Butlin’s has suspended a group of security guards at one of its holiday destinations after trans women were allegedly pulled out of a woman’s toilets.
Five transgender women were reportedly “violently dragged” out of the single-sex toilets during a music event called Bang Face on October 5 at the chain’s Skegness holiday camp.
The firm said it had suspended the security guards involved.
One of those who said they were targeted by security, Jae Roberts, posted on Instagram: “Butlins security just dragged five trans people out of the women’s toilets.
“Got slammed against a wall and dragged downstairs for intervening.
“Everyone in the toilets was chanting ‘let them pee’,” Ms Roberts said.
They added: “Security escalated the situation without any physical provocation – they called in 10 security guards as reinforcements before starting to drag people out.
“I personally was dragged down a flight of stairs by two security guards.”
Ms Roberts urged members of the public to “flood the Butlin’s Skegness office with calls”.
The incident allegedly started when a security guard followed a person into the women’s toilets and told them to leave because they were a man.
In a statement, Butlin’s Skegness said: “As an inclusive business we were very concerned to hear about this incident.
“Much to our disappointment, our third-party security contractor did not follow our processes despite being thoroughly briefed.
“Once we were made aware they were immediately removed from duty for not handling the situation in line with our processes.
“We are in direct contact with those involved and are reviewing how we work with contractors.”
