In landmark ruling, UK's top court says legal definition of woman refers to biological sex


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  • Wednesday, 16 Apr 2025

FILE PHOTO: A police officer stands outside the Supreme Court in Parliament Square, central London, Britain, January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's highest court ruled on Wednesday that only biological and not trans women meet the definition of a woman under equality laws, a landmark decision greeted with concern by trans supporters but welcomed by the government as bringing clarity.

The much anticipated ruling centred on whether a trans woman with a gender recognition certificate (GRC), a formal document giving legal recognition of someone's new gender, is protected from discrimination as a woman under Britain's Equality Act.

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