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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Flo Clifford

How sports have reacted to Supreme Court’s transgender women ruling

Several sports have changed their eligibility rules since the Supreme Court’s ruling - (The FA via Getty Images)

Last month the Supreme Court ruled that the word “woman” in equality law does not apply to transgender women.

The five-judge panel ruled unanimously that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex, excluding transgender women with a gender recognition certificate.

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