19 h. ago Scottish prison bosses 'should remove trans women from female jails' following Supreme Court ruling

Rhona Hotchkiss, a former governor of Cornton Vale women's prison, said there should be ‘no males in female jails’

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35 h. ago Gender ruling could ‘gravely affect very vulnerable prisoners’ – solicitor

As of March 31 last year, 10 prisoners were known to have a gender recognition certificate.

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38 h. ago SNP Government missed chance to nationalise Grangemouth refinery five years ago, claims Anas Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader said John Swinney knew about issues at the plant five years ago but “took no right approach”.

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40 h. ago Bookies name Scottish Labour narrow favourites to win vital Hamilton by

Ladbrokes has given odds of 10/11 that Anas Sarwar's party will claim victory on June 5 in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency.

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41 h. ago Badenoch calls for broader review of equality and gender recognition laws – UK politics live

‘These laws were written 20 years ago plus when the world was different,’ Tory leader saysThe chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has suggested that there may be legal challenges around the efficacy of gender recognition certificates (GRC) ahead.Asked on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme if yesterday’s supreme court ruling had rendered the legal document worthless, Kishwer Falkner said:I think the next stage of litigation may well be tests as to the efficacy of the GRC, and or other areas. We don’t believe they are [worthless]. We think they’re quite important.But I think there will be other areas, I mean, the Government is thinking of digital IDs, and if digital IDs come in, then what documentation will provide the identity of that person? So it’s going to be a space that we’ll have to watch very carefully as we go on.It’s a victory for common sense, but only if you recognise that trans people exist. They have rights, and their rights must be respected – then it ...

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41 h. ago I'm not rewriting history on support for gender reforms, claims Anas Sarwar

Scottish Labour had backed the SNP’s gender reform plans - but now says mistakes were made.

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42 h. ago What does Supreme Court ruling on trans women mean for UK sport?

The court ruled that a gender recognition certificate does not change a trans person’s legal sex under the 2010 Equality Act

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42 h. ago JK Rowling praises 'extraordinary' Scottish women who won legal battle in controversial post

Harry Potter author, J.K. Rowling, has praised the "extraordinary" women who secured the Supreme Court, ruling that the term "woman" in equality law refers to biological women.

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42 h. ago Anas Sarwar declines to apologise to women for Scottish Labour support for gender recognition reform

The Scottish Labour leader said "mistakes were made" regarding his party's past support for gender recognition reform.

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43 h. ago Gender ruling ‘a victory for common sense, but only if you recognise trans people exist’, says equalities watchdog – live

Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission says trans people ‘have rights, and their rights must be respected’The chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has suggested that there may be legal challenges around the efficacy of gender recognition certificates (GRC) ahead.Asked on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme if yesterday’s supreme court ruling had rendered the legal document worthless, Kishwer Falkner said:I think the next stage of litigation may well be tests as to the efficacy of the GRC, and or other areas. We don’t believe they are [worthless]. We think they’re quite important.But I think there will be other areas, I mean, the Government is thinking of digital IDs, and if digital IDs come in, then what documentation will provide the identity of that person? So it’s going to be a space that we’ll have to watch very carefully as we go on.It’s a victory for common sense, but only if you recognise that trans people exist. They have rights, and their rights m...

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44 h. ago Labour minister unable to say which changing room trans women can use after Supreme Court ruling

Wednesday’s ruling means that transgender women with a gender recognition certificate can be excluded from single-sex spaces if ‘proportionate’

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44 h. ago Labour minister unable to say which changing room trans women can use

Wednesday’s ruling means that transgender women with a gender recognition certificate can be excluded from single-sex spaces if ‘proportionate’

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59 h. ago What does the UK supreme court’s ruling on definition of ‘women’ mean?

Top court’s ruling that ‘sex is binary’ in law has implications for trans people and single-sex spacesThe UK supreme court has ruled on how a woman is defined in the Equality Act, deciding unanimously that this does not include transgender women who hold gender recognition certificates (GRCs). The judgment could significantly affect how associated rules and restrictions are applied in Scotland, England and Wales. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago How did the UK Supreme Court define a woman and what happens now?

The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female and that transgender women are excluded from that legal definition

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61 h. ago Celebrations as campaigners welcome court ruling on definition of a woman

The ruling means transgender women with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) can be excluded from single-sex spaces if ‘proportionate’.

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62 h. ago John Swinney fails to apologise to women after Supreme Court gender defeat

EXCLUSIVE: The First Minister spoke exclusively to the Record's Planet Holyrood podcast.

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63 h. ago Court ruling leaves sports bodies with ‘no excuses’ on trans rules, says charity

The court ruled that a gender recognition certificate does not change a trans person’s legal sex under the 2010 Equality Act.

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63 h. ago What does the Supreme Court gender ruling mean? All your questions answered from sharing public toilets to maternity leave and competitive sports

The case tested legally for the first time whether or not somebody with a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) recognising their gender as female should be treated as a woman.

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64 h. ago JK Rowling welcomes Supreme Court ruling on transgender women saying it 'protected rights of women and girls'

Author JK Rowling has welcomed the UK Supreme Court ruling that transgender women who have a gender recognition certificate are not “women” under the law.

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64 h. ago UK’s supreme court rules that legal definition of woman is based on biological sex

Judges say Equality Act definition excludes transgender women holding gender recognition certificates after gender critical campaigners’ challengeThe UK supreme court has ruled that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex, in a victory for gender critical campaigners.Five judges from the UK supreme court ruled unanimously that the legal definition of a woman in the Equality Act 2010 did not include transgender women who hold gender recognition certificates (GRCs). Continue reading...

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