UK Supreme Court says 'woman' refers to biological sex under equality laws


People hold signs at Parliament Square in London, Britain, April 16, 2025. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska

LONDON (Reuters) -The United Kingdom's top court on Wednesday upheld an appeal by a campaign group on whether transgender women are legally women under equality legislation, ruling that the law referred to a "biological woman and biological sex".

The Supreme Court's judgment related to whether a trans woman with a gender recognition certificate (GRC), a formal document which gives legal recognition of someone's new gender, is protected from discrimination as a woman under Britain's Equality Act.

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