What has happened since the UK supreme court's gender ruling?

"In April, the supreme court ruled in a long-running case against the Scottish government brought by gender critical campaigners For Women Scotland (FWS). The landmark judgment said that, for the purposes of the Equality Act, the legal definition of a woman was based on biological sex. We look at what has happened since the ruling. The judgment has significant ramifications for who can now access women-only services and spaces, such as refuges or toilets, but most public bodies, businesses"

"A few companies, such as Barclays, moved quickly to bar transgender people from using toilets of their lived gender, as did Virgin Active, after a legal threat this summer. But most are in limbo, worried about the costs and practicalities of providing extra toilets. Those that want to remain trans inclusive highlight a minefield of competing legal rights and staff concerns about policing toilets. After celebrating the ruling as a victory for women's rights, For Women Scotland and other gender critical groups have expressed"

A Supreme Court ruling in April defined a woman by biological sex for Equality Act purposes. The decision affects access to women-only services and spaces and has immediate practical consequences for refuges, toilets and other single-sex provision. Most public bodies and businesses are awaiting an updated Equality and Human Rights Commission code of practice to guide implementation. Some companies moved quickly to restrict transgender people from using facilities of their lived gender, while many organisations remain in limbo over costs and logistics. For Women Scotland has pursued further legal action over prison policy. Trans advocacy groups report increased challenges, outing and a chilling effect on public attendance.

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