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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Rachael Burford

Tories to amend Equality Act to make ‘biological sex’ protected characteristic

“Changing your clothes does not change who you are”, a Cabinet Minister said on Monday as the Conservative’s laid out plans to amend the Equality Act to define the protected characteristic of sex as “biological sex”.

Kemi Badenoch claimed the changes will make it simpler for service providers, such as those running domestic abuse and women’s shelters, to prevent biological males from entering.

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