Unison Guidance and Biological Sex

 

I have just written to Unison's general secretary, Christina McAnea about the union's latest trans guidance which is a load of old baloney, in my opinion.

Dear Christina

Unison Guidance and Biological Sex

I have just read Unison's updated 'trans, non-binary and gender diverse guidance' online and I was surprised to discover this is completely at odds with the recent Supreme Court ruling which affirmed that biological sex is the foundation stone of UK equality law.

I note Unison is claiming this updated policy has been reviewed by 'legal experts' and wonder if you could explain who these experts are and share what advice they have provided because under UK law a woman is an adult human female and 'trans women' are men.

I look forward to hearing from you and in the meantime here's a link and short extract from The Retail Bulletin (TRB) which summarises the position clearly and succinctly:

"Last month the Supreme Court decided that sex in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex. Accordingly, when it refers to men, it means a person born male and when it refers to a woman, it means someone who is born female."

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