I’ve just been filling in a questionnaire for Press for Change, who have been trawling through the trans sections of the proposed new Equality Bill for gotchas. As far as I can make out, the bits of the bill that relate to trans people go as follows:

1. It shall be illegal to discriminate against transsexuals (but not other gender-variant people) in cases of employment, provision of training or provision of services.

Except that:

2. Any person or organization who believes that allowing transsexuals access to employment, provision or training or provision of services is inappropriate on the grounds of their being transsexuals may discriminate against them.

3. It shall be a criminal offense for transsexuals to fail to disclose their nature when applying for jobs, training, etc.

Yes, that’s an “Equality” bill. George Orwell would have been proud.