INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
strictly to biological sex, not gender identity.Five justices concluded that transgender women, even those with a Gender Recognition
significant shift in how UK law will treat sex-based rights and protections
However, the court rejected this, emphasizing that Parliament intended the Equality Act to protect sex-based rights for those born
female.Legal Clarity Amid Divisive ReactionsThe ruling overturns earlier Scottish court decisions that had accepted a broader definition
This landmark judgment has immediate implications for access to single-sex spaces such as hospital wards, shelters, and sports teams.Service
providers now have legal clarity to restrict these spaces to biological women, while trans women remain protected from discrimination under
rights against discrimination and harassment
public boards to be 50% female, which prompted concerns about redefining legal sex
FWS argued that allowing GRC holders to count as women could distort representation and undermine sex-based protections.
