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The Latest Breaking News from For Women Scotland

Scottish Government keen to work with equalities watchdog after gender ruling

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published updated guidance.

Evening Standard

Trans women should be barred from female toilets, Britain's equality watchdog recommends

The Equalities and Human Rights Commission has released interim guidance on how organisations should interpret the landmark Supreme Court judgement

Evening Standard

EHRC guidance on single-sex spaces branded 'harsh, authoritarian and cruel' by Greens

The UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) legal guidance on the implications of the Supreme Court’s gender ruling has been branded…

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EHRC issues guidance on single-sex spaces after Supreme Court gender ruling

THE UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued legal guidance on the implications of the Supreme Court’s gender ruling, saying…

The National (Scotland)

What will the UK Supreme Court gender ruling mean in practice? A legal expert explains

The Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers will mean changes in how trans people in the UK access services and single-sex spaces.

The Conversation

MSP defends Supreme Court ‘bigotry’ comment after claim it puts judges at risk

Maggie Chapman told a transgender rights demonstration ‘bigotry, prejudice and hatred’ had come from the UK’s top court.

The Independent UK

JK Rowling Called Out By Harry Potter Star After She Celebrated Trans Ruling With Cigar

"Why do they keep defending her?"

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It's time to leave "Harry Potter" behind

Rowling's divisive opinions make it increasingly difficult for fans to separate the art from the artist

Salon

Somerville cannot say when new guidance on single-sex spaces will be issued

The Social Justice Secretary vowed to change the guidance after the Scottish Government’s Supreme Court defeat – but could not say when that would be.

Evening Standard

Harry Potter star Sean Biggerstaff brands JK Rowling a 'bigot' over trans views in wake of Supreme Court ruling

Actor is latest star of film series to criticise author over her views on transgender rights

Evening Standard

The Observer view on Equality Act ruling: A dignified compromise that respects the rights of everyone

The supreme court judgment gives protections to women at the same level as other groups

The Guardian - UK

Scottish ministers want urgent meeting with UK Government on gender ruling

Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary plans to make a statement on the judgment at the Scottish Parliament next week.

Evening Standard

Trans women aren’t legally women: What the UK Supreme Court ruling means

The ruling concluded a long-running dispute between feminist advocacy groups and the Scottish government.

Al Jazeera

'Woman Means Biologically Female': UK Supreme Court Rules Trans Women Not Covered by Equality Act Protections

The 88-page judgement emphasises that the word "biological" does not appear in the definition of man or woman in the Equality Act'.

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The Guardian - UK

At last, a moment of clarity – the UK supreme court has upheld the rights of women

It is vital that we give credit to the tireless campaigners who brought us to this point, says Guardian writer Susanna Rustin

Newslaundry

From ‘common sense’ to ‘huge blow’, landmark gender ruling leaves UK headlines divided

Front page headlines in the United Kingdom appeared divided after the country’s supreme court ruled that the terms “woman” and “sex” refer to a “biological woman and biological sex” under British equality laws.

Evening Standard

NHS has to change transwomen patient guidance as new rules loom after court ruling, says equalities watchdog

Trans men and women are ‘worried that people are coming after their right to exist’, an MSP has said following the Supreme Court’s ruling

International Business Times UK

UK Supreme Court Declares Transwomen Are Not 'Real Women': JK Rowling, Other Celebrities Likely Support The Ruling

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that under equality law, a woman is defined by biological sex, a decision following a case brought by For Women Scotland.

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Evening Standard

Trans community ‘worried people are coming after their right to exist’, says MSP

The Supreme Court handed down its judgment on the definition of a woman in the Equality Act on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: What a landmark supreme court ruling on biological sex does – and doesn’t – mean

In today’s newsletter: Both jubilation and trepidation followed a judgment on trans rights – here’s how to understand the ruling really means

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UK Supreme Court Rules Legal Definition Of ‘Woman’ Is Based On Biological Sex Only

“This is a huge blow to some of the most marginalised people in our society."

The Guardian - UK

‘A huge reset’: gender-critical activists and trans rights campaigners react to supreme court ruling

Ruling brings relief and ‘vindication’ for some but others see it as a damaging attack on their rights

The Guardian - UK

What does the UK supreme court’s ruling on definition of ‘women’ mean?

Top court’s ruling that ‘sex is binary’ in law has implications for trans people and single-sex spaces

The Independent UK

How did the UK Supreme Court define a woman and what happens now?

The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female and that transgender women are excluded from that legal definition

The Independent UK

Celebrations as campaigners welcome court ruling on definition of a woman

The ruling means transgender women with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) can be excluded from single-sex spaces if ‘proportionate’.

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