Michael Baggs

444 FOI Requests, 4+ Years: The Real Data on Single-Sex Spaces. Over the past 4+ years, the debate about trans women accessing single-sex spaces (such as hospital wards, public toilets, and changing rooms) has dominated the headlines and policy discussions. But when we set aside the culture-war rhetoric, what do the real data from public service providers show? TransLucent has been seeking answers for nearly five years. Since 2021, TransLucent has conducted seven comprehensive Freedom of Information investigations. We submitted 444 FOI requests to public bodies across the UK - including 180 NHS acute and mental health trusts, all 62 unitary authorities, and the 50 largest local councils - covering tens of millions of people. We asked one straightforward question: How many complaints have you received about trans women using female single-sex spaces? Of the 444 requests sent over nearly five years, more than 98% of responding public bodies reported receiving zero complaints. Across all councils and hospital trusts surveyed, we found just four complaints - 4 complaints in nearly FIVE YEARS One involved a minor inpatient issue at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, which wasn’t escalated beyond the initial stage. One was a single complaint in York. One in Sheffield was based on perception rather than fact. That’s four recorded complaints over nearly five years, spanning healthcare facilities and local government services for tens of millions of people. The evidence consistently shows that official data does not support claims of widespread or systemic issues in these spaces. Good policy starts with good data, and @TransLucent_Org will keep tracking this information as structures and guidance evolve, because evidence matters. translucent.org.uk/four-year…