31 h. ago Readers' Letters: Women won't forget Sturgeon's role in gender controversy

Nicola Sturgeon’s response to last week’s Supreme Court judgment around sex and gender continues to provoke discussion

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3 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon says she 'won't apologise' to women after Supreme Court gender ruling and claims it could make trans people's lives 'unliveable'

Nicola Sturgeon has warned that trans lives could become 'unliveable' following the Supreme Court judgment on the definition of a woman.

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2 w. ago Transgender women banned from female pool category after Supreme Court ruling

Sport in this country has been mired in controversy over its transgender inclusion policies after last week’s Supreme Court ruling

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2 w. ago All the Harry Potter stars making money off projects celebrating the work of JK Rowling despite publicly criticising her

Harry Potter author Rowling, 59, has most recently caused a stir by boldly celebrating the Supreme Court 's judgment that trans women are not legally women.

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2 w. ago Harry Potter star's 'show of support' for JK Rowling a day after child actor she made famous called her a 'bigot'

Harry Potter author Rowling, 59, has made headlines for her TERF views and controversially celebrated the Supreme Court 's judgment that trans women are not legally women.

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2 w. ago Harry Potter star's show of support amid ugly spat between JK Rowling and the child actors she made famous

Harry Potter author Rowling, 59, has made headlines for her TERF views and controversially celebrated the Supreme Court 's judgment that trans women are not legally women.

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2 w. ago The UK supreme court and the definition of a woman – podcast

A ruling on equality law has caused relief, fear – and confusion. Libby Brooks reportsOn paper it does not sound like something that would spark nationwide interest. Last week the UK supreme court gave its judgment on a case brought by a women’s group against the Scottish government over the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018.But its judgment – that the word “woman” in equality law refers only to biological sex – has upended years of legal interpretation. And the news of the ruling led to celebrations, protest and an outpouring of emotion. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Phillipson: Trans people to be offered dignity they were ‘denied’ under Tories

The equalities minister told the Commons the Supreme Court’s judgment on the definition of a woman brings ‘clarity and confidence for women’.

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2 w. ago Harry Potter star savages JK Rowling as a 'bigot' and compares her to Andrew Tate over her trans views

The Harry Potter author, 59, has made headlines for her controversial views and has celebrated Supreme Court 's landmark judgment that trans women are not legally women.

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2 w. ago Starmer welcomes ‘real clarity’ from Supreme Court on definition of a woman

The Prime Minister said the court’s judgment has offered ‘real clarity in an area where we did need clarity’.

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2 w. ago JK Rowling's trans victory stuns her critical Harry Potter proteges Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint into silence

JK Rowling has been celebrating the Supreme Court judgment that trans women are not legally women - but actors who have opposed her stance have so far stayed silent.

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2 w. ago JK Rowling's Harry Potter proteges remain silent after landmark trans ruling despite public spat with author over gender identity

JK Rowling has been celebrating the Supreme Court judgment that trans women are not legally women - but actors who have opposed her stance have so far stayed silent.

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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 Labour's WhatsApp plot to defy trans ruling: Ministers' leaked messages reveal their fury at calls to ban transgender women from female

The Government claimed to welcome the Supreme Court judgment - but the exchanges reveal the private fury on Sir Keir Starmer 's frontbench, with ministers planning to hold a meeting this week.

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3 w. ago Now NatWest, Halifax and Lloyds ALL vow to support their trans workers after Supreme Court 'woman' ruling

A NatWest spokesperson (pictured, file photo) told MailOnline: 'We wouldn't comment on the Supreme Court Judgment. As always, our priority is to ensure that all colleagues feel supported at work.'

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3 w. ago Police Scotland to review trans policies following Supreme Court judgment

Police Scotland confirmed it was reviewing its Transitioning at Work policy based on self-identifying “as part of our wider sex and gender review”.

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3 w. ago Police Scotland orders policy review in wake of Supreme Court gender definition ruling

Police Scotland has issued an update in the wake of Wednesday’s ruling by the Supreme Court on the definition of a woman.

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3 w. ago Readers' Letters: Be kind to all, but let's ditch gender madness

Correspondents overwhelmingly backed the Supreme Court’s judgment on the legal definition of a ‘woman’

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3 w. ago If Britain is now resetting the clock on trans rights, where will that leave us? | Gaby Hinsliff

There is both joy and dismay after the supreme court judgment. Compassion and leadership are really needed nowSo this is how a clock turns backwards. With the hands still spinning even now, it’s hard to know yet exactly how far back in time we will land. But Wednesday’s supreme court ruling that for the purposes of equality law, “woman” means “biological woman” – basically the chromosomes you were born with, regardless of what legal hoops you have since jumped through – is nonetheless a watershed moment.We are going back to a time before “trans women are women”, full stop, no debate: and if it’s handled well, accepting that sometimes life genuinely is more complicated than that could ultimately be healthy. But if handled badly, we could be heading back to a far darker time, when trans existence was shrouded in fear and shame and bigots had carte blanche.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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