Revise Supreme Court's ruling on definition of 'woman' to include trans women
The Supreme Court's decision on the definition of 'woman' in the Equality Act 2010 and the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to not include trans women is discrimination. Trans women are women. This decision has very real consequences and will cost the lives of countless trans women.
Signatures
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 21/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 21/100,000
- 13 MAY 2025Petition rejectedirrelevant
The UK Government cannot change court judgements but could introduce new legislation about this. We already have a petition open calling for the Government to amend the Equality Act to define the terms woman and man not based on biological sex. If you’d like to sign this petition, it is available here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/725223
- 16 APR 2025Petition created
Background
Whilst the Supreme Court re-affirmed the Equality Act protects all trans people against discrimination, based on Gender Reassignment, the implication that being protected as a 'women' means you must have been born as a biological 'women' undermines the existence of trans women completely, suggesting that because they were biologically born male that they don't count as women. This decision must be revised to ensure trans women are protected as 'women' as well as being protected as trans people.