Trans Inclusive Resources

Following the recent Supreme Court ruling, please find below some Trans-Inclusive resources which you may find useful.

Useful Resources 

The Good Law Project: Trans inclusion after the Supreme Court decision: FAQs - they have a section titled 'What should service providers who want to take a trans inclusive approach do?'

Trans in the City: A quick guide to understanding the legal fallout of the Supreme Court ruling

EHRC Consultion

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Code of practice for services, public functions and associations: consultation 2025 is now live.

You can submit a response here until 30 June 2025 – https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ehrc-code-of-practice-consultation-2025

Dr Sandra Duffy provides a helpful guide for filling it out (easy read here) and Transactual is also preparing one.

Watershed in Bristol have recently sent an open letter to the EHRC, which, at last count had 2426 signatures. 

Updating your Code of Conduct

Some organisations have been reviewing legislation and added to their venue code of conduct and internal bullying and harassment policies. Please see an example from Watershed, Bristol below;

“Watershed recognises the right of staff and audience members to self identify their gender and requires all staff and customers to use appropriate gender affirming language. Examples of harassment related to gender identity may include deliberately mis-gendering someone or policing which facilities they use based on their gender.”

Safe Space declaration

Venues across Bristol and Bath have declared themselves as spaces that welcome and support our city’s trans community. Find out more about Safe Space Bristol here. We will soon be adding in more information about Safe Space Bath here as well.

For Businesses: How to Get Involved

Bristol and Bath businesses can show their support by submitting an application form where you are agreeing to the Safe Space Pledge, a commitment to creating a welcoming environment for all, including trans and LGBTQ+ people.

Once signed/submitted, you can:

• Be featured on the Safe Space Bristol and/or Safe Space Bath Instagram by submitting your logo and info for a post on the relevant Instagram grid (guidelines are pinned at the top of the page for Bristol or in the Instagram highlights section for Bath). 

• Receive a sticker for your premises

Find full details and how to take part on the @safespacebristol Instagram page or @safespacebath Instagram page.

We are updating the LGBTQ+ pages on Visit Bath and Visit Bristol with information about safe spaces and public gender-neutral toilets. Please ge

This is the link for the form you can link - https://forms.gle/hcHsNq7B2Rb2cKS66