TransActual has criticized the court for not providing a clear definition of the terms “women’s spaces” or “biological sex.” The ruling says a biological woman is someone “who was at ...

UK's top court rules legal definition of a woman refers to biological sex The UK's highest court has ruled that, according to its Equality Act, the definition of a woman applies only to biological ...

It followed a years-long legal battle between campaign group For Women Scotland and the Scottish Government over the definition of a woman. Lord Hodge told the court: “The unanimous decision of ...

Controversial author JK Rowling was quick to comment on the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the legal definition of a woman. The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the definition of a woman and sex ...

Five judges at the highest civil court in the land were unanimous: the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. It essentially means holders of gender recognition certificates are ...

They said a "certified" definition of sex would weaken protections for lesbians, citing the example of lesbian-only spaces and associations as it would mean that a trans woman who was attracted to ...

The United Kingdom’s highest court ruled that the legal definition of “woman” excludes trans women, in a case with sweeping consequences for how equality laws are applied. Britain’s ...

over the definition of “woman” in Scottish legislation mandating 50% female representation on public boards. Maya Forstater, Sex Matters' executive director, exclaimed "biology wins!" ...

They unanimously decided the definition of a "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act 2010 refers to "a biological woman and biological sex". Image: Susan Smith and Marion Calder, directors of For ...

Campaign group For Women Scotland had brought a series of challenges against the Scottish Government over the definition of "woman" in 2018 Holyrood legislation which forced public boards to have ...