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MSPs express 'deep concern' over Scottish Parliament trans toilet ban

MSPS and their staff have sent a letter to Holyrood’s governing body expressing “deep concern” over its decision to ban trans people from…

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Disabled campaigners watching ‘in horror’ as trans people face toilet segregation

Disabled activists say supreme court ruling has left trans community at similar risk of exclusion from public spaces

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan distances himself from Starmer with vow to ‘stand up for trans Londoners’ after Supreme Court ruling

Sadiq Khan’s response to the ruling was a stark contrast with his party leader Sir Keir Starmer

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Wednesday briefing: How Labour is handling the fallout from the equality act ruling

In today’s newsletter: The government has cancelled its women’s conference, citing legal uncertainty after the cupreme court ruling. As the EHRC delays full guidance, frustration and confusion grow

The Guardian - UK

Most people think Supreme Court gender ruling was right, survey finds

People were asked about sports, toilets and their views on the ruling in general in new survey

Evening Standard

Campaigners take step in legal action over toilet guidance after gender ruling

Good Law Project said on Friday that it had sent a pre-action letter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission over its guidance.

Evening Standard

UK plummets down rankings for LGBT+ rights in Europe following Supreme Court ruling

UK drops to lowest position yet in 2025’s rankings

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Trans people fearing arrest due to ‘confusion’ around Supreme Court ruling, say campaigners

Misinformation about the practical consequences of the ruling has prompted confusion within the community

The Independent UK

UK equality watchdog to extend gender guidance consultation, say insiders

Exclusive: Six-week deliberation asked for by Commons committee expected to be granted after internal backlash

The Guardian - UK

Trans group threatens legal action over toilet directive

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Equalities watchdog threatened with legal action after saying trans women must use men’s toilets

Exclusive: A leading UK trans rights group says guidance ‘incorrectly states the legal position’ following last month’s landmark Supreme Court ruling on gender

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BBC 'sorry' for using wrong pronouns during Supreme Court gender report

THE BBC has issued an apology after the subtitles on a news report about the Supreme Court’s ruling on sex and biology mis-gendered people ...

The National (Scotland)

MPs seek assurance that UK gender guidance will not ignore trans people

Exclusive: Cross-party committee writes to EHRC after concerns it has taken overly literal approach to supreme court ruling

The Guardian - UK

Sturgeon warns trans lives could become ‘unliveable’ after Supreme Court ruling

The former first minister of Scotland also rejected calls for her to apologise to critics of gender self-ID.

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Jolyon Maugham: Why I think Supreme Court legal challenge could succeed in Scotland

A TOP barrister has said he hopes a legal challenge against the Supreme Court’s ruling that a woman is defined by “biological sex” will be…

The National (Scotland)

Hundreds of trans rights campaigners protest outside of EHRC Glasgow office

HUNDREDS of protestors have gathered outside of the EHRC’s Glasgow offices to call for EHRC guidance that would exclude transgender people from…

The Guardian - UK

LGBTQ+ charities warn of ‘genuine crisis’ for trans people after UK ruling

Charities say the judgment creates ‘a legal framework that simply cannot uphold the dignity’ of trans people

Evening Standard

UK culture sector leaders ‘unwilling’ to police which toilets people use

The Supreme Court ruling on gender has been interpreted to mean that transgender women can be excluded from female toilets.

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Barclays bank to block trans women from using female toilets

Barclays also ditched the diversity targets at its US business earlier this month

Evening Standard

Barclays confirms trans women to be barred from using ladies’ toilets

Group chief executive CS Venkatakrishnan said the move follows the recent Supreme Court ruling that the term woman is defined by biological sex.

The National (Scotland)

Tory MSP told off over point of order to Patrick Harvie trans anxiety question

A Tory MSP has told off for a point of order to a question from Patrick Harvie during a fiery Holyrood debate following the interim guidance from…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government responds to EHRC update on trans people using single-sex spaces

THE Scottish Government has responded to the interim guidance from the UK’s equality watchdog on single sex spaces ...

The Guardian - UK

UK’s first trans judge appeals to European court of human rights over supreme court ruling

Victoria McCloud brings action against UK for infringement of her human rights after ruling on biological sex

The Independent UK

Doctors condemn Supreme Court ruling on trans women as ‘scientifically illiterate’

The resident doctors’ wing of the BMA argued that a binary divide between sex and gender ‘has no basis in science or medicine while being actively harmful to transgender and gender-diverse people’

Evening Standard

What does the Supreme Court 'biological sex' ruling mean for trans men and women?

Here’s a breakdown of what we know so far about the Supreme Court’s highly debated ruling

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