UK Supreme Court Trans Rights Ruling: What You Need to Know
Apr 24, 2025 · Understanding the Recent UK Supreme Court Decision. On 16 April 2025, the UK Supreme Court delivered a ruling that has sent shockwaves through transgender communities …
U.K. high court says trans women don't meet definition of women …
Apr 16, 2025 · LONDON — Britain's Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman is someone born biologically female. Wednesday's ruling is the culmination of a long-running …
Transgender rights in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
Current rights for transgender people—people whose gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth —include legal and social recognition, a number of legal protections, some …
What to Know About the U.K. Supreme Court Transgender Ruling
Apr 16, 2025 · T he U.K. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday that transgender women do not fall under the legal category of “women” in their equality legislation, adding to the …
UK Supreme Court rules legal definition of a woman is based on ...
Apr 16, 2025 · Specifically, they ruled that the definition of sex as used in the Equality Act 2010 is "binary" and decided by biology - a person who was not born as a biological female cannot …
What does the UK Supreme Court ruling mean for transgender …
Apr 17, 2025 · The UK’s Supreme Court handed down a judgment on Wednesday which has found that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and …
UK: Court Ruling Threatens Trans People | Human Rights Watch
(London, May 9, 2025) – A United Kingdom Supreme Court ruling on April 16, 2025 threatens the rights of trans people, Human Rights Watch said today. In in For Women Scotland v The …
British Supreme Court unanimously rules legal definition of a …
Apr 16, 2025 · The unanimous judgment from five Supreme Court justices related to whether a trans woman with a gender recognition certificate (GRC), a formal document that gives legal …
Trans women aren’t legally women: What the UK Supreme Court …
Apr 17, 2025 · On Wednesday, five judges ruled unanimously that the term “woman” in the existing UK Equality Act should be interpreted as only people born biologically female, and …
UK Supreme Court says legal definition of ‘woman’ excludes trans …
Apr 16, 2025 · The United Kingdom’s highest court ruled that the legal definition of “woman” excludes trans women, in a case with sweeping consequences for how equality laws are applied.