Trans equality will come, but it won’t be an easy journey | Matthew d’Ancona
Rupert Soames is routinely described in the press as Winston Churchill’s grandson, but it is too little reported that he is an outstanding DJ. He has a remarkable knowledge of contemporary pop music that exceeds that of many a woke teenager. This is relevant information as we consider the case of Serco – the corporation of which Soames is chief executive – and women-only carriages on the Caledonian Sleeper, the London-to-Scotland overnight rail service.
In response to an inquiry from a Mumsnet user, Serco declared: “Guests travel with the Caledonian Sleeper in shared accommodation for men-only or women-only; the service is provided on the basis of the gender that the individual self-identifies with.” To this, the Mumsnet user responded: “I don’t think I’d feel comfortable with this at all and it’s yet another example of women’s spaces being erased.” Soames then entered the fray in person by tweeting: “I think you are referring to the possibility that people may say that they are a woman when in fact they are a man – sigh.” His passengers, he said, were not “deceitful”.
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