Helen Pidd
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3,691 appearances
35 recordings
1 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 2d ago
Helen Pidd’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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This is The Guardian.
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Today, from toilets to hospital wards, where are trans people supposed to go in 2026?
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Since last month, thousands of people around Britain have been navigating a painful new reality.
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27-year-old Amelia is one of them.
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To show you what that's like, we've come to an ornately decorated pub near the Houses of Parliament.
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There's a mock oil painting of Winston Churchill, wood panelling and the faint, stale whiff universal to all British pubs.
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When most of us come out for a drink, we might be debating between a lager and an IPA.
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But Amelia, she's thinking about the toilets.
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Yes.
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We walk upstairs to see what the facilities are like.
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The Code.
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That's the source of this new reality.
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It's statutory guidance from Britain's Equalities Watchdog.
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Rules that pubs like this have had to follow since August.
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What it means for Amelia and trans women like her is that in this situation, she should use the men's bathroom.
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It's not just public toilets.
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It's changing rooms, hospital wards, domestic violence shelters.
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If you're a trans person in Britain, the code says you shouldn't be in the place that fits your gender identity.
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