Muslim woman in line for payout over NHS trans toilets policy
A Muslim woman is in line for a payout from NHS England over a policy allowing transgender women to use female toilets. The employee, who has not been named, was working at Quarry House in Leeds in 2017 when the body adopted policies that allowed her trans colleagues to use facilities corresponding with their gender identity, rather than their biological sex, once they achieved “full-time presentation… in the new gender role”. Five years after the policy was implemented, the woman, who has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and holds gender-critical beliefs, was asked to attend a “trans awareness session” when a colleague transitioned. This prompted her to complain formally. The woman rejects any suggestion that she is “transphobic” and does not object to sharing non-intimate spaces with trans people – Imageplotter / Alamy Stock Photo The woman argued that NHS England indirectly discriminated against women, Muslim women, and women with PTSD caused by male sexual violence. Because of her faith, the claimant considered it “improper” to expose most parts of her body to any man who …
