Overview
- The hearing, expected to last three to four weeks, has begun at the Newcastle Tribunal Centre over nurses’ objections to sharing a female changing room with a transgender colleague.
- The claim alleges sexual harassment, discrimination, victimisation and Article 8 privacy breaches, including reports that the colleague lingered in the room and stared at women as they changed.
- The nurses also say objectors were moved for about 11 months to a makeshift changing area opening onto a public corridor and clinical space.
- The trust says it is committed to providing safe, respectful and inclusive environments, will not comment during proceedings, and notes its transitioning policy predates the Supreme Court ruling and is under review.
- The nurses are supported by the Christian Legal Centre, with reporting differing on whether there are seven or eight claimants, and author J.K. Rowling has voiced support.