I am going to share some early thoughts on the GLP v EHRC decision. I don't want to pretend to have any authority but I value my conservations with the rest of you on here. I might add to this thread later. 🧵

“None of us are free until all of us are free” - Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights activist. We’re debating “trans rights” like trans people are one thing. They’re not. #Intersectionality #EqualityLaw #TransRights #RaceAndGender #HumanRights

The Venn Diagram between racists and transphobes is a circle. The actions of the far right against migrants and how likes of many "gender critical activists" act towards trans and non-binary individuals are one and the same. It was inevitable it would escalate. www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/06/t...

Sorry judge, it appears I have lost my shirt Collar by @ivyandnormanton.bsky.social #barrister #clothing #law

The Hampstead Heath ponds remain trans-inclusive! Yay 🥳 Well done @goodlawproject.org and team. The law backed consultation, not exclusion. The challenge was brought too early and by a group with no standing. Thoughts? #equalitylaw #transrights #womensrights #feminism #humanrights

COUNCIL OF EUROPE BANS CONVERSION THERAPY 🍾 The Council of Europe has just voted to ban conversion practices for sexuality and gender identity. Anti trans groups tried to stop it. They failed. #TransRights #ConversionTherapyBan #HumanRights #NonBinaryBarrister #LGBTQRights Europe Progress

People keep talking about “the trans debate”. But exactly is up for debate? Interested to hear your thoughts below. #transrights #transdebate #media #government #humanrights

DISCOMFORT < SAFETY. You’re allowed to feel uncomfortable. You’re not entitled to automatically exclude someone because of it. Feelings are human. Rights are legal. Thoughts? 👀⬇️ ⚖️✨ #EqualityExplained #UKLaw #NonBinaryBarrister #QueerRights #LegalEducation

The full interview with Ivy & Normanton is now live. We discussed professionalism at the Bar, the role of tradition, and why comfort and authenticity are not at odds with credibility — they often support it. What does professionalism mean to you in practice? #LegalProfession #TheBar #Inclusion

📰 "Courtwear is a visual language, and every advocate is part of that conversation." - Oscar Davies (@nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social) of Garden Ct interviewed by Ivy & Normanton (@ivyandnormanton.bsky.social) on 'Rethinking Professionalism at the Bar' ⚖️ Read on 👉 ivyandnormanton.com/blogs/i-n-ca...

TBT to Soft Origin Story! In ES Magazine, May 2024. From being cast as Elizabeth I at six years old, to standing in court decades later fighting discrimination cases. Life is strange and beautiful like that. #TBT #humanrights #queerjoy #beyourself ⸻ @esmagazine 30 May 2024

The Darlington nurses judgment is out. In Part 1, I explain: • what the case was actually about • which claims succeeded and which failed • and why this is the first time indirect sex discrimination has succeeded in this type of case ➡️ Part 2 follows. ⚖️ #EmploymentLaw #EqualityAct #Darlington

Feels like an appropriate day to repost my article in DLA Briefings on the human rights implications of treating trans people as a third sex 'A third sex: returning to an intermediate zone'

“Sex can’t change…or can it?” From intersex bodies, to hormones, to history, the idea that sex is fixed and simple just doesn’t hold up. #MythBuster #ItsJustBiology #TransRights #QueerLaw #nonbinary

So grateful to have spoken on the Proud Futures / Leading with Pride panel on ‘Creating Change in Challenging Times’. Huge credit to Ellis and Lou for hosting with care and clarity, and for organising the whole day so thoughtfully. It really showed. 💛 #leadership #lgbtq #queerleaders

“So I can just decide to be trans today if I want, right?” No. That misunderstands both lived reality and the law. Understanding matters. Misinformation causes harm. #TransRights #KnowYourRights #MythBusting #EqualityAct2010 #NonBinary

“If gender is a construct, why does it matter?” Something being constructed does not mean it is not real. It means humans built it and humans can change it. #MythBuster #GenderMyths #NonBinary #TransRights #EqualityLaw

After my last video, a lot of you asked to see the full BBC email. So here it is. I’m z #journalism #transparency #bbc

Thanks for this - I've cited your post in a piece I've just written. Is the actual guidance available to read anywhere besides your video, by the way? oolong.medium.com/biological-m...

YOU ARE NOT ALONE For me, community is not perfection or constant joy. It is checking in. It is sharing food, sharing space, sharing a laugh or a silence. It is knowing someone is there, even if you do not have the words. You belong. And you are not alone. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #community #solidarity #humanrights

EXCLUSIVE The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”. Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights

It is a sign of how fundamentally abused and traumatised trans communities are in the UK that many folks are responding to Levy with relief and cautious welcome. It could have been a lot worse. But it fundamentally fails to deliver meaningful improvements to trans healthcare. 1/4

“Trans people are ruining sports, right?” No. That is fear, not facts. There is no evidence that trans inclusion destroys sport. That is why rules are sport specific, not blanket bans. #MythBuster #TransRights #Sport #EqualityLaw

“Self-ID would destroy women’s spaces, right?” No. Self-ID doesn’t override the Equality Act. Single-sex services already exist in law, and decisions are made case-by-case, based on evidence — not fear. The #MythBuster #EqualityAct #TransRights #WomensSpaces

“Why is everyone trans now?” Gender diversity is not new. The panic around it is. #MythBuster #EqualityLaw #Inclusion #TransRights #HumanRights

Interesting piece. The points about human rights/EU law have force. But for me, the central problem with the FWS judgment is more fundamental. It strikes me as implausible that this is what Parliament intended, without spelling it out, only 6 years after the GRA, and in an Act dealing with equality.

