A senior Tory MP has called for schools to provide gender-neutral toilets to support trans children.
Caroline Nokes, who chairs the Women and Equalities Committee, said the move would ensure children were able to learn in an environment where they were “supported”.
Speaking backstage at the PinkNews Awards, she also said that human rights was not a “zero-sum game” and there was no conflict between supporting women’s rights and trans rights.
She said: “It is absolutely possible to support both trans rights and women’s rights.
“I never shy away from using the word ‘woman’ and I don’t think we should, but equally we have to recognise that trans people need to have their rights defended. They need our support.”
