The UK Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that men identifying trans women are not legally considered women under the national equality law.

judgement Coming after a long legal battle over whether men identifying as trans women can be considered women under the country Equality Act 2010seeks to prohibit discrimination based on gender, sexuality, race, and other protected attributes. The ruling has been waiting a long time as it could have a major impact on the application of the United States Space, Childbirth Policy and the Classification of Rights of People identifying Transgender People in the UK.

“The court’s unanimous decision is that “women” and “sex” in the Equality Act of 2010 refer to biological women and biological sex,” said Vice President Hodge Lord. New York Times.

To say “trans women are women” is by no means true in reality, and now it is not true even in law.

The victory of all women who faced personal abuse or lost their job for saying obvious things.

Women are women and men are men. You cannot change your biological sex.

The era… https://t.co/ikjtxwkgob

– Kemibadenoch (@kemibadenoch) April 16, 2025

“Trans people are protected from discrimination based on gender reallocation.” Press Summary Reading the arbitration. “They can also invoke provisions regarding direct discrimination and harassment, and indirect discrimination based on gender. In light of case law that interprets the relevant provisions, trans women can assert sex discrimination because they are perceived as a woman.”

“To say, ‘Trans women are women’s’ is by no means true, and now it’s not true in law,” a member of Congress’s Kemi Badenok wrote to X on Wednesday. “A victory for all women who have lost their job to face personal abuse or to state what is obvious. Women are women, men are men. You cannot change your biological sex.” (Related: Teacher fired because student trans pronouns do not get reconciliation)

The British Embassy did not immediately respond to DCNF’s request for comment.

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