U.K. Supreme Court Rules Only Individuals Born Female Qualify As Women Under Law, Limiting Transgender Access To Female-Only Spaces

U.K. Supreme Court Rules Only Individuals Born Female Qualify As Women Under Law, Limiting Transgender Access To Female-Only Spaces

The U.K. Supreme Court ruled that only those born female can be legally defined as women, marking a landmark judgment. “Britain’s top court ruled only those born female can be considered women,” excluding transgender women from this legal definition.

The decision follows a “yearslong legal battle over protections for women and female-only spaces.” It could lead to “tighter limits on female-only spaces and services” and affect “the protections and freedoms given to transgender women in the U.K.”

Donald Trump added fuel to the debate in February, stating schools allowing trans athletes on female teams “could be at risk of losing federal funding.”

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