UK U.K. Top Court Says Trans Women Do Not Meet Legal Definition of Women Under Equality Act - The UK Supreme Court says YWNBAW! (although the trans identity is still a protected characteristic)

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The New York Times. Published: 16 April 2025

U.K. Top Court Says Trans Women Do Not Meet Legal Definition of Women Under Equality Act​

Britain’s Supreme Court was asked to rule on whether trans women can be defined as female under a British law that aims to protect against discrimination.

The Supreme Court in Britain ruled on Wednesday that trans women do not fall within the legal definition of women under the country’s equality legislation.

The deputy president of the court, Lord Hodge, said in a summary of the decision: “The unanimous decision of this court is that the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological women and biological sex.”

However, he added: “We counsel against reading this judgment as a triumph of one or more groups in our society at the expense of another, it is not.” He said the ruling “does not cause disadvantage to trans people” because they have protections under anti-discrimination and equality laws.

The landmark judgment follows a yearslong legal battle over whether trans women can be regarded as female under the 2010 law, which aims to prevent discrimination on the basis of gender, sexuality, race and other protected characteristics.

The decision was highly anticipated because it could have potentially far-reaching consequences for how the law is applied to single sex spaces, equal pay claims and maternity policies as well as to some of the rights available to transgender people in Britain.

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BBC live reporting; https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cvgq9ejql39t



Also, sex is binary:

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Related:
JK Rowling, the Queen of TERF Island who helped fund this lawsuit, is celebrating.

And the troons are melting down even more than usual over her. See:
https://kiwifarms.st/threads/u-k-to...women-under-equality-act.217313/post-21120381
https://kiwifarms.st/threads/u-k-to...women-under-equality-act.217313/post-21129887
https://kiwifarms.st/threads/u-k-to...women-under-equality-act.217313/post-21135630

 

[Chainsaw Juggler]

The story of Rowling is just insane to me. She was literally one of their people. She towed the talking points, she pontificated against racists and bigots, she loved the black Hermione that she never wrote. But there was just a single little switch flipped in the wrong direction. Her feminist beliefs crashed course with the troonshine, and once the jig was up, it's been a never-ending maelstrom of tranny hate on her socials. You can just open her socials at any time and find some troon popping off about wanting to brain her with a brick or something.

It just fucking gets me. I know she has Fuck You levels of money, but you have to admire the desire to stand up for your beliefs enough to be that level of hate magnet.

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

So I assume this hopefully means you can open women only spaces and block access / entry to anyone who doesn't meet the criteria for a "biological woman", women only gym / Bars / sports for example without legal repercussion

It's better than that. All those existing women's only spaces are now confirmed as no go zones unless chicanery occurs.
You don't need to open new ones, the transgender community has been told that space is not theirs anymore for anything but their actual sex. Thee BBC article already linked that I posted below offers some clarity.

Update: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce84054nqnyo

The ECHR is on to the NHS about this ruling.

I was about to be angry about this and then I actually read it. They're onto them to make certain they are adhering to the new ruling

https://archive.ph/1NMUZ

The NHS will be pursued if it does not follow new guidance on single-sex spaces, the chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has said.
Along with other public bodies, the NHS will be receiving guidelines after the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law.
"We've been speaking to the health service for an inordinately long time - we will now be asking them when they will be updating their advice," Baroness Falkner said.
Currently the NHS guidance says trans people should be accommodated according to the way they dress, their names and their pronouns. Under the ruling this would be scrapped.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says it is "working at pace" to provide an updated code of conduct for services, including the NHS and prisons.
The ruling could have implications for spaces such as hospital wards, changing rooms and domestic refuges.
Asked on the BBC's Today Programme whether the EHRC would pursue the NHS if it doesn't change, the Baroness replied "yes we will".
"We will be having those conversations with them to update that guidance," she said.
Wednesday's case was brought by women's rights campaigners who challenged the Scottish government, arguing sex-based protections should apply only to people that are born female.
Judges ruled that when the term "woman" is used in the Equality Act it means a biological woman, and "sex" means biological sex.
This means a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) - a legal document that recognises an individual's gender identity - will now not change a person's legal sex for the purposes of the Equality Act.
The Supreme Court justices argued this was the only consistent, coherent interpretation.
There is already Equality Act guidance which allows for women-only spaces, such as toilets, changing rooms and hospital wards in certain circumstances.
But under the new ruling a person who was born male but identifies as a woman does not have a right to use a space or service designated as women only.
Baroness Falkner said trans people should use their "power of advocacy" to ask for facilities including a "third space" for toilets.
"Single-sex services like changing rooms must be based on biological sex if a male person is allowed to use - it's no longer a single sex space."
She added the ruling was "a victory for common sense only if you recognise that trans people exist, they have rights and their rights must be respected".

