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Welsh parliament faces fury over putting tampons in men’s toilets in case trans people need to use them
The Welsh Parliament is facing backlash for putting tampons in men’s toilets in case trans people need to use them.
The vintage offering has sprung up at the Senedd, which is also home to gender-neutral showers and facilities.
According to the Telegraph, a sign in the bathroom reads: “These products are provided free of charge to all who need them, following negotiation on their behalf by the Senedd Commission Union.”
The vintage offering has sprung up at the Senedd, which is also home to gender-neutral showers and facilities.
Mark Drakeford’s Labor administration wants talks to take responsibility for overseeing how people change their gender.
Welsh Conservative member Tom Giffard said: “It is shocking that Senedd cannot understand the difference between a man and a woman, particularly at a time when they are introducing gender quotas for elections.”
The move came after Welsh ministers went on a collision course with Westminster by demanding new powers to ease gender self-identification rules.
Mark Drakeford’s Labor administration wants talks to take responsibility for overseeing how people change their gender.
But the move by Labour, along with Welsh nationalists Plaid Cymru, is likely to spark a furious row with Conservative ministers in London.
They are already preparing to take legal action with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon over a law that lowers the age at which people can change their sex from 18 to 16.