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Are employees protected from discrimination on the ground that they have undergone a sex change? Does an employee need to undergo medical treatment to reassign his or her gender to be protected against discrimination? Should employees who are in the process of undergoing gender reassignment be required to use the toilet facilities for their original gender, or should they be entitled to use the facilities for the gender to which they are changing? Under the Equality Act 2010, can an employee bring a claim for harassment where the unwanted conduct is not directed at him or her? If a third party harasses an employee, will his or her employer be liable for the third party's actions under the Equality Act 2010? Does the Equality Act 2010 outlaw associative discrimination?