4 d. ago Women open up about having to travel to a different country for abortions and fork out £1,000s

Although women have a legal right to an abortion up to 24 weeks, certain hospitals do not offer these services up to the limit, with at least 88 patients having to cross the border to access care last year.

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4 d. ago FA chief Bullingham insists transgender ban ‘not an ideological judgment’

‘Difficult decision’ on trans women based on legal adviceGoal Diggers FC march 12 miles to deliver protest letterMark Bullingham, the chief executive of the Football Association, has written to London grassroots football club Goal Diggers FC explaining the governing body’s decision to ban transgender women from women’s football “was not an ideological judgment, but a difficult decision” based on legal advice that a “change in policy was necessary” following the supreme court ruling which said the term “woman” in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman.Representatives of Goal Diggers undertook a 12-mile walk from their training pitches in Haggerston Park to Wembley Stadium to deliver their open letter to the FA. In it they demanded a reversal of the ban on transgender women from women’s football and described the FA’s decision as a “pitiful and weak response” to the supreme court’s ruling. Bullingham said the FA understands “how difficult this decision will be for people w...

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9 d. ago FA announce transgender women now BANNED from playing women's football

The Football Association has said transgender women will be banned from competing in women's football from June 1 following the Supreme Court's legal definition ruling last month

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2 w. ago Harry Potter star praises JK Rowling as he gives verdict on 'strange' HBO reboot

EXCLUSIVE: Harry Potter star James Phelps has shared his take on the upcoming HBO series which has just been cast with a new set of actors who are set to join the wizarding world

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2 w. ago The battle for Battersea: decision looms for controversial riverfront high

Residents fear the excessive height and scale of the proposed 29-storey block will set a precedent for other riverfront towers

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2 w. ago JK Rowling praises Kemi Badenoch as the 'only political leader offering solidarity to women' with Keir Starmer STILL silent on Supreme Court ruling

JK Rowling said it was 'astounding' that Kemi Badenoch was the only UK political leader offering vocal backing to women 'defending their rights'.

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2 w. ago Scots women behind definition of woman challenge flooded with hate mail and threats

Campaign group For Women Scotland has been inundated with death threats and online abuse since the Supreme Court ruling last Wednesday.

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2 w. ago MPs call on government to 'protect safety' of 'brave' women who won Supreme Court gender battle after 'appalling attacks'

MPs and campaigners have called out the 'death threats' and 'misogynistic abuse' of women who won Supreme Court legal battle

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2 w. ago The supreme court has carefully ringfenced protections for women. That’s all we wanted | Sonia Sodha

Last week’s ruling clarified the legal safeguards of the Equality Act. However, it was a travesty that the battle needed to be fought at allMiddle-aged women are expected to fade into the background, to be apologetic for their existence, to quietly accept their lot. They’re not supposed to stick up for themselves, to enforce their boundaries, to say no. As a woman, these societal expectations have been drummed into me from day one. But still. The swell of anger and disgust that rose in response to the supreme court judgment last week that made clear women’s rights are not for dismantling – rights already won, that were supposed to be ours all along – has taken my breath away.I was in court last Wednesday to hear Lord Hodge confirm that the Equality Act’s legal protections that were always intended for women are, indeed, reserved for women. He reiterated that trans people continue to have the same robust legal protections against discrimination and harassment as any other protected g...

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2 w. ago The Observer view on Equality Act ruling: A dignified compromise that respects the rights of everyone | Editorial

The supreme court judgment gives protections to women at the same level as other groupsThe meaning of “woman” and “female” in the Equality Act has become one of the most contested questions of recent years. Last week the supreme court settled it, in a landmark legal judgment that affirms the rights of women to the same level of legal protection afforded to other groups.The Equality Act protects people against discrimination on the basis of nine protected characteristics, including their sex, race, sexual orientation and gender reassignment. The question at stake was whether “sex” means someone’s biological sex, or their “certificated sex”; in other words, should those who are male but who have a gender recognition certificate (GRC) be treated as a woman under equalities law? Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Thousands gather in London to support trans rights following ruling over definition of woman

Thousands of trans rights protesters gathered in central London, days after the U.K.‘s Supreme Court ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female and that transgender women are excluded from that legal definition

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3 w. ago Nicola Sturgeon's failure to respond to landmark gender ruling is 'insulting,' critics say

Nicola Sturgeon's continued failure to respond to the landmark legal ruling that trans women are not women is 'becoming insulting', it's been claimed.

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3 w. ago Who are the brains behind Succession brought in for HBO’s Harry Potter?

Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod to be executive producers alongside JK Rowling, who praised their ‘genuine passion’ for the booksFeuding children with more power than sense, an unpredictable old man who knows much more than he lets on, and an institution staffed by people with ulterior motives. Is it any surprise, then, that when it came to its highly anticipated TV adaptation of Harry Potter, HBO bosses opted for two of the brains behind Succession?The company’s first official casting announcement for its “decade-long” Potter series put the wizarding world back in the spotlight this week. And imbued with the power to make or break the fandom’s dreams are the Succession alumni Francesca Gardiner, who serves as showrunner, and Mark Mylod, who will direct multiple episodes. Continue reading...

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago ‘A huge reset’: trans rights campaigners and gender critical activists react to supreme court ruling

The verdict, excluding trans women from the legal definition of women under the Equality Act, was welcomed by gender critical groups, but condemned by trans campaignersFor gender-critical campaigners, the supreme court’s ruling on the legal definition of a woman was a “huge reset” that left them feeling “vindicated and relieved”.For transgender rights campaigners, it was a “damaging attack on their rights”, signalling the start of “real issues” in their fight for legal recognition. Continue reading...

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago What does the UK Supreme Court ruling mean for transgender women?

The ruling from the UK Supreme Court follows a series of legal challenges brought by the campaign group For Women Scotland (FWS), backed by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, over the definition of a ‘woman’

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3 w. ago Dumfries Amateur Swimming Club had one of their best performances at SNAGS meet in Aberdeen

Fifteen-year-old Amber Hinton stole the show with an extraordinary medal haul, claiming four Scottish National titles.

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3 w. ago UK Supreme Court rules women in the Equality Act refers to biological sex

The UK Supreme Court has given its verdict in the long-running legal dispute between For Women Scotland and the Scottish Government.

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3 w. ago Supreme Court to issue ruling in dispute over definition of a woman

The judgment follows a series of legal challenges brought by the campaign group For Women Scotland.

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