UK court ruling risks shrinking trans rights

The UK Supreme Court, in its judgment on a petition against a 2018 Scottish law that called for greater representation of women in public boards and included transgender women, has said the court's role is "not to define the meaning of the word 'woman' other than when it is used in the provisions of the Equality Act 2010".

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One of the central questions before the court was reconciling the Equality Act 2010, the UK legislation that addresses all forms of discrimination, and the 2004 Gender Recognition Act, for the purposes of the 2018 Scottish law. The 2004 law provides that a person with a gender recognition certificate is to be recognised as being of the gender mentioned in the certificate for all purposes, unless a statute provides otherwise. The UK court has held that, with reference to the 2010 Act, the w