Equality Network urges UN expert to review UK trans rights concerns
The Equality Network has written a letter to the United Nations Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Graeme Reid, signed by 16 other LGBTI+ equality and human rights organisations, and requesting intervention on trans rights in the United Kingdom following the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland v the Scottish Ministers. Dated 14 July 2025, the letter urges Mr Reid to write to the UK Minister for Equalities regarding potential human rights violations if consultation proposals for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations are approved as statutory guidance. In addition, the Equality Network and Scottish Trans have published a report entitled ‘The Erosion of Trans Rights in the UK,’ which analyses potential human rights implications arising from the recent case.