UK Supreme Court: ‘Woman’ means organic feminine underneath regulation

The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the UK equalities law defines a woman as an individual born biologically female.

“The terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman,” Supreme Court Justice Patrick Hodge said.

Five Supreme judges unanimously passed the judgement. 

The ruling states that a transgender person with a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) identifying them as female is not considered a woman under UK’s equality law.

The case originated from a 2018 Scottish law requiring 50% female representation on public boards, which included transgender women in its definition of women.

The ruling “does not remove protection from trans people,” who are “protected from discrimination on the ground of gender reassignment,” said UK top court. 

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