U.K.'s highest court rules that the law defines a woman as someone born biologically female
Britain's highest court ruled Wednesday that the U.K. equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female.
Britain's highest court ruled Wednesday that the U.K. equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female.
Justice Patrick Hodge said five judges at the Supreme Court had ruled unanimously that “the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman.”
The ruling means that a transgender person with a certificate that recognizes them as female should not be considered a woman for equality purposes.
The case stems from a 2018 law passed by the Scottish Parliament stating that there should be a 50% female representation on the boards of Scottish public bodies. That law included transgender women in its definition of women.
It follows a long-running dispute between a women’s rights group and the Scottish government.
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