3 h. ago Parkrun urged to stop letting trans people compete in women's runs after Supreme Court ruling

Women's rights groups are now calling for organisers to take action to comply with this week's Supreme Court ruling, which said that women are defined by biological sex and not gender .

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10 h. ago Hundreds take to Manchester city streets in trans rights march

The protest comes after the UK’s Supreme Court ruled this week that the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex

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32 h. ago Gender ruling ‘could lead to trans prisoners getting seriously hurt’

The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the definition of a woman in equality law is based on biological sex.

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33 h. ago NHS will be pursued if it does not follow new guidance on single

Baroness Falkner said the health service will be receiving guidelines after the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law.

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35 h. ago Trans women 'set to be barred from female bathrooms and sports and could be asked to use disabled toilets at work' after new landmark ruling links gender to biological sex

Baroness Kishwer Falkner has described the UK Supreme Court ruling as 'enormously consequential'.

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36 h. ago Trans women 'will be barred from female bathrooms and sports and could be asked to use disabled toilets at work' after new landmark ruling links gender to biological sex

Baroness Kishwer Falkner has described the UK Supreme Court ruling as 'enormously consequential'.

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40 h. ago MAFS UK's first trans star Ella Morgan shares her serious fears over 'scary' Supreme Court gender ruling

The reality star, 31, has remained defiant and has vowed to carry on using female toilets after judges declared that the definition of a woman in the Equality Act should be determined by their biological sex.

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42 h. ago New rules for public bodies expected ‘by summer’ after UK gender ruling

Equalities watchdog chair says code of practice will give clarity and adds trans people’s rights ‘must be respected’Updated guidance for public bodies after the UK supreme court’s ruling that a woman is defined in law by biological sex is expected to be issued by the summer, the head of the equalities regulator said on Thursday.Lady Kishwer Falkner, the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, described the ruling as “enormously consequential”, telling BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We are going to have a new statutory code of practice, statutory meaning it will be the law of the land, it will be interpreted by courts as the law of the land. We’re hoping we’re going to have that by the summer.” Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Equalities boss outlines changes on toilets, changing rooms and women’s sport

The Supreme Court said the terms woman and sex in the 2010 Equality Act ‘refer to a biological woman and biological sex’.

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44 h. ago Minister hopes supreme court’s gender ruling will ‘draw a line’ under trans debate – UK politics live

Health minister Karen Smyth says ‘it’s good we have clarity for women’ as Tories call for ruling to be ‘reinforced with legislation’Shadow chancellor Mel Stride has highlighted the recent report by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) which suggested business confidence in the UK has dipped severely.In a post to social media, the recently knighted MP said:I take no pleasure in the ICAEW’s latest survey, which reveals UK business confidence has slipped into negative territory for the first three months of 2025, thanks to Labour’s anti-business budget.Tax burden tops the list of concerns for the second quarter in a row, with 56% of businesses saying it’s their greatest challenge. Red tape follows closely, with 43% of companies reporting increased strain. Rising costs and wage pressures continue to squeeze profits, with investment growth remaining sluggish.Single-sex services like changing rooms must be based on biological sex. If a male person is allowed...

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45 h. ago Minister struggles to say how trans women are affected by landmark court ruling

Karin Smyth was pressed on the impact of a Supreme Court ruling that said 'biological sex' should determine a person's sex in law - which could have far-reaching implications across the UK

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46 h. ago Readers' Letters: Of course legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex

The Supreme Court’s ruling on the definitions of ‘woman’ and ‘gender’ was a victory for common sense, say readers

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52 h. ago Historic victory for women... and common sense: Judges rule that women are defined by biological sex

Women's rights groups and MPs celebrated the 'victory for common sense' and called on the Government to ensure that activist managers and civil servants abided by the ruling.

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58 h. ago Supreme Court ruling on woman definition ‘could mean UK is not meeting human rights obligations’, lawyer warns

The Supreme Court's decision to rule that woman and sex in the 2010 Equality Act “refer to a biological woman and biological sex” possibly showed that the UK is not meeting its obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights, a lawyer has warned.

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62 h. ago In landmark ruling, UK's top court says legal definition of woman refers to biological sex

In landmark ruling, UK's top court says legal definition of woman refers to biological sex  Reuters

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62 h. ago JK Rowling celebrates after Supreme Court rules trans women are NOT legally women in landmark judgment linking gender to biological sex that could end transgender access to single

She spoke out after five Supreme Court justices unanimously decided the terms 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act refer to a 'biological woman and biological sex'.

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62 h. ago 'We won't stop fighting for equal rights': Trans charities respond to UK Supreme Court ruling

On April 16, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the term 'woman' used in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex. Trans charities speak to The Mirror about what this ruling means for the trans community

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62 h. ago JK Rowling responds to Supreme Court's major ruling on legal definition of a woman

Harry Potter creator, JK Rowling, has responded to the news that the UK Supreme Court has ruled that a woman is defined as biological sex under the Equality Act of 2010 after airing her previous controversial thoughts on the subject

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64 h. ago 'I'm so proud to know you': JK Rowling celebrates after Supreme Court rules legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex

JK Rowling has welcomed a landmark judgment by the Supreme Court ruling that the definition of a woman is based on biological sex.

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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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