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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Amelia Gentleman

Rights group challenges trans-inclusive swimming policy at Hampstead Heath

Women from a wild swimming club chat by the ladies' pond
Hampstead Heath in London has three swimming ponds: one for women, one for men and a mixed area. Photograph: Hollie Fernando/Getty Images

Rules permitting trans women to share female changing facilities and swim in a women-only pond are discriminatory and unlawful, the high court has heard.

The City of London Corporation is breaching equality legislation by allowing trans people to use the single-sex ponds on Hampstead Heath, according to a claim brought by the rights group Sex Matters. It is seeking permission to challenge the admission regulations.

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