The ruling means that a transgender person with a certificate that recognizes them as female should not be considered a woman for equality purposes. The group For Women Scotland, which had challenged the law, reacted with celebrations, but one critic called it an “attack on trans people”.
Mixed reactions as UK Supreme Court rules that UK equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female
The ruling means that a transgender person with a certificate that recognizes them as female should not be considered a woman for equality purposes. The group For Women Scotland, which had challenged the law, reacted with celebrations, but one critic called it an “attack on trans people”.