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4th

(246 posts) Wed Apr 16, 2025, 07:01 AM Apr 16

UK Supreme Court live: trans women are not legally women, judges rule

UK Supreme Court live: trans women are not legally women, judges rule
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/society/article/supreme-court-live-woman-definition-latest-news-llhzj62xs

The Supreme Court rules on the legal definition of a woman, after a challenge brought by women’s rights campaigners

A panel of five judges has unanimously allowed the appeal by For Women Scotland

Gender-critical campaigners embrace the court after judgment handed down

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UK Supreme Court live: trans women are not legally women, judges rule (Original Post) 4th Apr 16 OP

The guys in robes said this? /nt bucolic_frolic Apr 16 #1

2 of the 5 on the panel are women. It was a unanimous opinion. nt kelly1mm Apr 16 #4

What about those BORN hermarphodite? multigraincracker Apr 16 #2

I am a femme dyke. I cannot recall anytime where a trans woman or trans man has made me afraid irisblue Apr 16 #3

OMFG, I am sad, horrified, and angry, all at the same time. 😥😱😡 ShazzieB Apr 16 #5

The entire world has turned insane with hate LostOne4Ever Apr 16 #6

Follow up story from BBC 4th Thursday #7

bucolic_frolic

(49,925 posts)

1. The guys in robes said this? /nt

Reply to 4th (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2025, 07:09 AM

Apr 16

kelly1mm

(5,697 posts)

4. 2 of the 5 on the panel are women. It was a unanimous opinion. nt

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 16, 2025, 12:29 PM

Apr 16

multigraincracker

(35,467 posts)

2. What about those BORN hermarphodite?

Reply to 4th (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2025, 07:15 AM

Apr 16

There are 72 human genes that go into human sex.
Nothing is black and white, it’s all gray. Why would anyone care unless they doubt themselves?

irisblue

(34,879 posts)

3. I am a femme dyke. I cannot recall anytime where a trans woman or trans man has made me afraid

Reply to 4th (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2025, 09:51 AM

Apr 16

Straight cisgender hetro men have been much much more scary over the decades though.

ShazzieB

(20,310 posts)

5. OMFG, I am sad, horrified, and angry, all at the same time. 😥😱😡

Reply to 4th (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2025, 02:49 PM

Apr 16

Corny as it may sound, the words "What is this world coming to?" flashed through mu mind when I read the title of the op.

News like this would be horrifying coming from anyplace, but it's somehow more... startling coming from the UK than from it would be coming from some other parts of the world. Sadly, it kind of lines up with a lot of things that have been happening in the UK in recent years with regard to the trans community, but it's horrifying nonetheless.

To all our DU trans members: please know that I stand with you all and grieve with you over this.

To everyone in general: THIS SUCKS!!!!!

LostOne4Ever

(9,651 posts)

6. The entire world has turned insane with hate

Reply to 4th (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2025, 09:46 PM

Apr 16

I no longer have hope for any type of social justice in my lifetime.

This world sucks and if there were a truly benevolent supreme deity it would have rightly intervened a long time ago.

4th

(246 posts)

7. Follow up story from BBC

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Thu Apr 17, 2025, 10:35 AM

Thursday

NHS will be pursued if gender policies don't change, equalities watchdog says
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce84054nqnyo

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.

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