The Equality Act and its exceptions are set up to be permissive rather than exclusionary, imo. See below my interview with @pinknews.bsky.social by Amelia Hansford for more.

"Equality Act is meant to be a shield rather than a sword"– Oscar Davies quoted in PinkNews 🗞️ Garden Ct barrister Oscar Davies has stated the Supreme Ct ruling on single-sex spaces is 'being misinterpreted in a way that excludes trans people'. Full coverage 🔗 www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/16/n...

🚨 Are trans people now disabled in the eyes of the law? And is it fair on disabled people when their already limited facilities get turned into the “trans solution”? #NonbinaryBarrister #TransRights #DisabledRights #EqualityAct #SupremeCourt

🚨 The UN is considering downgrading Britain’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). 👉 If the downgrade happens, the UK would no longer have a fully recognised national human rights institution at the UN. Who’s watching the watchdog? 👀 #humanrights #ehrc #law

🚨 Do you need surgery to be legally recognised in your gender under EU law? That is the fight in Shipov v Bulgaria at the European Court of Justice (ECJ, where I used to work btw!). #Shipov #CJEU #TransRights #HumanRights #Equality

The EHRC has just sent its finalised Code of Practice on single-sex spaces to the Equality Minister - without Parliamentary debate. What you can do: 1. Email your MP today. 2. Demand a full debate and vote on EHRC Code. 3.Consultation without scrutiny is a democratic failure. #ehrc #democracy

Trans-led advocacy group to intervene in NHS Fife changing room tribunal Oscar Davies (@nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social) of Garden Court is instructed to represent the intervener, TransLucent. Counsel instructed by @leigh-day.bsky.social. 📖 Read on here 🔽 gardencourtchambers.co.uk/trans-led-ad...

Oscar (@nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social) is a dedicated advocate for trans & non-binary legal professionals & continues to be recognised: 🌟 Legal 500 LGBTQ+ Champion of the Year 🌟 Shortlisted: Young Pro Bono Barrister, Bar Pro Bono Awards 2024 Read on: 📖🔗 gardencourtchambers.co.uk/oscar-davies...

🌟🎓 ‘Change Maker’ Oscar Davies shown alongside fellow KCL distinguished alumni🎓🌟 Since being honoured with King’s Distinguished Alumni ‘Change Maker’ Award, Oscar Davies’ image features at the main entrance of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. 📖 Read more: gardencourtchambers.co.uk/oscar-davies...

NO MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT US, WITHOUT US ✊ ⚖️ ⚧️ We have now filed a case at the ECtHR on behalf of Dr Victoria McCloud - the UK’s first trans judge - after she was shut out of the FWS Supreme Court case. 💜 Support & share: www.translegalclinic.com/mccloud #humanrights #echr #convention #justice

When you achieve something you never thought you could 😭 The visual rupture of the make up and barrister wig will hopefully turn a few heads and make people think about the status quo and its utility. @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social #barrister #lgbtq #gardencourt

So happy for this client!

What types of law do I actually do? - All discrimination matters - Public/judicial review - Human rights - Employment - Education - Commercial - Housing - Court of Protection If you wish to instruct me, please email my clerks. #law #barrister #humanrights #discrimination #equalitylaw

🎬 Did the UK just create a third sex in law? 📖 Oscar Davies and @jessothomson.co.uk wrote about it with for the DLA: A Third Sex: Returning to an Intermediate Zone. Link in bio. #transrights #forwomenscotland #legalrecognition #echr #equalityact #humanrights #intermediatezone #humanrights

I’ve written, alongside colleagues, to the Minister for Women & Equalities about the appointment of the new EHRC Chair. We share the concerns that both the JCHR and WEC had during the pre-appointment hearing. The EHRC urgently needs to rebuild trust with all communities.