That includes transgender women who have legally changed their gender and hold a GRC.
Baroness Falkner said the next stage of litigation may well be tests of the efficacy of GRCs.
Asked about whether she thought GRCs were now "worthless", she replied: "We don't believe they are. We think they're quite important."
The equality watchdog says it expects its updated guidance to be in place by the summer.
The new guidance could also have an impact on women's sport, where the question over whether transgender women can participate has been a high-profile issue in recent years.
Sports have tightened up rules around transgender athletes at the elite levels. Athletics, cycling and aquatics have banned transgender women from taking part in women's events.
Other sports have put in place eligibility criteria. Earlier this month the English Football Association introduced stricter rules, but still allowed transgender women to continue to compete in the women's game as long as their testosterone was kept below a certain level.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said a review on gender and equality laws was "a good idea".
Speaking to broadcasters during a visit to Cambridge, she said: "We need to make sure that the law is clear and the public bodies follow the law, not guidance from organisations that don't understand it."
She added the laws needed to be updated to ensure that they are "there to prevent discrimination, not for social engineering".
Scottish Greens MSP Maggie Chapman, a prominent supporter of trans rights, told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme the decision would "stoke the fires of the culture war" and trans people now feared they could lose access to facilities they've used, in some cases, for decades.
She added that trans people had been attacked in recent years "just for being who they are" and she was "concerned" about the impact of the Supreme Court decision.
Trans rights campaigners have said they will be examining the judgment closely to decide on their next steps.
The UK government has welcomed the "clarity and confidence" for women and service providers brought by the judgement.
Health minister Karin Smyth said the government would be reviewing the ruling to "make sure we are fully compliant with it" and would be working with equality bodies to make sure organisations were fully compliant.
She said the government was not interested in "so-called culture wars" and believed that everybody should have "their dignity and privacy and their rights respected".
"I think now is the time to make sure that we look to the future, that rights are very clear for people and that service providers absolutely make sure they comply with the law," she said.
The BBC has contacted the Department of Health for comment.

SUFFER!

 

[Darth Insanius]

Bluesky troons absolutely SEETHING.

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What very feminine and definitely not male aggression fueled responses.

 

[MrSlongDong]

Rowling in the OP reminds me of how the actor who played Beth Dutton in Yellowstone looks:
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Yes she is an alcoholic and complete cunt too. Perfect wife material, love her.

Oh no this is bad for me. She is not my waifu, not my waifu not my waifu

 

[Waff]

The story of Rowling is just insane to me. She was literally one of their people. She towed the talking points, she pontificated against racists and bigots, she loved the black Hermione that she never wrote. But there was just a single little switch flipped in the wrong direction. Her feminist beliefs crashed course with the troonshine, and once the jig was up, it's been a never-ending maelstrom of tranny hate on her socials. You can just open her socials at any time and find some troon popping off about wanting to brain her with a brick or something.

It just fucking gets me. I know she has Fuck You levels of money, but you have to admire the desire to stand up for your beliefs enough to be that level of hate magnet.

It seems being a terf made her become more center left these days too tbh...I remember during the election she seemed somewhat happy that trump won even.

 

[Michael_Jordan_Peterson]

This is great, but just as I did after reading Trump's excellently worded EO on biological sex, I feel really fucking pissed off that it was ever even a serious issue. We, a species that created usable electricity and aeroplanes and spaceships, collectively fucking pretended that we didn't know what men and women are. It's so fucking stupid that this is where we are.

I felt the same way. It felt like a major victory which made it feel all the more ridiculous. Like we as prisoners had just won back our rights to open our eyes or something even more ridiculous. The fact 'they' were able to get us to fight about this shit for 10+ years and destroyed so many innocent children's lives is ridiculous and shows why 'journalists and the media' really cannot be hated enough.

