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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Emma Henderson

‘We are disappearing’: Britain’s first trans judge on Supreme Court defeat – and why she’s challenging it

I don’t think any lawyer would have expected that outcome,” says Britain’s first trans judge about the Supreme Court ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex, rather than gender.

It means trans women – including those with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) – can be excluded from single-sex spaces for women, such as changing rooms and medical services.

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