Cutest clients have me the cutest champagne to day! Feels good when things go right 🙏🫶😅

🌟Garden Court barrister Oscar Davies: "You belong here - you don't have to change who you are to deserve your place in the legal industry." Read Oscar's (@nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social) interview featured in the latest issue of Modern Law Magazine 🔽 modernlawmagazine.com/the-magazine/

"You belong here - you don't have to change who you are to deserve your place in the legal industry." I spoke to Merlin Beyts of LegalTechTalk on the challenges facing LGBTQIA+ professionals in the legal sector. #pride #visbility #nonbinary #culture #law #lawyer #barrister #nonbinarybarrister

Favourite signs for #londontranspride 🙏❤️‍🔥🩵🩷

🎤 PART 3/3 – SPEECH AT LONDON TRANS PRIDE In this final clip, I set out 4 powerful ways we can all use our voices. What will you do next time trans people aren’t in the room? #NonBinary #TransRights #LGBTQ #HumanRights #LondonTransPride #Pride #Inclusion #Advocacy #Allyship

PART 2/3 London Trans Pride speech Do you have Article 8 privacy rights? And what does that actually mean? #humanrights #privacy #transrights #nonbinary #lgbtq

PART 1/3 SPEECH FOR London Trans Pride What does it mean to be treated with dignity and respect? #transrights #humanrights #dignity #respect #article8 #supremecourt #nonbinarybarrister #trans #nonbinary

DOES THE SUPREME COURT RULING AFFECT EVERYBODY? 
Is bodily policing really the way forward? Would you write to your MP to express your concerns? #supremecourt #womensrights #transrights #lgbtq #echr #convention #humanrights

💫Our Oscar Davies @nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social speaks on embracing identity at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social championing the rights of minority groups & more. As the UK’s first publicly recognised non-binary barrister, Oscar is paving the way for LGBTQ+ rights in the UK. tinyurl.com/hbr997sp

This summary of @nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social's recent article is a great primer for how the counterattack on anti-trans lawfare must proceed: - Interrogate innocuous-seeming beliefs - Shift emphasis from beliefs to harm - Explicate the harm and its violation of trans people's rights.

“Tribunals must ask: What is the actual belief being protected? Does it infringe on the rights of others,particularly trans & non-binary individuals? Without this deeper analysis the legal system risks legitimizing anti-trans views under the guise of protected belief” @nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social

🌈✨ On International Non-Binary People’s Day, I’m proud to share my collab with Thrive Law ✨🌈 The law still fails to fully recognise and protect trans and non-binary people - but it can be a tool for liberation if we push it to evolve. ➡️ Read more here: www.thrivelaw.co.uk/2025/07/14/n...

Had a great time with my ADHD partner in crime Jodie Hill at THE GBLO, ‘Bigger, Badder, Braver’ where we tackled the spa, dinner, robots, monster trucks and finally a speech together! We discussed: - Why might you not bring your full self to work? - How could that harm your firm or client base?

What would your advice be for someone struggling right now with their gender or their sexuality? I got to speak to the fabulous Ella Morgan and Michael Gunning for Pride in London on Saturday… #humanrights #transrights #nonbinary #pride #lgbtq #transphobia #supremecourt #barrister #bar #queer

‘A Third Sex: Returning to an Intermediate Zone’ @jessothomson.co.uk and I have authored a significant commentary on the human rights implications of the SC's FWS decision and how it breaches of out ECHR obligations. #forwomenscotland #humanrights #womensrights #transrights #echr #convention

IMPORTANT 🚨 The Lemkin institute recently issued a red flag alert for trans and intersex people in the UK. Please write to your MP about this. #humanrights #trans #transrights #intersex #nonbinary #genocide #lemkininstitute

It seems very à la mode these days to be dressing up transphobia as something else. So let’s call a spade a spade! NB: for the avoidance of doubt, I am NOT a judge but a barrister (and no, judges do NOT have gavels in UK)… #transphobia #pride #trans #transrights #lgbt #nonbinary #humanrights

