UK Supreme Court says 'woman' refers to biological sex under equality laws
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 16, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 16, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
The UK Supreme Court ruled that 'woman' refers to biological sex under equality laws, affecting transgender rights and legal definitions.
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's top court on Wednesday upheld an appeal by a campaign group on whether transgender women are legally women under equality legislation, ruling that the law referred to a "biological woman and biological sex".
(Reporting by Michael Holden and Sam Tobin; Editing by Kate Holton)
The UK Supreme Court's ruling on the definition of 'woman' as biological sex under equality laws.
The court decided that 'woman' refers to biological sex, not including transgender women under this definition.
The article was reported by Michael Holden and Sam Tobin, with editing by Kate Holton.
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