3 d. ago Gender row Scotland: Public 'none the wiser' about Police Scotland's gender ruling stance

Concern raised over public confidence in Police Scotland and its stance on the gender ruling from the Supreme Court.

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6 d. ago Voices: I had gender reassignment surgery – then the Supreme Court said I wasn’t a woman

I have the same choices over my life and body that I would want for every single person on earth. I’m not trying to make a statement about what a woman is, I just want to be one, writes Juno Dawson – who appears on The Independent’s Pride list 2025

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7 d. ago Liberty loses bid to bring legal action against equalities body

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is consulting on guidance following the Supreme Court’s ruling on gender earlier this year.

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8 d. ago EHRC commissioner calls for trans people to accept reduced rights

Akua Reindorf said law never permitted self-ID, but trans campaigners call remarks ‘profoundly unhelpful’Transgender people must accept a perceived reduction in their rights after the supreme court decision on gender because they “have been lied to over many years” about what their rights actually were, one of the commissioners drawing up the official post-ruling guidance has said.Speaking at a debate about the repercussions of April’s ruling that “woman” in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman, Akua Reindorf said trans people had been misled about their rights and there “has to be a period of correction”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago EHRC commissioner calls for trans people to accept perceived reduced rights

Akua Reindorf said law never permitted self-ID, but trans campaigners call remarks ‘profoundly unhelpful’Transgender people must accept a perceived reduction in their rights after the supreme court decision on gender because they “have been lied to over many years” about what their rights actually were, one of the commissioners drawing up the official post-ruling guidance has said.Speaking at a debate about the repercussions of April’s ruling that “woman” in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman, Akua Reindorf said trans people had been misled about their rights and there “has to be a period of correction”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Scottish Government ordered to pay costs and expenses after Supreme Court gender ruling

Judges unanimously ruled in April that a woman is defined by biological sex under equality laws

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2 w. ago Vital new gender guidance to help organisations deal with Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman is in a 'state of limbo until EHRC chair is replaced'

The Equality and Human Rights Commission pledged to produce final guidance by July but this could reportedly be delayed by months amid infighting with its chair Baroness Falkner.

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3 w. ago Court ruling on legal definition of a woman ‘misinterpreted’, Lady Hale says

First female president of Supreme Court raises concerns over ‘very binary reaction’ to ruling legal definition of woman is based on biological sex

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3 w. ago Police Scotland must not 'misstep' over Supreme Court gender ruling, chief constable warns

Police Scotland vows to bring forward a significant update next month linked to the Supreme Court gender judgment.

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3 w. ago Supreme Court gender: Government told to 'stop dragging its feet' on self

Scottish ministers have been told to implement the interim guidance from the EHRC urgently.

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3 w. ago Most people think Supreme Court gender ruling was right, survey finds

People were asked about sports, toilets and their views on the ruling in general in new survey

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3 w. ago Survey reveals what most people think about Supreme Court gender ruling

Polling also suggests almost three quarters of those asked felt the right decision had been made by some sporting bodies in banning transgender women from its female competitions.

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3 w. ago Survey suggests most people think Supreme Court gender ruling was right

More than 2,100 adults were surveyed on their responses to the decision

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4 w. ago Britain has dropped down Europe’s LGBTQ+ rights rankings. Good – now we might have to face reality | Jason Okundaye

In 2015, the UK placed first on the rainbow map. But even then, as an 18-year-old gay man, I knew that wasn’t the whole storyIt should surprise no one that the UK has dropped to its lowest ever position on the annual “rainbow map” of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association (ILGA), which ranks the best and worst European countries on the basis of laws and policies that affect LGBTQ+ people. The map assesses each country through seven categories, including equality and non-discrimination, legal gender recognition and asylum.The supreme court’s ruling last month that a person’s sex in the Equality Act 2010 refers only to “biological sex” – a redefining of trans people’s rights to their detriment, and a political and cultural victory for the gender critical movement – will have played a key role in the downgrading. Senior politicians immediately capitulated to the ruling, interpreting the implications of the verdict beyond the scope of the court, with t...

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4 w. ago Supreme Court gender case battle cost Scottish Government almost £160,000

The bill – which may not be the final total – was revealed in a freedom of information request by he Scottish Conservatives.

Economics