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Judge me on what I do, says new EHRC chair after transgender groups’ criticism

todayDecember 31, 2025

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Mary-Ann Stephenson says she must build relationship with LGBTQ+ sector amid debate over single-sex spaces

The new chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has asked campaigners who raised doubts about her appointment to “judge me on what I do”.

In one of her first media interviews since her appointment at the start of December, Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson pledged to “uphold the rights of everybody across all protected characteristics”, after the UK government overruled the objections of parliament’s women and equalities committee about her suitability for the job.

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