The UK government hid behind the Supreme Court over the gender question Legal The debate over defining a woman results in a lot of anger. As a political issue, why does it feel like the Supreme Court was used as a scapegoat?
Police appeal for information after statues targeted during trans rights rally Politics The metropolitan police has renewed an appeal for information after seven statues were daubed with graffiti during a trans rights protest in central London on Saturday. Parliament square was densely populated with thousands of supporters who gathered for what was billed as an “emergency demonstration” days after a Supreme Court ruling on the definition of [...]
Thousands march in protest at Supreme Court ruling on definition of a woman Politics Thousands of trans rights protesters have marched through central London days after a Supreme Court ruled on the definition of a woman. Supporters, trade unions and community organisations came together for what was billed as an “emergency demonstration” which started in Parliament Square before heading towards St James’s Park. Activists demanded “trans liberation” and “trans [...]
Sports bodies have ‘no excuses’ after Supreme Court trans ruling April 16, 2025 A human rights charity has said sports bodies have “no excuses” over the continuation of transgender women in female sporting categories. It comes after a landmark ruling in the UK’s Supreme Court in London, which found that a gender recognition certificate (GRC) does not change the legal sex of a person under the 2010 Equality [...]
Employers should review policies as court rules definition of a woman is based on biological sex April 16, 2025 Trans women previously could be counted in female quotas on public boards, but this will no longer be the case after the landmark Supreme Court ruling.
Transgender athlete Petrillo will not race for gold at 2024 Paralympic Games September 2, 2024 Transgender athlete Valentina Petrillo will not race for gold on Tuesday after failing to progress through her T12 400m athletics semi-final on Monday at the Paralympic Games in Paris. The visually-impaired Italian, who previously won 11 national titles in the men’s category, qualified for the semi-finals of the women’s T12 400m. The 51-year-old, who transitioned [...]
