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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Huge blow for trans rights as Supreme Court says: you are not women

Trans women are not legally women under the Equality Act, the Supreme Court has ruled in a landmark judgment.

Campaign group For Women Scotland (FWS) brought a series of challenges – including to the UK’s highest court – over the definition of “woman” in Scottish legislation mandating 50 per cent female representation on public boards.

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