Beyond the Binary at the University of Cambridge
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12 February 2026 · Girton College, Cambridge · Socio-legal panel
Girton College convened Beyond the Binary: Reimagining Laws for Trans Inclusion as part of LGBTQ+ History Month. Olivia Campbell-Cavendish joined Lady Hale and Dr Lena Holzer for a discussion in the College’s Old Hall. The panel considered how legal categories operate in the lives of the people they regulate.
Formal recognition is only one part of an equality framework. The law must also be coherent, administratively workable and capable of protecting meaningful participation in education, employment and public life. The value of the event lay in disciplined socio-legal discussion, testing difficult propositions through law, evidence and institutional experience.