6 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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10 h. 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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10 h. ago Mumsnet founder reveals she was blacklisted 'by Barclays' and Ocado and branded a 'bigot' for standing up for women's rights to access single

Justine Roberts claimed Barclays and Ocado had refused to advertise or partner with the online forum when they called for the Government to clarify the definition of 'a woman' under equality legislation.

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11 h. ago Mumsnet founder was blacklisted 'by Barclays' and Ocado and branded a 'bigot' for standing up for women's rights to access single

Justine Roberts claimed Barclays and Ocado had refused to advertise or partner with the online forum when they called for the Government to clarify the definition of 'a woman' under equality legislation.

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13 h. ago Police Scotland orders policy review in wake of Supreme Court gender definition ruling

Police Scotland has issued an update in the wake of Wednesday’s ruling by the Supreme Court on the definition of a woman.

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18 h. ago Readers' Letters: Be kind to all, but let's ditch gender madness

Correspondents overwhelmingly backed the Supreme Court’s judgment on the legal definition of a ‘woman’

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28 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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29 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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30 h. ago Police force confirms strip search policy change after gender ruling

It follows a Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman

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32 h. ago Kemi Badenoch tells David Tennant 'I was right!': Defiant Tory leader takes swipe at Dr Who star after Supreme Court ruling on definition of a 'woman'

The Tory leader returned to her past row with the former Dr Who star in the wake of the judgment by the UK's highest court.

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33 h. ago Sinn Fein TD apologises for ‘hurt and offence’ in post about gender ruling

David Cullinane had said the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of ‘woman’ in equality law was a ‘common sense judgement’.

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36 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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38 h. ago What the Supreme Court ruling over the definition of a woman means for prisons, hospitals and schools

From NHS wards to public toilets, what does Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling mean in practice?

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39 h. ago Trans community ‘worried people are coming after their right to exist’, says MSP

The Supreme Court handed down its judgment on the definition of a woman in the Equality Act on Wednesday.

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41 h. ago MAFS first trans star warns UK Supreme Court ruling could amplify abuse

Married at First Sight’s first trans star has warned the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on a definition of a woman could amplify abuse.

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42 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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45 h. ago The SNP Government wasted an enormous amount of money on their gender crusade

Writing in the Daily Record, Labour MP Joani Reid says SNP ministers should be 'held accountable' after the Supreme Court's ruling on the definition of a woman.

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53 h. ago A look at recent global actions limiting legal recognitions for transgender people

A ruling from the top court in the United Kingdom that says the legal definition of a woman is someone born biologically female is the latest high-profile action globally involving the issue of what legal recognitions transgender people are allowed

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54 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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55 h. ago ‘A huge reset’: trans rights campaigners and gender critical activists react to supreme court ruling

The verdict, excluding trans women from the legal definition of women under the Equality Act, was welcomed by gender critical groups, but condemned by trans campaignersFor gender-critical campaigners, the supreme court’s ruling on the legal definition of a woman was a “huge reset” that left them feeling “vindicated and relieved”.For transgender rights campaigners, it was a “damaging attack on their rights”, signalling the start of “real issues” in their fight for legal recognition. Continue reading...

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