“It is incontrovertible that the expression of gender-critical belief cannot be banned outright in a higher education workplace”

be banned outright in a higher education workplace. That includes “misgendering”, which in some circumstances can be an unobjectionable manifestation of gender-critical belief.

And that's not all.

It follows that trans people do not have a legal right to choose single-sex facilities matching their gender identity. An employer that allows this practice risks breaching both Equality Act prohibition on indirect sex discrimination and health and safety law.

Finally, with Sussex University deservedly leading the way, the trans dominoes in higher education are beginning to tumble.