25 h. ago Trans people ‘excluded in heart of democracy’ after Holyrood toilet rule change

The Scottish Trans and Equality Network has hit out at Parliament bosses’ decision following the Supreme Court gender ruling.

Politics

32 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

Politics

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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4 d. ago JK Rowling says she would never get HBO Harry Potter star fired because they hold different trans views to her

Paapa Essiedu signed a letter standing 'in solidarity' with members of the LGBT + community 'impacted' by the Supreme Court gender ruling.

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4 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon branded 'threat to our democracy' after refusing to apologise after Supreme Court gender ruling

Sturgeon told journalists she “fundamentally disagrees” when asked if she should apologise to women in light of the Supreme Court ruling.

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8 d. ago UK culture sector leaders ‘unwilling’ to police which toilets people use

The Supreme Court ruling on gender has been interpreted to mean that transgender women can be excluded from female toilets.

Politics

9 d. ago JK Rowling 'doesn't care' about new Harry Potter star's defiance

Paapa Essiedu has signed a letter standing 'in solidarity' with members of the LGBT + community 'impacted' by the Supreme Court gender ruling.

Politics

9 d. ago Questions over validity of Supreme Court gender ruling ‘unacceptable’ – Mahmood

Giving evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Shabana Mahmood said that justices at the UK’s highest court had ‘done their job’.

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1 week ago JK Rowling stars turn against her as Harry Potter favourites sign trans solidarity letter

From Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne to Katie Leung, who played Cho Chang in the Harry Potter film series, huge names to have starred in JK Rowling adaptations have signed an open letter standing "in solidarity" with members of the LGBT+ community "impacted" by the recent Supreme Court ruling on gender

Politics

1 week ago First Minister says Supreme Court gender ruling 'significant for services'

During a plenary, First Minister said that they would deal with the ruling with 'respect, compassion and kindness'

Politics

1 week ago UK's first trans judge plans human rights challenge to Supreme Court gender ruling that the definition of woman is biological

Victoria McCloud claimed the judgement violated her human rights and left her feeling 'contained and segregated'.

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1 week ago Doctors condemn Supreme Court ruling on trans women as ‘scientifically illiterate’

The resident doctors’ wing of the BMA argued that a binary divide between sex and gender ‘has no basis in science or medicine while being actively harmful to transgender and gender-diverse people’

Science

1 week ago Government will ban trans employees from toilets that reflect their gender, minister says

Pat McFadden said preventing trans people from using the changing rooms and bathrooms of their choosing is the ‘logical consequence’ of the Supreme Court ruling on biological sex

Politics

1 week ago Nicola Sturgeon confronted on SNP Government gender defeat in Supreme Court

The former First Minister was challenged by a reporter after maintaining a public silence on the court loss.

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2 w. ago NHS 'diversity manager' says trans staff who feel 'unsafe' after Supreme Court gender ruling should be allowed to work from home in memo to staff

A memo on the NHS England intranet stated the judgment had caused 'troubling times for our community' and voiced concerns it could impact 'pronoun use' and lead to 'purposeful misgendering'.

Society

2 w. ago Trans people 'considering fleeing Britain and claiming asylum abroad' after Supreme Court gender ruling, ex

Lord Cashman made the claim in a debate in the House of Lords on Thursday saying people were looking to leave the country after the Supreme Court's ruling last week.

Events

2 w. ago Pedro Pascal calls JK Rowling a ‘heinous loser’ in wake of supreme court gender ruling

The actor has long been an activist for LGBTQ+ rights and has a transgender sister who often accompanies him on the red carpetThe actor Pedro Pascal has attacked author JK Rowling on X, calling her a “heinous loser”.Pascal responded to a comment reporting the words of activist Tariq Ra’ouf in an Instagram video, in which he urged people to boycott Rowling’s work. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trans people 'considering fleeing Britain and claiming asylum abroad' after Supreme Court gender ruling, Labour peer claims

Lord Cashman made the claim in a debate in the House of Lords on Thursday saying people were looking to leave the country after the Supreme Court's ruling last week.

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2 w. ago JK Rowling blasts India Willoughby for saying Wayne Couzens would have 'loved' the Supreme Court gender ruling

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has been among those celebrating the Supreme Court's gender ruling on social media, having been at the forefront of women's rights campaigns in recent years.

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2 w. ago Wetherspoons boss speaks out on gender neutral toilets in pubs after Supreme Court ruling

Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has spoken out about gender neutral toilets in pubs after the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of a woman.

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