In the United Kingdom it is “only a woman born with this biological sex”, the Supreme Court decision leaves Trans women
The last court vice president insisted that the verdict was not to be defeated by LGBT+rights activists, as the law of 2010 protects the transgender people, not only against discrimination by the protective feature of gender change, but also against the style of direct discrimination, indirect discrimination in its substance style. “
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The United Kingdom Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the definition of women in British law on gender equality should be based on biological sex and excluding transgender women.
The unanimous decision of this court is that the words ‘female’ and ‘sex’ in the 2010 equality law represent a biological woman and biological gender, “declared the last court of Vice President in Portugal, Patrick Hodge.
However, he insisted that the verdict was LGBT+rights activists should not be defeated, “The law of 2010 equality provides protection to transgender people, not only against discrimination by the protective feature of gender change, but also against direct discrimination, indirect discrimination and its gotten generation.”
Decision, he explained, tries to find one ”Means coherent“In the 1970s to deal with sexual discrimination, understood the backward law and not influenced by subsequent law on sexual change.
The case has ended a long dispute between the women’s rights organization and the Scottish government, which argues that a transgender person with a gender recognition certificate can be considered as a woman according to equality.
Dispute between women’s Scotland and Scottish government
The company that filed an appeal, Scotland (FWS) for womenTheir results are said to be the consequences of sex -based rights at the UK, as well as for the services of bathrooms and hospitals.
This case has emerged from the 2018 law passed by the Scottish Parliament, which must be represented by 50% of the Governing Council of Scottish Public Organizations.
That The law consists of transgender women In your definition of women.
The women’s rights group has successfully contested the law and argued that the rebuilding of the “woman” has overcome the powers of regional parliament.
The Scottish Executive then issued guidelines that the definition of “female” contains a transgender woman with a gender identity certificate.
The court rejected the defense in 2022, but the group gained power to bring their case to the Supreme Court last year.
JK Rowling Supported the company
Women’s Rights Defense Team counted with writer JK Rowling in its supporters, they had Donated ten thousand pounds To support your work.
“Harry Potter” writer has strongly defended the rights of the transgender people at the expense of women.
Stuart c. Wilson
Founded in 2018, the company describes itself ”A group of women who work to protect and strengthen the rights of women and children“But critics regard it as a transfable.
On the opposite side, LGBT+ and Amnesty international organizations have argued that preventing transgender people who have the identification of sex without benefiting from sexual discrimination are contrary to human rights principles.
The question on women’s definition is related to election discussions in 2024
The question about the definition of women is in the election of 2024, however After the success of the Labor Party, it almost disappeared from the political agenda.
In 2022, the Scottish government passed a law to facilitate gender change, which allowed it to do so from the age of 16 without medical advice.
The London’s central government has finally blocked this law, which is still in power.
In January 2023, Scottish officials had to stop transferring any transgender prisoner with the precursors of violence against women after the two cases were shocked.
