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Can Hampstead Heath’s ladies’ pond win the fight for trans inclusion?

IN FOCUS: An advocacy charity is launching a legal bid that could ban trans women from the Hampstead Heath ladies’ pond, citing the recent Supreme Court ruling that redefined legal sex under the Equality Act. Olivia Petter speaks to lawyers to find out if the beloved inclusive space can remain…

The Independent UK

Top civil servant told to ‘get on it’ after Supreme Court ruling on gender

Michelle Thomson MSP challenged permanent secretary Joe Griffin on the issue at Holyrood’s Finance and Public Administration Committee.

Evening Standard

JK Rowling called our newspaper 'anti-woman'. Here's my response

THIS week JK Rowling launched an attack on The National, describing us as an "anti-woman newspaper" ...

The National (Scotland)

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Scottish government faces legal action over failure to implement biological sex ruling

Campaign group accuses Holyrood of ‘intolerable’ delays to new policies required after landmark case

The Guardian - UK

Second group threatens new legal action over Scottish Government’s sex guidance

AN ANTI-TRANS campaign group is threatening further legal action against the Scottish Government, saying ministers are failing to implement the…

The National (Scotland)

For Women Scotland considering further legal action against Scottish Government

FOR Women Scotland is reportedly considering more legal action against the Scottish Government after the Supreme Court ruling on gender.

The National (Scotland)

For Women Scotland group mulls more legal action after UK supreme court gender ruling

Campaigners say they have spoken to Scottish government about lack of action on prisons and schools guidance amid focus on toilets

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Liberty loses bid to bring legal action against equalities body

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is consulting on guidance following the Supreme Court’s ruling on gender earlier this year.

Evening Standard

Most people think Supreme Court gender ruling was right, survey finds

People were asked about sports, toilets and their views on the ruling in general in new survey

Evening Standard

Sturgeon warns trans lives could become ‘unliveable’ after Supreme Court ruling

The former first minister of Scotland also rejected calls for her to apologise to critics of gender self-ID.

Evening Standard

UK's only transgender judge plans to take government to ECHR over biological sex ruling

A controversial decision recently issued by the UK's Supreme Court ruled that existing equalities legislation does not protect trans people from sex discrimination according to their preferred gender.

Euronews

Scottish Government keen to work with equalities watchdog after gender ruling

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published updated guidance.

Evening Standard

Trans women should be barred from female toilets, Britain's equality watchdog recommends

The Equalities and Human Rights Commission has released interim guidance on how organisations should interpret the landmark Supreme Court judgement

Evening Standard

EHRC guidance on single-sex spaces branded 'harsh, authoritarian and cruel' by Greens

The UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) legal guidance on the implications of the Supreme Court’s gender ruling has been branded…

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EHRC issues guidance on single-sex spaces after Supreme Court gender ruling

THE UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued legal guidance on the implications of the Supreme Court’s gender ruling, saying…

The Conversation

What will the UK Supreme Court gender ruling mean in practice? A legal expert explains

The Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers will mean changes in how trans people in the UK access services and single-sex spaces.

The Independent UK

MSP defends Supreme Court ‘bigotry’ comment after claim it puts judges at risk

Maggie Chapman told a transgender rights demonstration ‘bigotry, prejudice and hatred’ had come from the UK’s top court.

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JK Rowling Called Out By Harry Potter Star After She Celebrated Trans Ruling With Cigar

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Salon

It's time to leave "Harry Potter" behind

Rowling's divisive opinions make it increasingly difficult for fans to separate the art from the artist

Evening Standard

Somerville cannot say when new guidance on single-sex spaces will be issued

The Social Justice Secretary vowed to change the guidance after the Scottish Government’s Supreme Court defeat – but could not say when that would be.

Evening Standard

Harry Potter star Sean Biggerstaff brands JK Rowling a 'bigot' over trans views in wake of Supreme Court ruling

Actor is latest star of film series to criticise author over her views on transgender rights

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on Equality Act ruling: A dignified compromise that respects the rights of everyone

The supreme court judgment gives protections to women at the same level as other groups

Evening Standard

Scottish ministers want urgent meeting with UK Government on gender ruling

Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary plans to make a statement on the judgment at the Scottish Parliament next week.

Al Jazeera

Trans women aren’t legally women: What the UK Supreme Court ruling means

The ruling concluded a long-running dispute between feminist advocacy groups and the Scottish government.

International Business Times UK

'Woman Means Biologically Female': UK Supreme Court Rules Trans Women Not Covered by Equality Act Protections

The 88-page judgement emphasises that the word "biological" does not appear in the definition of man or woman in the Equality Act'.

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