The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the legal definition of “women” does not include the identity of trans women
The UK Supreme Court held on Wednesday that the Scottish Women’s Campaign appeals on whether trans women are legally women under equal legislation, but it said trans people would not be disadvantaged by their landmark decisions.
The unanimous decision of five Supreme Court judges with a transgender woman with a certificate of gender accreditation (GRC) is a legally recognized official document (GRC) whether discriminated against under the UK’s Equality Act.
For Scottish women, rights under the Equality Act shall apply only based on the gender of a person at birth. It presented guidance to challenge the Scottish government issued by the guidance that was accompanied by the 2018 law aimed at increasing the proportion of women on public sector boards.
The Scottish minister’s guidance on the law shows that a trans woman with a full GRC is legally a woman.
“The ‘women’ and ‘sex’ terms in the 2010 Equality Act refer to one biological woman and biological gender, but we recommend not reading this judgment as a victory for one or more groups in our society, rather than another.”
Critics of Scottish law say its definition could affect single-sex services for women such as shelters, hospital wards and sports.
However, transgender campaigners have said that if the court ruled Scottish women, this could lead to discrimination against people with gender-recognized certificates, especially on employment issues.
Hodge said the interpretation of the Equality Act “does not cause disadvantages to trans people, whether they have a gender-recognized certificate or not.”
“Transgender people have the right to reassign protected characteristics to their gender,” he said.
Opponents, including Amnesty International, say transgender people are excluded from gender discriminatory protections that conflict with human rights law.
The Amnesty Act filed a summary in court, saying it was concerned about the deterioration of rights of trans people in the UK and abroad.
“The package of policies that prohibit transgender women from accessing single-sex services is not a proportional means to achieve legitimate goals,” the human rights group said.
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