Trans activists protest UK Supreme Court decision on the definition of ‘woman’
Thousands of transgender individuals and allies rallied in London in response to a ruling by Britain’s highest court defining a woman by biological sex under the Equality Act 2010. This decision effectively excludes transgender people, including...
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Thousands of transgender individuals and allies rallied in London in response to a ruling by Britain’s highest court defining a woman by biological sex under the Equality Act 2010.
This decision effectively excludes transgender people, including those who possess a Gender Recognition Certificate, from the protections offered by the anti-discrimination legislation established in 2010.
On Saturday, activists gathered in Parliament Square, brandishing signs proclaiming “Trans women are women” and denouncing the ruling as “transphobic.”
Reports from the police indicated that seven statues were vandalized, including a tribute to feminist writer and women's voting rights advocate Millicent Fawcett.
“Criminal damage like this, including to statues of men and women who fought for freedom and justice like Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela and Millicent Fawcett, is disgraceful — it is right [that] the police are investigating,” stated Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.
A representative for Women and Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson expressed that she “utterly condemns the appalling defacement” of Fawcett’s statue.
On Wednesday, the UK Supreme Court declared that the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ within the Equality Act pertain to “a biological woman and biological sex” as opposed to “certificated sex.”
The judges noted that interpreting sex as “certificated” instead of “biological” would “cut across the definitions of man and woman and thus the protected characteristic of sex in an incoherent way,” according to the BBC.
The conservative group For Women Scotland, which initiated the case, expressed approval of the ruling. “Sex is real, and women can now feel safe that services and spaces designated for women are for women,” mentioned Susan Smith, a co-founder of the group.
In contrast, LGBTQ rights advocates criticized the ruling, with Stonewall asserting that it would have “widespread and harmful implications for our communities.”
Ian Smith for TROIB News
This decision effectively excludes transgender people, including those who possess a Gender Recognition Certificate, from the protections offered by the anti-discrimination legislation established in 2010.
On Saturday, activists gathered in Parliament Square, brandishing signs proclaiming “Trans women are women” and denouncing the ruling as “transphobic.”
Reports from the police indicated that seven statues were vandalized, including a tribute to feminist writer and women's voting rights advocate Millicent Fawcett.
“Criminal damage like this, including to statues of men and women who fought for freedom and justice like Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela and Millicent Fawcett, is disgraceful — it is right [that] the police are investigating,” stated Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.
A representative for Women and Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson expressed that she “utterly condemns the appalling defacement” of Fawcett’s statue.
On Wednesday, the UK Supreme Court declared that the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ within the Equality Act pertain to “a biological woman and biological sex” as opposed to “certificated sex.”
The judges noted that interpreting sex as “certificated” instead of “biological” would “cut across the definitions of man and woman and thus the protected characteristic of sex in an incoherent way,” according to the BBC.
The conservative group For Women Scotland, which initiated the case, expressed approval of the ruling. “Sex is real, and women can now feel safe that services and spaces designated for women are for women,” mentioned Susan Smith, a co-founder of the group.
In contrast, LGBTQ rights advocates criticized the ruling, with Stonewall asserting that it would have “widespread and harmful implications for our communities.”
Ian Smith for TROIB News
