UK Supreme Court rules transgender women does not fit legal term ‘woman’ in landmark decision

The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday that transgender women do not fresh nan ineligible meaning of a “woman” — which is reserved for those calved biologically female.

The court’s 5 judges agreed successful nan landmark ruling that “the position ‘woman’ and ‘sex’” nether nan country’s 2010 Equality Act “refer to a biologic female and biologic sex,” Justice Patrick Hodge said.

The ruling “does not region protection from trans people,” who are “protected from favoritism connected nan crushed of gender reassignment,” nan tribunal confirmed — however  a transgender personification pinch archiving recognizing them arsenic female should not beryllium considered a female for equality purposes.

The meaning was challenged successful 2018 aft nan Scottish Parliament passed a rule stating that women should dress up 50% of nan representatives connected Scottish nationalist boards, which Scottish officials said included trans women pinch a Gender Recognition Certificate, which offers ineligible nickname of someone’s female activity nether nan Equality Act.

Women Scotland (FWS), nan women’s authorities group that brought nan ineligible challenge, based on nan Scottish officials’ redefinition of women went beyond parliament’s powers.

“Not tying nan meaning of activity to its mean meaning intends that nationalist boards could conceivably comprise 50% men, and 50% men pinch certificates, yet still lawfully meet nan targets for female representation,” nan group’s head Trina Budge had antecedently said.

The result of nan lawsuit could effect sex-based authorities and single-sex accommodation crossed nan UK, nan group has said.

With Post wires