Court to rule on how to define 'woman'

Britain’s highest court was to hand down a landmark ruling yesterday on the definition of a “woman”, weighing in on a long-running, divisive debate about biological sex versus gender identity.

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The Supreme Court ruling could have widespread implications for sex-based rights across the UK — including access to single-sex spaces for transgender women.

The judges will have the last say in a years-long legal battle between the Scottish government and campaign group “For Women Scotland” (FWS), which believes that only those born female should be legally protected as “women”.

If the court rules in favour of the gender critical campaigners, LGBTQ+ activists fear trans women will no longer be able to access certain facilities like women’s shelters.