Hackney’s Green mayor says trans women can still use women’s toilets in the borough

Zoë Garbett has told officials not to ‘police’ access to council facilities (Picture: REUTERS) The Green Mayor of Hackney has said trans women can still use women’s facilities in her borough in apparent defiance of the official guidance. Zoë Garbett told Metro that male and female spaces in Hackney remain ‘trans inclusive’ and she has ordered council staff not to ‘police access’ to these services. Her stance appears to conflict with the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) code of practice, which came into force this month and says single-sex spaces should be organised based on biological sex. The Hackney mayor said her borough would continue to be a home for trans people as others implement the EHRC’s legal advice. Garbett said: ‘I consider trans women to be women and trans men t