Supreme Court ruling has dire consequences for trans people, campaigners warn

There’s a real threat to women’s safety - and it’s not trans people

The political narrative has fixated on trans women as the problem (Picture: John Phillips/Getty Images) At a time of global unrest, economic disparity, and deepening inequality, there’s a cruel irony in who society chooses to target. This week, with a ruling that narrows the definition of ‘woman’ to biological sex, trans people have once again been cast as a scapegoat in a conversation that should be about safety, rights, and liberation for all.…

UK court ruling leaves trans people in fear, campaigner says

TERF Island: How could anyone celebrate the UK Supreme Court decision?

The ones who want trans folks out of the public sphere will now feel emboldened to challenge us, to abuse us, to misgender us  ~ Kell w Farshéa ~ It’s the sheer sadism of it—the corks popping outside the Supreme Court as a group of women and a couple of men cheer at excluding one of the smallest minorities in the country out of meetings, community centres, and events. They are proud of themselves. They are cheering. They see this as a great vict…

Women defined in the UK

This week, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that only biological and not trans women meet the definition of a woman under equality laws. Head of YWCA Tamaki Makaurau, Dellwyn Stuart, talks to Susie about the ramifications of the UK ruling.

Actors Speak Out Against U.K. Supreme Court Gender Ruling

After the U.K. Supreme Court declared that gender is a biological binary, actors like Nicola Coughlan, Charithra Chandran, and Bowen Yang defended trans rights online.

What Supreme Court ruling on women means for businesses

Businesses and public premises may need to provide extra spaces for trans people after the Supreme Court ruling on how women should be defined under the law. According to the court – sex under the equality act means biological sex – and that means trans people with a gender recognition certificate can be excluded from single sex spaces, like bathrooms or changing rooms, “if proportionate”. The head of the equalities watchdog has suggested that t…