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‘You’ve got a willy, so you’re a man’ – Transgender case tribunal barrister

Barrister Naomi Cunningham said gender legislation had given her a ‘a good war’.

Evening Standard

Scottish government ‘firmly’ backs single-sex spaces amid equality watchdog warning

EHRC raises issues from tribunal brought by nurse who objected to sharing women’s changing room with trans doctor

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Government 'committed' to working with equalities body on single-sex spaces

The Scottish Government is "very committed" to working with the UK’s equalities regulator after it wrote to Holyrood ministers about…

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Ministers ‘committed’ to working with equalities body on single-sex spaces

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has contacted the Scottish Government following a high profile employment tribunal centred on the issue.

Evening Standard

UK equalities watchdog intervenes in NHS Fife gender changing rooms row

THE UK equalities regulator has intervened in a tribunal about staff access to single-sex changing facilities at NHS Fife ...

The National (Scotland)

Equalities regulator ‘concerned’ by reports of Government transitioning guide

The Equality and Human Rights Commission said it wants to meet with Scotland’s Health Secretary, Neil Gray.

Evening Standard

Police must avoid risk of ‘institutional capture’ accusations, force told

It comes amid an employment tribunal involving a nurse who was suspended following an incident involving a trans doctor in a female changing room.

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Seek legal advice on NHS trans staff policy, gender-critical group urges Government

THE Scottish Government has been urged to seek legal advice on a new NHS Scotland policy which would formally permit transgender staff to use…

The National (Scotland)

I do not regret supporting the GRR Bill, says John Swinney as Scottish Labour U-turn

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Ian Murray demands SNP 'clear up mess' of single-sex spaces amid tribunal

IAN Murray has demanded the Scottish Government to update their policies on single-sex spaces, claiming the SNP had to “clear up the sheer mess…

The National (Scotland)

Female-only spaces are a safety issue

A nurse has a right to dignity and privacy when getting changed

The Guardian - UK

Suspending nurse over conflict with trans doctor ‘ludicrous’, HR worker said

Nurse Sandie Peggie was suspended on January 3, 2024 after Dr Beth Upton made an allegation of bullying and harassment following a row.

Evening Standard

Transgender doctor had right to use female changing area, tribunal told

A HEALTH board’s equality and diversity department advised that it was a transgender doctor’s right to use a female changing room, an employment…

The National (Scotland)

Transgender doctor had right to use female changing area, nurse’s manager told

Sandie Peggie’s line manager at NHS Fife, Esther Davidson, gave evidence to an employment tribunal in Dundee on Thursday.

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Doctor denies 'concocting lie' about nurse abandoning patient as tribunal rolls on

A TRANS doctor raised formal concerns about patient safety eight months after an incident involving a female nurse occurred – but denied trying…

Evening Standard

Transgender doctor raised concerns over nurse eight months after incident

Dr Beth Upton gave evidence about an allegation of patient safety in 2023 regarding nurse Sandie Peggie, a tribunal heard.

The Independent UK

Transgender doctor ‘continued to use female changing rooms after row’ – tribunal

Dr Beth Upton denied being hostile towards nurse Sandie Peggie.

Evening Standard

Transgender doctor told NHS of ‘intent’ to use women’s changing rooms – tribunal

Dr Beth Upton said in evidence that she had used women’s changing rooms in previous jobs.

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The Guardian - UK

No woman should be forced to change her clothes in front of a male colleague

I believe a case brought by an NHS nurse over a shared changing room could be the tip of the iceberg

Evening Standard

NHS trust accused of failing to disclose details in transgender doctor tribunal

The employment tribunal is taking place in Dundee.

The National (Scotland)

Trans medic ‘felt unsafe’ after nurse’s comments in changing room, tribunal hears

A transgender doctor felt “unsafe” after a nurse made “hurtful and demeaning” remarks to her in the women’s changing room they were both…

Evening Standard

Trans medic ‘felt unsafe’ after nurse’s comments in changing room, tribunal told

Dr Beth Upton said she was ‘really distressed’ after being told she should not be using a female changing area.

The Independent UK

Trans medic felt ‘unfairly judged’ after nurse left changing room, tribunal told

Dr Beth Upton said she did not intend any harm to anyone by using the female changing area at the hospital where she worked.

The Independent UK

Nurse suspended after encounter with trans doctor not herself after, says mother

Dr Beth Upton is accused of sexual harassment by nurse Sandie Peggie.

Evening Standard

No signs of distress after interaction with trans doctor, nurse tells tribunal

Sandie Peggie was suspended after she complained about Dr Beth Upton sharing a female changing area in Victoria Hospital, Fife.

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