The UK Supreme Court's recent ruling, backed by anti-trans activist J.K. Rowling, defines 'woman' under the 2010 Equality Act as only the sex assigned at birth. This decision jeopardizes the legal protections and access to gender-specific services for trans women, potentially exacerbating discrimination against them in various sectors. Activists express feelings of exclusion, highlighting the ruling's implications on societal acceptance and future legal adjustments regarding gender equality.
"Extremely devastating news for transgender people in the United Kingdom," said transgender activist Erin Reed.
"What it feels like for pretty much every trans, nonbinary person in the U.K. is that you'd like to exclude us wholesale from UK society. So today we're feeling very alone," Jane Fae, director of the advocacy group TransActual UK.
"The UK Supreme Court can rule whatever it likes about whether trans women are legally women or not. The law will eventually change and equality will prevail," English comedian and actress Sooz Kempner.
LGBTQ groups in the U.K. noted that the Supreme Court's decision clearly reaffirmed the Equality Act's protection against discrimination for all trans people on the basis of "gender reassignment."
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