 

[BigUUUU]

The story of Rowling is just insane to me. She was literally one of their people. She towed the talking points, she pontificated against racists and bigots, she loved the black Hermione that she never wrote. But there was just a single little switch flipped in the wrong direction. Her feminist beliefs crashed course with the troonshine, and once the jig was up, it's been a never-ending maelstrom of tranny hate on her socials. You can just open her socials at any time and find some troon popping off about wanting to brain her with a brick or something.

It just fucking gets me. I know she has Fuck You levels of money, but you have to admire the desire to stand up for your beliefs enough to be that level of hate magnet.

Wish I was Rowlings bodyguard solely so I may someday have the pleasure of laying a troon flat on his back with a punch to the face after they came at her. I don’t really like Rowling, honestly; but being her bodyguard would be a convenient excuse to KO a violent troon.

 

[Asda Smartprice Sausage]

Common sense prevails.

 

[Anonymus Fluhre]

To think, Britiania will burn to the ground because a bunch of faggots in dresses can't masturbate in a women's bathroom.

 

[Dolly Brooks]

People are afraid. They know that any dissent will get them prosecuted and ruined here.
Imagine being so objectionable you need laws to prevent people from saying how horrid you are

One thing that doesn’t get brought up enough in the “Why don’t people speak up?” discussion is in America, your health insurance is usually tied to your employer unless you’re old or extremely poor. Also keep in mind that because our system is so expensive, a gap in insurance plus a poorly timed accident can leave you broke as fuck. We won’t be thrown in prison for our views but losing your job can be devastating.

 

[Ferynon]

Glass half full: the UK is becoming based.
Glass half empty: This decision was able to pass due to the increase in the Muslim population.

 

[kcbbq]

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the rightful heir to the throne

Since I haven't seen her own followup to posts like this, here it is.

 

[BathTubShine]

Unironically, why does any of this matter? Who is going to get hurt if trans women (especially HSTS ones) are legally considered female? This doesn't harm anybody. You are retarded for cheering J. K. Rowling on, she is literally your average ultra-leftist if you don't consider her views on trans people. She would push for this forum getting banned if trannies didn't exist.

neck yourself doublefag

 

[Armored Hero Fanfic]

honestly feels pretty mid in terms of things one could be legislate about or things one could be funding lawsuits oveer.

 

[Sneefy]

Is the UK still arguing over the definition of a woman? Given all the problems that shithole country has? lol

They've already made this statement like 6 different times and it changes nothing. I've already got troons in my local area sharing their purchase orders for DIY cat hair potions. They do not care what the government considers male or female.

And if you try to correct this behavior you're still in violation of section 7.134 Faggot Defence Act of 1574 that stipulates "stop wearing a fucking dress around minors" is a hang-able offense.

 

[Sneefy]

Who is going to get hurt if trans women (especially HSTS ones) are legally considered female?

 

[General Kalani]

Cool. Now have Trump, Musk, & Vance send in troops to annex the UK and clear out all of the troons, rapefugees, balrogs, dune coons, and other gender confused pedofreaks!

 

[The Lawgiver]

Since I haven't seen her own followup to posts like this, here it is.
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[PointOfNoReturnPoint]

YES YES YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES. OH MY GOD YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES.

 

[Eekum Bokum]

I despise the UK government with every fiber of my being for dragging The United States into WW1 and sending us down this timeline. Sure, Trump may never have happened in the way that he has but maybe he never would have needed to.
The Hohenzollern dynasty was one of the few monarchies that I respect and somewhat admire and for the fact that Frederick The Great and later on, Otto von Bismarck thought we weren’t just shit like the rest of the world did until after WW2.
A world where Imperial Germany and The US are the leading super powers is probably the best outcome but we didn’t get that because of Britain.


All of that sperging being said, I have respect for the UK government for finally taking a stand for women’s rights, basic biology, and sanity.

The fuck is this revisionist history bullshit that gets brought up in every UK thread? You joined the war on your own volition Sir, we didn't drag you into the war we had no ability to do so, the Germans on the other hand wanted to invade you through Mexico and you simp for them?

Can't just give us our kudos and leave it at that can you.