The UK Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on April 16, clarifying that the legal definition of “woman” in the 2010 Equality Act refers only to “biological women” whose sex was assigned female at birth, and does not include transgender women who hold a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC), a legally recognized certificate of gender reassignment. “Sex” in this law refers to biological sex, representing the sex assigned at birth. The ruling could further restrict transgender women’s access to women-only spaces and services, prompting calls from groups for a swift overhaul of Britain’s gender recognition laws. Can transgender women use quotas? Continue reading
