A women’s rights group has filed a lawsuit against the British Transport Service (BTP) challenging guidance allowing trans-identified males to conduct intimate searches on female travelers.
The plaintiffs argue that the policy violates the human rights of female travelers by forcing them to submit to being searched by biological men.
The BTP is a national special police force tasked with monitoring railways and light-rail systems in the United Kingdom. Their primary function involves preventing and investigating crimes committed on the railway network.
The new policy allows trans-identified members of the BTP to strip-search women if they possess a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC). This formal government document enables people to be legally recognized as their chosen gender identity. In order to obtain this document, an individual must be over 18 years old and have identified as their chosen gender for a certain period of time.
Maya Forstater, CEO of human rights charity Sex Matters, argued that the policy forces women to endure “undignified and humiliating treatment, which is a breach of her human rights,” according to The Telegraph. […]
— Read More: townhall.com
