A trans advocacy group has unveiled the installation of a toilet outside the UK Supreme Court, to demand answers in the wake of the top judges’ gender ruling. The “Third Toilet”, constructed by creative agency BBH London for TransActual UK, features blue, white and pink stripes like the trans flag. It has been placed in front of the building in Parliament Square, in central London. TransActual UK described it as a direct response to comments made by Baroness Kishwer Falkner, the chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), following the court’s judgement in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd vs The Scottish Ministers. Falkner suggested trans rights groups “should be using their powers of advocacy” to demand a “third space” specifically for transgender people. The UK’s top court ruled last month that the legal definition of the protected characteristic of “sex” in the 2010 Equality Act was a “biological one”. Responding to the ruling, the EHRC, the UK’s equalities watchdog, issued interim guidance calling for trans people to be banned from using single-sex facilities which matched their gender and, in some cases, also from those matching their “biological sex”. The court’s verdict is likely to have wide-ranging implications for the trans community, while organisations and public bodies might be forced to update policies on single-sex spaces, inclusion and discrimination. Just weeks after the ruling, the Football Association, the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Scottish parliament took the EHRC’s guidance on board and announced bans on trans women in female spaces and from women’s activities. TransActual UK said their toilet installation asked the question: where, exactly, are trans people supposed to go? “The Supreme Court claimed it brought clarity to an area of difficulty,” Hafsa Qureshi, a director at TransActual UK, said. “However, it did the exact opposite, while diminishing the rights or status of trans people. The impact on the trans community has been devastating. “This campaign is a powerful statement about being forced to exist without safety, privacy and rights, in full view of a society that refuses to see us.” It was also, he added, “a demand for legal clarity, human dignity and real safety for all trans people, and an attempt to put pressure on public-policy-makers to ensure they are answering questions and, ultimately, are held to account”. Olivia Campbell-Cavendish, the founder and executive director of the Trans Legal Clinic, posed on the toilet for a photograph taken by Rhiannon Adam. “We need to move the conversation on from ridiculous things like bathrooms and on to the things that matter,” Campbell-Cavendish said. “And that is the safety of trans people everywhere.” Camila Gurgel and Ieva Paulina, associate creative directors at BBH, said: “So much has been lost. The trans community was left out of a decision that directly impacted their lives. So, we set out to create something that will help their voices be heard and their demands recognised. “Our hope is that the third-toilet installation sparks awareness, conversation [and] solidarity, and inspires more people to stand with the trans community.” Share your thoughts! Let us know in the comments below, and remember to keep the conversation respectful.