am-4pm 🏳️‍⚧️ Join @transsolidarity.bsky.social for their Mass Lobby for Trans Equality in Parliament to see your MP and demand better: https://www.transsolidarityalliance.com/mass-lobby-2026

More than 1200 people have signed up to join us on Thursday inside Parliament. Have you? www.transsolidarityalliance.com/mass-lobby-2...

We think the judgment – which states that trans prisoners should in the vast majority of circumstances be held on the estate for their “biological sex at birth” will place trans prisoner’s at very real risk of serious harm, and in many instances violate their rights.

The Court decided that rules around separate prisons for women and men must be based on “biological sex”, understood the same way that the Supreme Court defined it last year (as “sex at birth”).

The Court of Session has ruled today that the Scottish Prison Service’s policy of conducting a risk assessment for each trans prisoner and then deciding whether to place them on the men’s or women’s prison estate, is unlawful. Read our initial thoughts here: www.scottishtrans.org/statement-on...

We have now given away £3000 in travel cost subsidies for the mass lobby, and the fund is still open. We do not want cost to be a barrier to anybody’s participation in democracy. If you can help us cover these costs, it really helps ❤️ www.zeffy.com/en-GB/donati...

Next Thursday! Have you signed up yet? www.transsolidarityalliance.com/mass-lobby-2...

Next Thursday! Have you signed up yet? www.transsolidarityalliance.com/mass-lobby-2...

i'll be part of the volunteer team organising this if you can, stop by & tell your mp how bad the bathroom ban is

Thank you to the former Minister for Equalities @niagriffith.bsky.social for signing EDM 240 ❤️🏳️‍⚧️ edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

This is already out of date, but in a good way. There are now 145 MPs seeking to reject the EHRC guidance 🏳️‍⚧️ edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

I'm signed up and will be there, hope other #UCU members are too!

If you want to actively do something which has a chance of improving trans human rights, be in Westminster on Thursday 25th June. Sign up here 👇

More than a thousand people have signed up to join us inside Parliament next Thursday. We need to demand better. Will you join us and ask your friends? www.transsolidarityalliance.com/mass-lobby-2...

With 139 signatures, @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social’s motion against the EHRC’s dangerous code of practice is now the most signed EDM of any kind since 2021. It will also be the most widely supported motion to annul or disapprove a policy in even longer. edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

2/2: We thank the MPs who have signed the motion to date, and call on other MPs to consider signing. Read our joint letter to Bridget Phillipson and Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/news/item/le...

1/2: 139 MPs have now signed an Early Day Motion against the Equality and Human Rights Commission Code of Practice. We share the concerns of MPs about the impact of the code of practice on trans and non-binary people as they access essential services. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

NEW: Increasing numbers of Labour MPs are doubtful the EHRC's guidance on how to implement the supreme court ruling on sex is workable in the real world, with some predicting it will unleash a wave of competing legal claims. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

More than a hundred and thirty Members of Parliament, including more than seventy Labour backbenchers, have signed the motion www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Email your MP now: equalrecognition.eaction.org.uk/rejectthecode

This new code is unworkable: it does not protect trans people’s ability to participate fully in society, it does not support organisations that wish to remain inclusive, and it does not comply with the UK’s domestic and international human rights obligations.

Alongside TransActual and Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, we have written to the prime minister to express our deep concerns with the new Code of Practice and urged the government to legislate now to protect trans people’s rights, dignity and inclusion. www.scottishtrans.org/jointpmletter/

“The Government entirely reject the implication of the new clause that transsexuals might set out to cause offence … the Government also believe that separate facilities for minority groups are objectionable.” The current Deputy PM, responding to trans segregation proposals more than 20 years ago.

🆕 Alongside colleagues, we have written to the Prime Minister setting out the damage he is doing to our community. We have made clear that this is a political choice. The UK must pick another path, and the responsibility here lies with government. Read more: transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/06...

Danny has been subject to a huge amount of homophobic abuse on X for this position. Thank you to @dannybealesmp.bsky.social and every other MP who has put their head above the parapet to stand for what they know is right.

LGBT+ people deserve to be able to live freely and safely. I don't believe the EHRC's guidance is helping to make that possible. My statement on why I've signed EDM 240 to stand up for trans people in my constituency and across the UK.

My statement on the EHRC Code of Practice

To the affected young people and their families, TransActual stands with you. transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/06...

Cis allies - you're to London on June 25th, right? You're going to put your money where your mouth is and talk to your MP in person, not just post on social media...right?

Equality Network and Scottish Trans strongly condemn the racist protests that took place in Scotland this week, and others that took place across the UK. We strongly support BEMIS' statement, and agree that this violent, behaviour should have no place in Scotland: bemis.org.uk/statement-on...

My statement on the Motion of Regret regarding the EHRC Code of Practice.

My Statement on the EHRC evidence session at the Women and Equalities Committee

This was among the lines of the session yesterday. The EHRC admit their interpretation of the Equality Act means people “will have great difficulty working with [it]”. The guidance must be better and less harmful, but we also need to fix the law. Thank you @kevinmckenna.co.uk for signing EDM 240.

This guidance is not ready, practical or safe to implement. It risks harm to trans people and their families, pits service users against each other, and leaves providers in an impossible position with inadequate protection from litigation.

I asked what would happen if the Code fails in practice. The EHRC said there would be situations where “people will have great difficulty working with this law and the Code may or may not help them get through it.” That is an extraordinary admission.

I share residents concerns about the EHRC Code of Practice and have joined over 100 colleagues in opposing it. I will continue to stand up for fairness, respect, and the rights of both the trans community and disabled people.

I cannot stand by and willingly allow this harmful guidance to be adopted. This is why I have signed Nadia Whittome’s Early Day Motion 240 to disapprove this guidance. In my view, the Code creates confusion rather than clarity, and does not strengthen protections for trans people.