16 h. 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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33 h. ago Tennis body defends ‘uncomfortable’ shower rule as criticism bubbles over

ITIA responds after reminder about anti-doping rulesMark Petchey says that the statute is ‘unacceptable’The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has come under fire after it issued a reminder about anti-doping rules, saying players chosen to give samples must remain in full view of chaperones if they choose to take a shower first.In a note sent to players via the tours that has found its way on to social media, the ITIA said although it had worked hard to ensure that showers after matches can amount to permissible delays to doping control it was not an “entitlement”. It requested players opting to freshen up first to strictly adhere to the requirement to stay in full view of the chaperone observing them at all times, and that failure to do so would be taken extremely seriously by the ITIA. Continue reading...

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51 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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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. ago Badenoch calls for broader review of equality and gender recognition laws – UK politics live

‘These laws were written 20 years ago plus when the world was different,’ Tory leader saysThe chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has suggested that there may be legal challenges around the efficacy of gender recognition certificates (GRC) ahead.Asked on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme if yesterday’s supreme court ruling had rendered the legal document worthless, Kishwer Falkner said:I think the next stage of litigation may well be tests as to the efficacy of the GRC, and or other areas. We don’t believe they are [worthless]. We think they’re quite important.But I think there will be other areas, I mean, the Government is thinking of digital IDs, and if digital IDs come in, then what documentation will provide the identity of that person? So it’s going to be a space that we’ll have to watch very carefully as we go on.It’s a victory for common sense, but only if you recognise that trans people exist. They have rights, and their rights must be respected – then it ...

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3 d. ago NHS has to change transwomen patient guidance as new rules loom after court ruling, says equalities watchdog

Trans men and women are ‘worried that people are coming after their right to exist’, an MSP has said following the Supreme Court’s ruling

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3 d. 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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3 d. ago Gender ruling ‘a victory for common sense, but only if you recognise trans people exist’, says equalities watchdog – live

Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission says trans people ‘have rights, and their rights must be respected’The chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has suggested that there may be legal challenges around the efficacy of gender recognition certificates (GRC) ahead.Asked on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme if yesterday’s supreme court ruling had rendered the legal document worthless, Kishwer Falkner said:I think the next stage of litigation may well be tests as to the efficacy of the GRC, and or other areas. We don’t believe they are [worthless]. We think they’re quite important.But I think there will be other areas, I mean, the Government is thinking of digital IDs, and if digital IDs come in, then what documentation will provide the identity of that person? So it’s going to be a space that we’ll have to watch very carefully as we go on.It’s a victory for common sense, but only if you recognise that trans people exist. They have rights, and their rights m...

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4 d. 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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4 d. ago What does the UK supreme court’s ruling on definition of ‘women’ mean?

Top court’s ruling that ‘sex is binary’ in law has implications for trans people and single-sex spacesThe UK supreme court has ruled on how a woman is defined in the Equality Act, deciding unanimously that this does not include transgender women who hold gender recognition certificates (GRCs). The judgment could significantly affect how associated rules and restrictions are applied in Scotland, England and Wales. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago UK Supreme Court ruling that trans women are not legally women called ‘worrying’ by Stonewall: Live

Court rules on how woman is defined under Equality Act 2010

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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 d. ago UK Supreme Court ruling that trans women are not legally women called ‘worrying’ by Stonewall

Court rules on how woman is defined under Equality Act 2010

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4 d. ago British Steel’s Chinese owner says UK government must ‘respect’ its rights

Jingye makes first comments after ministers seized control of struggling company

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4 d. 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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4 d. ago Legal definition of woman is based on biological sex, UK supreme court rules

Judges say Equality Act definition excludes transgender women, 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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4 d. ago Protecting rights of all will inform response to Supreme Court ruling – Swinney

The court ruled the definition of a woman in the 2010 Equality Act is based on biological sex.

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4 d. ago UK Supreme Court says trans women not legally women under Equality Act in definition ruling

Court rules on how woman is defined under Equality Act 2010

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