To make it easier for transgender civil service workers, the Scottish government will place sanitary towels as well as tampons into male toilets.
Officials stated that various female hygiene products would be placed in male lavatories “close to meeting/conference room and/or main entry to premises,” according to a submission of 209 pages to Stonewall LGBT charity Stonewall.
Nicola Sturgeon’s government stated it was ‘providing sanitary bins and a varied selection of sanitary products… in those premises where gender neutral facilities do not exist’, the Daily Telegraph reported.
According to the submission, civil servants can use Mx on the government’s computer system and staff directory title, rather than Mr. Mrs.
It comes just a month following Stonewall’s pressure, the Scottish civil services agreed to eliminate the word “mother” from their maternity leave policy.
In case transgender civil servants require them, the Scottish government plans to place tampons (and sanitary towels) in male toilets.
In a submission of 209 pages to Stonewall, officials stated that various female hygiene products would be placed in male lavatories “close to meeting/conference room and/or main entry to premises,” according to officials.
Freedom of Information laws allowed documents to be released that revealed how Leslie Evans (permanent secretary) agreed to the change to help climb the controversial Workplace Equality Index of the lobby group.
Stonewall asks ministers to eliminate ‘gendered words’ from their official policies in its recommendations for becoming more LGBT-friendly.
After being 72 in 2019, Scotland’s WEI ranking dropped to 127 for 2020.
The Scottish government had to remove’mother’ and replace it with “you must be the spouse/partner (including the same-sex partner or pregnant woman” in order to improve its ranking.
In connection with the WEI, the submission concerning sanitary products was made by Telegraph for Freedom of Information Act.
Nicola Sturgeon claimed that the government of her country was ‘providing sanitary bags and a diverse selection of sanitary items… in premises where gender neutral facilities don’t exist’
The document revealed that the Scottish government had introduced in July a policy which stated that’some transgender people’ and’some non-binary persons, who don’t identify as either male or female, may also experience menopause.
The BBC pulled out of Stonewall’s diversity program earlier this week.
One of the bosses of the company stated that the decision to quit was due to the “risk of a perception bias”.
Rhodri T. Talfan Davies, Director of Nations, stated that public confidence in the BBC’s ability to approach complex issues with impartiality was a pillar of their decision-making.
In a Wednesday statement, the organisation stated that while it will not renew its participation in Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme, it will continue working with diverse organizations to support LGBT employees.
Women’s Hour was informed Thursday by Mr Talfan Davis that while the BBC aims to be inclusive, it also tries to balance its output.
The BBC pulled out of Stonewall’s diversity program earlier this week. According to one boss, the BBC’s decision to quit was due to the risk of having bias perceptions.
He stated that the issue of transgender issues and women’s rights is a ‘highly divided debate’.
He stated that the BBC is a broadcaster committed to impartiality and the key to its success is to build trust with audiences to enter these complex areas honestly and dispassionately.
“In the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme case, there had been questions as to whether or not the BBC was impartial in reporting public policy debates such as this. Stonewall is active in campaigning for this issue.
“For this reason, we feel it’s time to withdraw from the programme.”
The scheme has been signed up by more than 900 organizations in the UK. It aims to encourage inclusion at work.
Stonewall describes it as “the most important employer’s programme to ensure that all LGBTQ+ employees are free to express themselves at work.”
Stonewall, following the announcement, said that it was a shame the BBC had made the decision.
BBC staff who are LGBT have harshly criticized the BBC for its handling of stories on transgender persons. Many threatened to leave.
BBC Pride Network is a group that includes LGBTQ+ employees. On Monday, they used a “listening session” to express frustrations and share their anger with managers after BBC News had published an article alleging some trans women were rapists.
After it was revealed that Lily Cade (a former porn actor) had previously called trans women “vile, weak, and disgusting” and suggested calling for the lynching of high-profile transgender women, the BBC had to remove the headline from the BBC’s piece.
According to the corporation, Ms. Cade was asked if lesbians are ‘transphobic’ if they don’t want to have sex in public with transwomen. The article had been edited to delete her quotes due to comments that she published on blogs recently which she could verify.