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JK Rowling welcomes Supreme Court ruling on transgender women saying it 'protected rights of women and girls'

Author JK Rowling has welcomed the UK Supreme Court ruling that transgender women who have a gender recognition certificate are not “women” under the law.

Campaign group For Women Scotland (FWS) challenged the Scottish government over the definition of “women” in a law governing female representation on public boards.

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