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Trans community fears rights ‘melting away’ after Supreme Court ruling

The transgender community fears its rights are “melting away” after a legal ruling which has left people “terrified”, according to one trans woman. The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer to a ...

17 Apr 2025 at 16:33

What does the Supreme Court ruling on definition of a ‘woman’ mean?

The UK’s highest court has unanimously ruled that the terms woman and sex in the Equality Act “refer to a biological woman and biological sex”. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at what the ruling means and how campaigners and politicians have ...

16 Apr 2025 at 19:21

Sarwar: I would consider future gender reforms at Holyrood

Anas Sarwar has said he would consider future gender recognition reforms if a new Bill was brought to Holyrood. The Scottish Labour leader told the PA news agency he has been “clear” his party made “mistakes” during the passing of the initial ...

17 Apr 2025 at 12:55

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

Transgender people are “worried that people are coming after their right to exist” after the Supreme Court’s ruling, an MSP has said. The court handed down its decision on Wednesday in a long-running case brought by campaign group For Women ...

17 Apr 2025 at 10:05

Scotland

SNP urged to drop gender policies ‘for good’ after Supreme Court ruling

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has said the SNP’s gender policies must now be dropped “for good”, calling on ministers to address the Scottish Parliament on the issue next week. Mr Findlay said John Swinney should apologise ...

17 Apr 2025 at 21:53

Swinney urged to ‘end era of divisive gender politics’

The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has urged the First Minister to “end the era of divisive gender politics” in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling last week. The UK’s highest court ruled the definition of a woman in the 2010 ...

24 Apr 2025 at 12:57

Gender ruling will not result in ‘toilet police’, senior minister says

There are no plans for “toilet police” in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling on gender, a senior minister has suggested. Pat McFadden did, however, acknowledge the Government will have to change its practices following the judgment....

27 Apr 2025 at 14:58

Scotland

Public bodies should wait for full EHRC guidance on single sex spaces – Swinney

Public bodies should wait for full guidance from the UK’s equality watchdog before making changes to policy on single sex spaces, Scotland’s First Minister has said. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) issued interim ...

28 Apr 2025 at 17:13

Scotland

Swinney and Sturgeon should say sorry to women and transgender people – SNP MSP

An SNP MSP has called on First Minister John Swinney to say sorry to women and transgender people following this month’s landmark Supreme Court ruling. Michelle Thomson said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and former first ...

28 Apr 2025 at 09:46

City

Barclays confirms trans women to be barred from using ladies’ toilets

The boss of banking giant Barclays has confirmed the banking giant will ban trans women from using female toilets following the Supreme Court ruling earlier this month. Group chief executive CS Venkatakrishnan, known ...

01 May 2025 at 11:55

Scotland

Trans people ‘excluded in heart of democracy’ after Holyrood toilet rule change

A decision by Holyrood bosses to ban trans people from using the toilets of their preferred gender at the Parliament will leave them excluded at the “heart of Scotland’s democracy”, equalities campaigners have ...

09 May 2025 at 17:46

Scotland

Supreme Court gender case battle cost Scottish Government almost £160,000

The Scottish Government faced legal costs of almost £160,000 in its unsuccessful court battle on the definition of a woman, which ended in the Supreme Court. This came after an earlier legal challenge from ...

15 May 2025 at 19:17

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