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Sex is an ‘immutable biological state’, Supreme Court appeal hearing told

A lawyer acting for a women’s rights campaign group has called on the UK Supreme Court to find sex is an “immutable biological state”. Aidan O’Neill KC put forward the argument as he represented For Women Scotland (FWS) in its latest legal challenge ...

26 Nov 2024 at 17:18

Scotland

Committee accepts amendment on definition of women in public boards quota law

Removing the definition of women from legislation which aims to increase the quota of women on public boards has been approved by a Holyrood committee. The Scottish Parliament’s Equalities Committee recommended the amendment to the Gender ...

15 Mar 2024 at 15:52

Scottish Government wins case over legal definition of ‘woman’

A judge has thrown out a legal challenge against the Scottish Government’s definition of a woman in law. The challenge from campaign group For Women Scotland related to statutory guidance produced by Scottish ministers around gender ...

13 Dec 2022 at 16:20

Scotland

Celtic boss Rodgers urged to apologise over ‘demeaning’ good girl comment

A women’s group has described Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers’ comments to a female journalist as “demeaning” and warned they could encourage similar behaviour from football fans. During a BBC Sportsound radio interview following ...

26 Feb 2024 at 13:18

Tories press the Government to clarify the definition of sex

Shadow equalities minister Claire Coutinho has pressed the Government to clarify the definition of sex. Equalities minister Bridget Phillipson said it was “important that providers have clarity in this area”. She added that ...

13 Nov 2024 at 15:37

Scotland

Creative Scotland investigating concerns over public funding for explicit film

Creative Scotland has said it is investigating a decision to award almost £85,000 of public funds to a film project which requires actors to participate in explicit “non-simulated” sex scenes. In the January round of the ...

10 Mar 2024 at 11:05

Swinney refuses to say if trans women are women

Scotland’s First Minister has repeatedly refused to say whether he believes transgender women are women, when quizzed during a press conference in Glasgow. Speaking after a cross-party summit aimed at tackling the ...

23 Apr 2025 at 21:00

Somerville cannot say when new guidance on single-sex spaces will be issued

Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary has said she is not able to say when fresh guidance on single-sex spaces will be issued following last week’s Supreme Court ruling. Shirley-Anne Somerville did vow to amend the ...

22 Apr 2025 at 16:48

Scottish ministers want urgent meeting with UK Government on gender ruling

Scottish ministers have called for an urgent meeting with the UK Government on the implications of the Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman. Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary plans to make a ...

18 Apr 2025 at 08:31

Celebrations as campaigners welcome court ruling on definition of a woman

A court ruling on biological sex has been hailed a victory confirming “women are women and men are men”, but some have called it “incredibly worrying for the trans community”. Campaigners said the Supreme ...

16 Apr 2025 at 17:29

Scotland

Swinney ‘understands hurt and anguish’ Supreme Court ruling causing trans people

Scotland’s First Minister has said he “understands” the “hurt and anguish” trans people are feeling over the UK Supreme Court verdict on the definition of a woman. The country’s top judges unanimously ...

19 Apr 2025 at 17:31

‘Woman’ in equality law refers to biological women, Supreme Court rules

The terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex, the Supreme Court has ruled. Campaign group For Women Scotland (FWS) brought a series of challenges – ...

16 Apr 2025 at 11:41

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