UK: Nurse Wins Harassment Claim in NHS Changing Room Row

Is this ruling a victory for sex-based rights, or an attack on women's equality?

Published 15 hours ago·Updated 4 hours ago

UK: Nurse Wins Harassment Claim in NHS Changing Room Row

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Above: Sandie Peggie departs the tribunal in Dundee, Scotland, on July 16, 2025. Image credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

The Spin

Right narrative

NHS Fife harassed a courageous nurse who stood up for women's sex-based rights after she objected to sharing a changing room with a biologically male colleague. The health board shamefully tried to silence her, dragged out the investigation for an unreasonable length of time and squandered taxpayers' money defending their indefensible actions. Women shouldn't need bravery to tell employers that biological men have no place in spaces designed for female safety, dignity and privacy.

Sex Matters Spectator (UK)

Left narrative

The tribunal unanimously dismissed all allegations against Dr Upton and nearly all claims against the board, finding insufficient evidence that trans women pose greater risk in changing rooms than other women. Trans equality is part of the fight for women's equality since both cis and trans women face systemic misogyny and gendered violence. Rigid gender policing such as this ruling sets feminism back decades and upholds patriarchy by undermining intersectional progress.

The Herald Nhs.Uk