The Wiltshire Police force will no longer be participating in Stonewallâs LGBTQ+ diversity champions programme, with Swindon and Wiltshireâs conservative crime commissioner Philip Wilkinson accusing the organisation of having a âpotentially dangerousâ ideology for supporting trans equality. In a statement shared with Conservative Home, Wilkinson argued that âbiological menâ should not be allowed in single-sex spaces such as womenâs toilets.
He said that because Stonewall supports trans rights, it is promoting âa narrow ideology that is exclusive, divisive and potentially dangerousâ, which is why he chose to withdraw the Wiltshire Police from the diversity champions programme. Wilkinson insisted he believes âpassionately in inclusivenessâ, but argued that allowing trans women in single-sex spaces âis a matter of public security and not inclusiveness.â
A Stonewall spokesperson responded to Wilkinson, saying there is âno statistical evidenceâ that trans inclusion âcompromises anyoneâs safetyâ. They added: “Trans people are who they say they are, which is why they have always been able to use facilities that match their gender, without issue…In fact, the majority of women (66% according to an Equality and Human Rights Commission survey) reported that they were comfortable with trans people using public toilets corresponding to their gender.â
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