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# Trans rights activists protest Haringey debate on single-sex spaces petition
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/trans-rights-activists-protest-haringey-debate-on-single-sex-spaces-petition/
- Published: 2026-09-17T10:27:56.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T10:27:56.000Z
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: Trans Rights

Trans rights activists staged a protest outside a **Haringey Council** meeting as councillors debated a petition calling for greater provision of single-sex spaces for survivors of domestic abuse.

The demonstration took place on Tuesday evening outside **George Meehan House** in north London, where former Labour councillor **Emina Ibrahim** was due to present a petition urging the Green-run council to reflect the Supreme Court's ruling on single-sex spaces in its services for victims of violence against women and girls.

According to Ibrahim, a group of trans rights supporters gathered outside the meeting and shouted as petitioners entered the building. She later told media outlets that she heard chants and the term "TERF" being used during the protest.

Council officials subsequently escorted Ibrahim and two fellow petitioners from the building via a rear exit after concerns were raised about tensions surrounding the meeting.

The protest highlighted continuing divisions over how public bodies should respond to debates around single-sex services and trans inclusion following recent legal and political developments.

Ibrahim, who served as a Labour councillor in Haringey for 12 years, used her speech to draw on her own experiences of domestic abuse as a child. She told councillors that she, her mother and sister had once relied on temporary accommodation after fleeing an abusive household and argued that dedicated services for women remain important for many survivors.

However, trans rights campaigners have warned that debates about single-sex spaces are increasingly being used to justify restrictions on transgender people's access to public services and support. Many LGBTQ+ organisations argue that trans people, who experience disproportionately high levels of violence, discrimination and homelessness, should not be excluded from services that match their gender identity.

The demonstration was welcomed by some local trans rights supporters, who said they wanted to show solidarity with trans residents at a time when many feel under increasing political and media scrutiny.

The incident comes amid ongoing national debate over the implications of the Supreme Court's ruling and its impact on trans people's access to public spaces and services. LGBTQ+ groups have repeatedly called on councils and service providers to ensure that any policy changes do not undermine the dignity, safety or inclusion of trans people.