Supreme Court Ruling 16 April 2025

In a landmark ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers (Respondent) the UK Supreme Court has clarified that in the Equality Act 2010, the words ‘woman’, ‘man’ and ‘sex’ refer to biological males and females. This page is for links to articles that have appeared in the press and the rest of the web. Articles on resistance by gender id activists are on a separate page here.

A few that are worth highlighting are:

The Supreme Court’s ruling on trans women in detail The Times 20.04.25

Sex has always meant biological sex Michal Foran 19.04.25

What does the For Women Scotland judgment mean in practice? Sex Matters 17.04.25

 

 

From the Equality and Human Rights Commission 

An interim update on the practical implications of the UK Supreme Court judgment EHRC 26.04.25

 

All other links:

UK Supreme Court Rules Water Is Wet Helen Dale 22.05.25

EHRC says people could be asked for birth certificates to prove biological sex The Independent 20.05.25

Survey suggests most people think Supreme Court gender ruling was right The Independent 19.05.25

MPs seek assurance that UK gender guidance will not ignore trans people | Gender The Guardian 08.05.25

‘The Supreme Court gender ruling had given us clarity. Now this Labour law will torpedo that’ The Telegraph 07.05.25

Do retailers need to provide single-sex toilets and changing rooms? The Retail Bulleting 19.05.25

Gender doesn’t matter University of Strathclyde 15.05.25

For Women Scotland: Is legal recognition of biological sex a violation of human rights? Michael Foran UK Constitutional Law Association 15.05.25

Sex v Gender – I am still confused Sarah Phillimore 01.05.25

The Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act should cause no confusion – the judgment is a model of clarity PoliticsHome 30.04.25

Acting now on the Supreme Court judgment: Scottish Government premises as a case study Murray Blackburn Mackenzie 30.04.25

‘Unacceptable’ to question Supreme Court gender ruling, says justice secretary  BBC News 30.04.25

Barclays confirms trans women to be barred from using ladies’ toilets The Standard 30.04.25

UK’s first trans judge appeals to European court of human rights over supreme court ruling The Guardian 29.04.25

Transgender judge challenges landmark ruling in human rights court The Times 29.04.25

Trans people banned from toilets of gender they identify with, says UK minister The Guardian 27.04.25

How should firms react to the Supreme Court ruling on women? The Times 27.04.25

Unisex lavatories risk ‘discrimination against biological women’ The Times 27.04.25

In the gender wars, it’s men’s turn to be kind Janice Turner in The Times  26.04.25

For Women Scotland -v- The Scottish Ministers: The Seven Red Flags for Employers Peter Daly LinkedIn 25.04.25

Law firms get in a sex muddle over Supreme Court verdict – RollOnFriday Roll on Friday 25.04.25

Transgender women now banned from pool’s female category The Telegraph 24.04.25

Transgender runners can compete in London Marathon as women The Telegraph 23.04.25

Trans women expected to be excluded from all-women candidate lists BBC News 23.04.25

Police guide says trans people can request who strip-searches them The Times 23.04.25

Judge rules Scottish schools must provide single-sex lavatories The Times 23.04.25

Trans activism has jumped the shark Andrew Doyle 23.04.25

Trans women should use toilets based on biological sex, Phillipson says BBC News 22.04.25

Keir Starmer welcomes ‘clarity’ of UK supreme court’s gender ruling The Guardian 22.04.25

Keir Starmer breaks silence on Supreme Court gender ruling The National 22.04.25

In praise of the lesbian interveners Dennis Kavanagh 21.04.25

Starmer’s silence on Supreme Court ruling is deafening Joan Smith in UnHerd 21.04.25

Trans row epitomised Looking Glass lunacy Trevor Phillips in The Times 21.04.25

Trans NHS patients can access every women-only space in London The Telegraph 21.04.25

The Observer view on Equality Act ruling: A dignified compromise that respects the rights of everyone  The Observer 20.04.25

UK ruling affirms women’s rights. It is not a blow to trans rights The Times 20.04.25

The supreme court has carefully ringfenced protections for women. That’s all we wanted Sonia Sodha in The Observer 20.04.25

The Supreme Court Judgment and Child Safeguarding Safe Schools Alliance UK 20.04.25

I’ve felt unsafe on pitch with men — trans ruling helps to protect women The Times 21.04.25

Mark Smith: Men like me need to say sorry The Herald 19.04.25

We’re bloody-minded, not bigots: the women who changed gender law The Times 19.04.25

Trans doctors can hide biological sex despite Supreme Court ruling The Telegraph 19.04.25

Fury as Britain’s most dangerous criminals are recorded under FIFTY-ONE different genders on Home Office database as critics accuse police of making a ‘mockery of justice system’ Mail 19.04.25

The march of the trans mob is over The Spectator 19.04.25

The strange case of Melanie Field: is an individual civil servant’s views on policy relevant in interpreting legislation Scott Wortley on Medium 18.04.25

JK Rowling’s journey from Harry Potter creator to gender-critical campaigner Guardian 18.04.25

Rapists can no longer claim to be women following Supreme Court ruling The Telegraph 18.04.25

Let’s not downplay this triumph for women Janice Turner in The Times 18.04.25

What happened to all those female penises, Keir? Spiked 17.04.25

NHS will be pursued if gender policies don’t change, equalities watchdog says BBC News 17.04.25

NHS Fife urged to concede Sandie Peggie case after Supreme Court ruling The Scotsman 17.04.25

Trans groups should push for ‘third space’, says equality watchdog head The Times 17.04.25

Stonewall’s hour of reckoning has finally arrived The Telegraph 17.04.25

British Transport Police amends strip-searching policy after supreme court gender ruling The Guardian 17.04.25

The Supreme Court knows what a woman is Andrew Doyle 17.04.25

Why did we need the Supreme Court to tell us what a woman is? Brendan O’Neill in The Spectator 17.04.25

Health minister squirms as she’s asked which changing room trans women should use Mail 17.04.25

How women won the gender wars Kathleen Stock in UnHerd 17.04.25

At last, a moment of clarity – the UK supreme court has upheld the rights of women Susanna Rustin The Guardian 17.04.25

I hope I never have to utter the words ‘gender identity’ ever again The Telegraph 17.04.25

‘A huge reset’: trans rights campaigners and gender critical activists react to supreme court ruling The Guardian 16.04.25

UK Supreme Court gender ruling is huge victory for women dismissed as ‘bigots’ by Sturgeon and co Susan Dalgety in The Scotsman 16.04.25

JK Rowling hails Supreme Court ruling on trans women — as it happened The Times 16.04.25

Clarifying definition of ‘woman’ in the Equality Act Law Gazette 16.04.25

Single-sex spaces debate is an attack on trans people, say Greens The Times 15.04.25

Will the Supreme Court protect women’s rights? Sex Matters 14.04.25

UK Supreme Court case: where could the decision leave the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill? Murray Blackburn Mackenzie 14.04.25

Trans people who self-identify as women face single-sex space ban The Times 14.04.25

The Supreme Court ruling and the media SEEN in journalism 12.04.25

Why UK Supreme Court may be about to destroy lesbian identity Susan Dalgety  in The Scotsman 12.04.25