'Where am I safe?': UK court ruling leaves trans people's lives in turmoil


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  • Thursday, 02 Oct 2025

FILE PHOTO: Participants gather at Parliament Square following the London Trans+ Pride parade, organised under the theme 'Existence & Resistance', in London, Britain, July 26, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -Nate Rae had always felt secure living openly since coming out as a transgender man in his late 20s - until a recent UK Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of biological sex changed everything.

Now, Rae - a PhD student and science communicator who grew up in a small Scottish town before moving to London - says he finds himself constantly weighing risks and assessing where it is safe - or unsafe - for him to be.

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