the conservatives say they want to update equality laws to define sex as someone s biological sex. they say current confusion over definitions cannot be allowed to continue, and updating the law would make biological sex a protected characteristic. that means it would be easier to create protected spaces for women and girls. labour say they wouldn t amend the law, and accuse the conservatives of stoking a culture war. here s alex forsyth. flanked by young footballers, the prime minister claimed today he was tackling an issue to improve the safety of women and girls. the conservatives want to change the equality act so sex would mean biological sex. they say that would make it clearer that single sex spaces, from public toilets to refuges, can be for biological women and girls only, not those born male, even they have legally changed their sex on their birth certificate. the equalities minister claims this is necessary because there has been confusion and legal challenges over
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time now to digest the day s election campaigning and there s a lot to digest today here s newscast, with adam fleming and the team. chris, let me get this straight. i can t see anyone, but you can see both me and alex forsyth. that s right although that s only because i was sent a little picture of the two of you, just to remind me what you looked like. with you in your studio and alex in hers, and me in mine. hang on, we last saw each other on thursday you ve forgotten already? no, not forgotten, ijust like to be, you know, reassured. you know what, though, alex? what was that game you play where you have to lie in the dark, and then. i don t know what game you re talking to, adam. i m nervous about where you re going with it. what do you think i do when i m lying in the dark with other people? less about your weekend. no, that game when you have to, like, shout something out, but not shout over each other, but you can t see anyone else? no. what s that game? basi
That it would mean that trans women could be blocked from entering single sex spaces such as some hospital wards, single sex spaces such as some hospitalwards, rape single sex spaces such as some hospital wards, rape crisis centres, prison cells, toilets, even if they have a gender recognition certificate. that potentially would be quite a big change. politically it is designed to appeal to those very exercised by this issue, socially conservative voters more generally, and it s designed to put labour and other parties on the spot over this. critics of the conservatives would say, firstly some people say that the legislation as it stands does make all these distinctions, it sjust for as it stands does make all these distinctions, it s just for the government to provide clarity to the courts and public bodies on how they can make those distinctions, but also i will freak you will hear people accusing the conservatives of stoking division in order to win votes. , ., ~ stoking division
Henry zeffman, joins us now. good morning, henry. they customer exactly what those plans are. morning, sarah. the equality act, equality legislation was passed in 2010 and the conservative campaign saysin 2010 and the conservative campaign says in the intervening 14 years, many more people are seeking to change their gender in legal terms and that means that the law is out of date and is being applied in confusing and different ways. and they say if they win the general election, they would amend the law to make clear that whenever it refers to sex, it is referring to biological sex, and they hope that would mean that in certain circumstances, transgender women can be blocked from entering female only spaces such as single sex hospital wards, rape crisis centres, prison