6 d. ago Watch as 100s of trans rights campaigners protest at Glasgow base of Equalities and Human Rights Commission

The Supreme Court ruled that a woman in the UK Equality Act refers to a biological woman

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8 d. ago LGBTQ+ charities warn of ‘genuine crisis’ for trans people after UK ruling

Charities say the judgment creates ‘a legal framework that simply cannot uphold the dignity’ of trans peopleFourteen national LGBTQ+ charities have written to Keir Starmer seeking an urgent meeting to discuss what they describe as “a genuine crisis for the rights, dignity and inclusion of trans people in the UK” after the supreme court’s ruling on biological sex.The UK supreme court ruled last month that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 referred only to “a biological woman” and to “biological sex”, with subsequent advice from the equality watchdog amounting to a blanket ban on trans people using toilets and other services of the gender they identify as. Continue reading...

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1 week ago SFA set to ban transgender women competing in women's football

The move comes after the UK Supreme Court announced that the Equality Act's definition of a woman is based on biological sex.

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1 week ago UK’s first trans judge appeals to European court of human rights over supreme court ruling

Victoria McCloud brings action against UK for infringement of her human rights after ruling on biological sexBritain’s first transgender judge is taking the UK to the European court of human rights over the supreme court’s ruling on biological sex.The UK supreme court ruled earlier this month that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act referred only to a biological woman and to biological sex, with subsequent guidance from the equality watchdog amounting to a blanket ban on trans people using toilets and other services of the gender they identify as. Continue reading...

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1 week ago UK’s first trans judge appeals to European court over supreme court ruling

Victoria McCloud brings action against UK for infringement of her human rights after ruling on biological sexBritain’s first transgender judge is taking the UK to the European court of human rights over the supreme court’s ruling on biological sex.The UK supreme court ruled earlier this month that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act referred only to a biological woman and to biological sex, with subsequent guidance from the equalities watchdog amounting to a blanket ban on trans people using toilets and other services of the gender they identify as. Continue reading...

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1 week ago AD FEATURE: More than two million Brits start claims as car finance scandal case concludes

A major car finance mis-selling scandal has come to light in recent years, with the UK's Supreme Court set to rule on the issue later in 2025. Here's what you need to know

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1 week ago Big Brother stars calls UK Supreme Court’s trans ruling ‘utter rubbish’

Bradley Riches, Ali Bromley, along with Dame Kelly Holmes and other LGBTQIA+ celebrities shares their thoughts on UK Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of "woman" at the Diva Awards

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2 w. ago US supreme court seems inclined to allow exemption of LGBTQ+ books for elementary schoolers

Justices heard from Christian and Muslim parents from Maryland seeking to pull children from certain classesThe US supreme court appeared inclined to rule in favor of Christian and Muslim parents in Maryland seeking to keep their elementary school children out of certain classes when storybooks with LGBTQ+ characters are read in the latest case involving the intersection of religion and LGBTQ+ rights.The nine justices heard arguments on Tuesday in an appeal by parents with children in public schools in Montgomery county, located just outside of Washington, after lower courts declined to order the local school district to let children opt out when these books are read. The plaintiffs – including Muslim, Roman Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox parents – contend that the school board’s policy of prohibiting opt-outs violates the US constitution’s first amendment protections for free exercise of religion. Donald Trump’s administration backed them in the case. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Divided Supreme Court finds some deadline flexibility for immigrants who agree to leave U.S.

A divided Supreme Court ruled that immigrants who agree to leave the country are allowed some deadline flexibility in a case that was argued before President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer welcomes ‘clarity’ of UK supreme court’s gender ruling

Prime minister calls ruling ‘a welcome step forward’ while equalities minister Bridget Phillipson also welcomes itUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has welcomed what he termed the “real clarity” of last week’s supreme court ruling on gender recognition, saying it was important now to draft guidance to help organisations deal with the repercussions.In his first comments since the court’s definitive ruling that “woman” in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman, the prime minister called it “a welcome step forward”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Placards at London trans activists march called for TERFs to be hanged and people to be stabbed

The landmark Supreme Court hearing ruled that the definition of a woman is based on biological sex, meaning transgender women are no longer considered women in the eyes of the law.

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2 w. ago The attacks that shame the trans movement: Placards at London march called for TERFs to be hanged and people to be stabbed

The landmark Supreme Court hearing ruled that the definition of a woman is based on biological sex, meaning transgender women are no longer considered women in the eyes of the law.

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2 w. ago The signs that shame the trans movement: Placards at London march called for TERFs to be hanged and people against them to be stabbed in the head

The landmark Supreme Court hearing ruled that the definition of a woman is based on biological sex, meaning transgender women are no longer considered women in the eyes of the law.

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2 w. ago Trans activists proudly show themselves off in female toilets despite Supreme Court ruling saying they are NOT women

The landmark Supreme Court hearing ruled that the definition of a woman is based on biological sex, meaning transgender women are no longer considered women in the eyes of the law.

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2 w. ago Trans rapist Isla Bryson's mum calls on Sturgeon to 'apologise' after gender court ruling

She welcomed the Supreme Court judgement last week which ruled biological sex should define who is viewed as a woman when equalities ­legislation is applied.

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2 w. ago Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan hits out at JK Rowling after Harry Potter author celebrated Supreme Court gender ruling

A landmark Supreme Court hearing on Wednesday ruled that the definition of a woman is based on biological sex, meaning transgender women are no longer legally considered women.

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2 w. ago Watch thousands of trans rights protesters rally in London against Supreme Court decision

London’s streets were filled with thousands of trans rights protesters who marched through the city days after the Supreme Court ruled on the definition of a woman.

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2 w. ago Thousands gather in London to support trans rights following ruling over definition of woman

Thousands of trans rights protesters gathered in central London, days after the U.K.‘s Supreme Court ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female and that transgender women are excluded from that legal definition

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3 w. 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 w. ago Sam Smith issues powerful response to Supreme Court ruling on definition of a woman

Pop star Sam Smith has shared a strong message on social media following the Supreme Court's decision over the definition of a woman and sex in the Equality Act

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