Men say they’re trans to get into women’s spaces…right? Funny how the loudest fears rarely match the facts. #transrights #womensrights #humanrights #nonbinaryrights #equalitylaw

Inclusion is lawful. Exclusion is not mandatory. Kelly v Leonardo is one of the first post-FWS workplace-facility cases - and Tribunal held that allowing toilet access based on asserted gender identity can be a proportionate, lawful policy. #equalityact #transrights #workplacerights

Tribunal dismisses claims against trans doctor and upholds Fife Health Board harassment claim Oscar Davies (@nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social) was instructed to represent the intervener, TransLucent, alongside Robin White of Old Square Chambers. Read here👉 gardencourtchambers.co.uk/tribunal-dis...

Talking to kids about gender doesn’t make them trans — and moments like the Girlguiding decision to exclude trans people show exactly why this myth is so dangerous. Myth buster series research assisted by Naomi Hunter-Epson #TransInclusion #Girlguiding #LGBTQRights #transrights #InclusionMatters

The wheels are falling off the EHRC's bathroom ban: Two employment tribunal judgments have now made clear: trans inclusion can be perfectly lawful. The EHRC said otherwise. What will the new chair do now? www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

THE PEGGIE JUDGMENT IS OUT + THE RESULT IS NOT HOW MEDIA IS PRESENTING IT This case doesn’t say employers can’t allow trans women to use women’s changing rooms. 
Quite the opposite: FWS doesn’t make that inherently unlawful. It all depends on context. #EmploymentLaw #EqualityAct #WorkplaceInclusion

Here I consider whether with trans claimants we can use ‘intolerance’ as something that sits next to hatred/violence, as a way of making speech or belief against trans people fall into Article 17 Convention. The ECtHR case of Ibragimov would support this. #lecture #humarights #echr #convention

I spoke at the Thrive Summit on Friday about ‘dignity as a design principle’. Also ran four roundtables on everyone’s favourite topic: toilets. Grateful to everyone who showed up with curiosity and care. 💛 #Inclusion #DesignMatters #WorkplaceCulture #Accessibility #employment

Oscar (@nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social) is a multi-award-winning barrister & Legal 500 ‘Rising Star'. Oscar specialises in employment, education, human rights, commercial & property law. As the UK’s first publicly recognised non-binary barrister, Oscar is paving the way for LGBTQ+ rights in the UK.

Oscar Davies (@nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social) featured on Diversity Power List 2025/6 💫 The Diversity Power List recognises 50 champions of inclusion, diversity professionals & D&I Leaders in the UK - announced at the 2025 Inclusive Awards. Read more 🔗 gardencourtchambers.co.uk/oscar-davies...

I am honoured to be named as one of the Top 50 Diversity Power List for the Inclusive Awards this year! Here is a weird video of me falling on the floor as proof. #inclusion #diversity #fallingwithstyle

📢 Oscar Davies in COUNSEL Magazine: Lessons Learnt: Unbinding the binary at the Bar⚖️ Oscar discusses use of social media to broaden access to justice, use of language in protecting rights, and resilience as a barrister. Read here: www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/les... Photo Credit © Greta Graf

ARE JUDGES HEARING THE DOG WHISTLE? Here I discuss how due to linguistic ‘slippage’, in many instances judges seem to be oblivious to the hidden meanings in dog whistles. Eg gender ideology = gender identity. #humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinary #intersex #law #lecture #humarights

4/ “The purpose of this provision is to enable a person who has gender reassigned to have all the protection of the Sex Discrimination Act and Equal Pay Act.” This directly contradicts the Supreme Court’s position that gender reassignment does not change sex. For the purposes of equality, it does.

2/ The instructions are just… fascinating? Well, every piece of public record I’ve uncovered on this subject so far has been fascinating, but this paragraph is exceptional. It contradicts the Supreme Court directly, comprehensively, and unequivocally.

IS THE UK CONVENTION (ECHR) COMPLIANT? Here I consider the case of Goodwin and why the GRA was enacted in the first place. Have we again relegated trans people into an intermediate zone of rights? #humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture

📢 NEW EHRC GUIDANCE: FROM EXCLUSION TO APPEARANCE POLICING If you are concerned about this direction of travel: 👉 Write to your MP and ask them to support clear, lawful, non-discriminatory guidance. #EHRC #EqualityAct #transrights #nonbinaryrights #intersex #InclusionMatters #law

Here I explain why non-binary is protected under ‘gender reassignment’ discrimination, though the Supreme Court did not clarify this protection. NB: still no intersex protection in UK law which is unforgivable. #humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinaryrights #law #lecture

MINI LECTURE SERIES 5/10 DO TRANS RIGHTS REMAIN? Here I note that trans people are still protected under ‘gender reassignment’ which remains largely unaffected by the FWS judgment. #humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture

Excited to be speaking about ‘Creating Change in Challenging Times’ for Proud Futures in Glasgow today.

MINI LECTURE SERIES 4/10 Here I consider the more exclusionary position adopted by certain organisations, including the EHRC, which mandates exclusion of trans people from certain spaces. #humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture

MINI LECTURE SERIES 3/10 Here I consider the scope of the Supreme Court’s decision, effectively stating that in some (rare) circumstances, trans people may be excluded if justified, but are not automatically excluded. #humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture

MINI LECTURE SERIES 2/10 Here I discuss what the actual question was for the Supreme Court in the For Women Scotland case, and what they decided. #humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture #linguistics

MINI LECTURE SERIES 2/10 Here I discuss what the actual question was for the Supreme Court in the For Women Scotland case, and what they decided. #humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture #linguistics