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Bridget Phillipson Rejects Trans Women for Women’s Refuges

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 6:39 PM UTC · How we work

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Minister for Women and Equalities Bridget Phillipson said she will not allow trans women into a women’s refuge.
She defends single-sex spaces for biological women following the April 2025 court ruling.
Phillipson took part in the government’s response to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s single-sex guidance.
The non-law EHRC Code, laid 21 May 2026, advises applying the Equality Act 2010 and permits biological-sex based services.

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Minister for Women and Equalities Bridget Phillipson said she will not allow trans women into a women’s refuge.
She defends single-sex spaces for biological women following the April 2025 court ruling.
Phillipson took part in the government’s response to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s single-sex guidance.
The non-law EHRC Code, laid 21 May 2026, advises applying the Equality Act 2010 and permits biological-sex based services.