Helen Pidd

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3,798 appearances 36 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard yesterday

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Today in Focus · Being trans in Britain in 2026 · 21 Sep 2026 podcast

I've taken a look at it and I thought it was going to be pretty straightforward, but it's actually really confusing. voice-verified

Because it says on the one hand that trans people can be excluded from single sex spaces like changing rooms or toilets. voice-verified

But then at the same time, it's saying that they shouldn't be discriminated against because gender identity remains a protected characteristic under the Equality Act. voice-verified

And I just wonder, do you think that it does provide clarity on what organisations should do and how they should be policing something like this, something so very personal? voice-verified

And I know that the new code of conduct only came in in August, but how have big organisations responded so far? voice-verified

Have any of them actually changed their rules as a result? voice-verified

All right, I'm just going to wait. voice-verified

I'm waiting in my ear for them to tell us that they're recording and then we can go. voice-verified

At the start of this episode, you heard from Amelia as she navigated the new perils of going to the toilet as a trans woman in Britain. voice-verified

But before we went to the pub, we sat down together in the Guardian studio so I could learn a bit more about how the new EHRC code has changed her voice-verified

Amelia is originally from the South Coast, but she's currently living in London, looking to study social work. voice-verified

told me that she realised she was trans in her early teens and came out publicly in 2019. voice-verified

from that voice-verified

And tell me, until the past year or so, about your daily life and just navigating the world as a trans woman. voice-verified

What was it like? voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

And the guidance which was published last month says that single sex spaces are now only open to those whose biological sex corresponds. voice-verified

So that in practice means you as a trans woman should be using male facilities. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

And have you changed your behaviour at all since the guidance came into force in August? voice-verified

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