A woman confronts a biological man in a female changing room. She is later found to have harassed him because he identified as a woman. Many thought this sort of madness was over, but the findings of Sandie Peggie’s tribunal against the NHS confirm that the battle is not won.

2025 will be remembered as a year in which women’s rights took a step forward. The Supreme Court judgment confirmed what we’ve always known to be true: ‘sex’ means sex. It cannot be altered by a piece of paper. It seemed that sanity had been restored.

But sometimes we forget just how fast defeat can be snapped from the jaws of victory. The results of Sandie Peggie’s case against NHS Fife serve as a stark reminder. Many have hailed the tribunal as a victory. After being forced to share a changing room with a biologic

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