So here we are, months after the Supreme Court basically said "trans women are not women" in April, and guess what? A bunch of organizations are still acting like that ruling never happened.
I got my hands on this Policy Exchange report that literally names names. And honestly? Some of these responses are wild.
Teachers Union Says What Now?
The National Education Union - you know, the biggest teaching union in the country - is still telling schools that trans women should be using the ladies' toilets. Like, did they miss the memo from the highest court in the land? My sister works in education and she's been texting me screenshots of the guidance they're still sending out. It's bonkers.
Their spokesperson tried to defend it by saying they're "standing up for women members" while simultaneously... not standing up for women members? The logic makes my head hurt.
Police Chiefs Playing the Slow Game
Then there's the National Police Chiefs' Council. Their response to changing strip search policies? They won't "rush" into anything.
Rush? It's been months since the ruling!
I mean, I get that policy changes take time, but when you're dealing with something as fundamental as biological sex in law enforcement situations, maybe don't drag your feet quite so obviously.
Doctors Calling Supreme Court Judges "Scientifically Illiterate"
This one really got me. The British Medical Association - actual doctors - called the Supreme Court ruling "scientifically illiterate." The audacity is breathtaking. These are the same justices who spent months reviewing evidence and legal precedent, but sure, they're the ones who don't understand science.
Poor Rosie Duffield. The independent MP (who quit Labour last year after clashing with Starmer over exactly this stuff) is basically screaming into the void at this point. She warned that "radical positions on gender identity have become deeply embedded and it will be the work of years to rectify it."
Government Ministers: Where Are You?
Duffield's got a point about government ministers needing to actually lead here. She's calling them out for staying silent while "local activists continue to run teh show." And honestly? She's not wrong.
The report author, Lara Brown, gave props to people like JK Rowling for "shining a light on the gender debate." (Remember when Rowling was just known for wizards? Those were simpler times.)
But Brown also said there's "still much more to be done." Which feels like the understatement of the century when you're looking at organizations openly defying Supreme Court rulings.
What Happens Next?
Here's what's really frustrating - we have a clear legal ruling, but implementation is turning into this weird game of organizational chicken. Who's going to blink first? Who's going to actually follow the law as it stands?
Duffield warned there will be "many more battles to fight before women's sex-based rights are secure." And looking at this report, she's probably right. When major unions and professional bodies are this resistant to a Supreme Court ruling, you know this fight is far from over.
The whole thing feels like watching a very slow-motion constitutional crisis unfold in real time.
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