Sex Matters has filed its claim in response to the Corporation, which owns and manages the Heath, erecting signs at Kenwood Ladies' Pond stating it is open to biological women and trans women with the protected characteristic of gender reassignment under the Equality Act 2010. Sex Matters had already threatened the Corporation with legal action if it did not drop its self-ID policy for Kenwood Ladies' Pond in June, before the signs were installed.
Female students say they are still sharing toilets and changing rooms with biological males, despite a recent Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman. Several women at UCL, speaking anonymously due to fears of being vilified by colleagues, say the institution has continued to allow trans women to use female facilities. Other universities including Edinburgh, Southampton, Bath and Nottingham have also yet to publish updated guidance on the issue.