Legal definition of woman based on biology, rules UK SC

The Supreme Court's judgment related to whether a trans woman with a gender recognition certificate, a formal document that gives legal recognition of someone's new gender, is protected from discrimination as a woman under Britain’s Equality Act

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London, April 16: The United Kingdom’s highest court ruled Wednesday that the definition of a woman under equality legislation referred to “biological sex”, but it said trans people would not be disadvantaged by its landmark decision.

The Supreme Court’s judgment related to whether a trans woman with a gender recognition certificate, a formal document that gives legal recognition of someone’s new gender, is protected from discrimination as a woman under Britain’s Equality Act.

‘The landmark case is the latest example of the wider debate around transgender rights ending up before the courts.