It was so great to speak to Meg Hillier MP yesterday on the mass trans lobby. So amazing to see and speak with so many trans ppl and supporters. #parliament #masslobby #transrights #humanrights

@rozkaveney.bsky.social hey Roz! Sorry we didn’t get to say bye yesterday but it was great to meet you and would love to discuss more soon. Hope the play and dim sum was great! Oscar

📢Oscar Davies @nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social has successfully represented an employee in the Employment Appeal Tribunal. ⚖️The Judgment clarifies nuanced distinction between granting amendments and extending time under the Equality Act 2010. 👇 gardencourtchambers.co.uk/oscar-davies...

So glad that the Commons has agreed an amendment to partially decriminalise abortion. But this is just a first step, the fight isn't over. goodlaw.social/la2u

Why are there so few trans and non-binary barristers? @pinknews.bsky.social #nonbinarybarrister #barrister #law #lgbtq #trans #pride #legal #wig #notalacefront

🎉 Last night I won the @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Changemaker Award 🏆 Change doesn’t happen on its own, it takes noise, nudges, and not backing down. So let’s keep using our voices 🗣️✨ #KingsCollegeLondon #NonbinaryBarrister #QueerJoy #ActivistLawyer #Alumni #Pride #transrights #HumanRights

I watched the Committee today, and the state the EHRC has ended up in is shameful. Unable to answer basic questions and making outrageous comments about trans people's human rights. It's time for us to intervene. And we can do that by turning up in Parliament and telling MPs to take action.

Can Pride Be Banned? Maybe a better question is, if you want to ban Pride: why does someone else’s joy feel like your oppression? #pride #lgbtq+ #trans #nonbinary #nonbinarybarrister #law #freedomofexpression #humanrights #freedomofassembly

Warm congratulations to The Inner Temple's Oscar Davies (@nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social) and our Honorary Bencher Errollyn Wallen CBE for their 2025 King's Distinguished Alumni Awards!🎉 nrtm.pl/4mV3Uc0

Come work at Good Law Project and help us in this fight (I know so many of you work in data/tech).

Oscar Davies secures £30,000 settlement in sexual harassment case signalling shift to stronger employee protections Oscar Davies (@nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social) of Garden Ct was instructed by the claimant under the Public Access Scheme. Read on here 🔽 gardencourtchambers.co.uk/oscar-davies...

🏳️‍🌈 Pride Month is here Now more than ever, Pride needs to be protest and progress. I’ve got a few slots left after 10 June if your org wants to talk inclusion, law and how we do better. DM or email best. #Pride #LGBTQ #NonBinary #HumanRights #Trans #Equality 📷 @gretagraff

Whiling away time, it seems like a good idea to provide some light reading at this time of hate in the UK towards trans people, their families and kids. Just askin. www.lemkininstitute.com/statements-n...

Victory for trans worker: £21,000 settlement secured in discrimination case against clothing retailer Oscar Davies (@nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social) of the Garden Court Employment & Discrimination Law Teams acted for the Claimant. Read on here 🔽 gardencourtchambers.co.uk/victory-for-...

What does the Supreme Court decision and EHRC update mean for education? @prideineducation.bsky.social #education #humanrights #trans #nonbinary #transrights #lgbtq+ #schools #supremecourt #ehrc

It’s time for non-binary voices to be heard in parliament! I’m tired of people being discussed when they are not even in the room. Non-binary and intersex people exist. Is it so much to ask for for respect and dignity? #humanrights #lgbtq #trans #nonbinary #law #lawyer #equality

I had the privilege of speaking at my first parliamentary briefing on the panel of @transsolidarity.bsky.social to brief parliamentarians on the Supreme Court ruling. Chaired by @jessothomson.co.uk and hosted in @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social’s office, the message was: this is a human rights crisis.

The number of you here has recently increased so thought this might be helpful, if you’re wondering who I am! #nonbinary #nonbinarybarrister #trans #lgbtq #barrister #law #lawyer