"As the end of 2025 draws closer, so too does the daunting possibility that the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has handed the Labour government justification to ban trans people from public bathrooms. Even more daunting is the possibility that the government, in all its wilful ignorance and desperation to court the votes of bigots, will follow-through with said ban."
"In that time, I've remained confident that, if it came to it, I would wet myself in a public space rather than enter the men's. This isn't some audacious choice designed only for shock value, it's a practical necessity, a survival tactic; my last resort should the odds be against me. It's one I've had to consider, though never follow-through, in the past - my six-hour wait at Luton airport with no available gender-neutral toilets and 32-hours worth of facial hair comes to mind."
A trans person expresses a willingness to soil themselves in public rather than use men's toilets due to fear of sexual assault. The choice is described as a practical survival tactic informed by past experiences of inadequate gender-neutral facilities and prolonged waits. The possibility of an EHRC-backed code leading to a government ban on trans people in public bathrooms raises fears of being barred from toilets. The person highlights that men are overwhelmingly responsible for sexual offences and notes the heightened vulnerability of trans women to physical harm in public spaces.
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