Overview

• Robin Moira White, a trans barrister who is biologically male, was directed to female-only lavatories after attending a women and equalities committee session in Portcullis House.
• Campaigners Kate Harris and Heather Binning confronted White outside the facilities and reported the incident to Commons staff.
• A senior Commons official apologized and acknowledged that White should not have been directed to the women’s toilets.
• The incident follows an April Supreme Court ruling that defines ‘woman’ by biological sex under the Equality Act, excluding trans women from female-designated spaces.
• The House of Commons is reviewing its restroom arrangements pending detailed Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance on enforcing single-sex facilities by biological sex.