Alan Turing Institute shares simple advice for anyone policing trans people in bathrooms

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The Alan Turing Institute is leading by example with simple instructions for anybody questioning why a person is using their chosen bathroom.

A Twitter user shared a photo of a sign at the national institute for data science and artificial intelligence, housed in the British Library in London and named after gay war hero Alan Turing.

“Do you feel like someone is using the ‘wrong’ bathroom?” the sign asks.

“Please don’t: Stare at them, challenge them, insult them [and] do purposefully make them feel uncomfortable.

“Instead please: respect their privacy, respect their identity, carry on with your day [and] protect them from harm.”

It adds: “They are using the facilities they feel safe in. Please do not take that right away from them.”

My colleague noticed this sign in the bathroom at Alan Turing institute. pic.twitter.com/ijfibhR7yQ

— Prem Gill (Polar Prem)