Takes no note of anything other than the external appearance of a newborn as it leaves it’s mothers uterus. It is a shocking, ignorant and dangerous ruling, not just for trans people [it’s awful for them] but this ruling has consequences for society generally everywhere in the UK. The misogynists, homophobes and transphobes will be finding more ways to bully and coerce anyone they think doesn’t fit their idea of a ‘woman’. #TransphobicUK #TERFIsland #ProChoice #SistersNotCISters https://mastodon.social/@publicnewsfeed/114347210167681669

Well... shit.

I hope everyone is doing OK and that later analysis has some positives, but...

Still busy, but keeping an eye out for UK Gov response now.

#UKPol #Queer #Trans #TransphobicUK

Oh god, The Guardian has a live blog on this... Not just part of the politics live blog, it's own live blog...

(and I have a relatively busy day...)

https://www.theguardian.com/law/live/2025/apr/16/uk-supreme-court-to-rule-on-legal-definition-of-a-woman-gender-recognition-certificates

#UKPol #Queer #Trans #TransphobicUK

UK supreme court ruling on legal definition of woman ‘brings clarity and confidence’, says government – as it happened

Judges say definition of women and sex in Equality Act 2010 act refers to biological women and biological sex

the Guardian