The charity Mermaids recently released guidance for trans people asked not to use single-sex facilities. The Telegraph wrote about this, asking Amanda Jones for her opinion on their advice.
Amanda Jones, a barrister specialising in equality law at Great James Street Chambers told The Telegraph:
“If an organisation is lawfully providing single-sex facilities, refusing to leave would certainly be a problem. The provider would be entitled to use security or call the police. Anyone wishing to challenge such an organisation’s policy should do so calmly and use the provider’s complaints policy. Mermaids appears to advise ignoring the EHRC’s advice, but then relies upon assertions about the law which are unclear and dubious.”