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Scottish Government will not appeal 'unlawful' transgender inmates guidance

THE Scottish Government has confirmed it will not appeal a judge’s decision ruling that it is unlawful for trans women to be housed in the female…

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Housing trans inmates in women’s jails 'unlawful,' judge rules

A JUDGE has ruled it is unlawful for trans women to be housed in the female prison estate ...

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Housing trans inmates in women’s jails ‘unlawful’, judge rules

For Women Scotland, which had challenged the policy, welcomed Lady Ross’s decision.

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US Government to Shoot 450,000 Owls to Save Another Species as Animal Rights Groups Say It Has Already Begun

A federal plan to cull 450,000 barred owls in Washington, Oregon, and California aims to protect the threatened northern spotted owl, sparking legal challenges and conservation debates.

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Campaigners quietly confident single-sex spaces guidance not watered down

The Supreme Court ruling on April 16 last year confirmed the terms woman and sex in the 2010 Equality Act.

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Scottish Government bill for gender court case totals over £760,000

Ministers have paid out after campaigners at For Women Scotland last year won a landmark ruling at the UK Supreme Court.

Evening Standard

Ban on trans inmates in women’s jails would be ‘fundamental denial’, court told

For Women Scotland is challenging the current Scottish Prison Service policy of holding some trans women in the women’s prison estate.

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Trans prisoner guidance could lead to ‘mixed sex provision’ – EHRC

The UK’s equalities watchdog says the guidance should be reconsidered.

Evening Standard

No automatic breach of rights from trans women in female prisons, court told

The campaign group For Women Scotland is challenging the current policy on transgender prisoners.

Evening Standard

What has happened since the UK supreme court’s gender ruling?

Official guidance has yet to be published after landmark judgment seven months ago

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Scottish Government updates guidance for schools with transgender pupils

THE Scottish Government has updated its guidance for schools on supporting transgender pupils following the Supreme Court ruling on gender.

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For Women Scotland granted permission to intervene in Sandie Peggie tribunal

FOR Women Scotland has been granted permission to intervene in the Sandie Peggie tribunal.

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Scottish Government changes guidance that sparked legal challenge on sex definition

THE Scottish Government has updated guidance on gender balance of public boards following the Supreme Court judgment.

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‘We don’t want to go back to court’, says women’s group over gender ruling delay

The comments came at a fringe event at the Scottish Conservative conference on Saturday.

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Supreme Court ruling on sex 'misinterpreted', says former judge Lady Hale

THE Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of a woman has “been misinterpreted”, Lady Hale has said.

Evening Standard

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

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Nicola Sturgeon confronted by media over views on Supreme Court sex ruling

NICOLA Sturgeon has been accosted by journalists over the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman.

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I don't regret supporting legislation to make trans lives easier, says John Swinney

JOHN Swinney has insisted he does not “regret” supporting legislation to make transgender people’s lives easier following the Supreme Court…

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Girl’s Locker Room Testimony Sparks Outrage After School Board Shuts Her Down

"Our privacy was and still is completely violated."

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“It Takes Guts”: Nicola Coughlan Says ‘No’ To Harry Potter Reboot After UK Supreme Court Ruling

"Keep your new Harry Potter lads."

The Independent UK

No obligation to exclude trans women under ‘misunderstood’ Supreme Court ruling, former top judge says

Lord Sumption has warned the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling this week is being misinterpreted

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Trans women aren’t legally women: What the UK Supreme Court ruling means

The ruling concluded a long-running dispute between feminist advocacy groups and the Scottish government.

The Guardian - UK

What does the UK supreme court’s ruling on definition of ‘women’ mean?

Top court’s ruling that ‘sex is binary’ in law has implications for trans people and single-sex spaces

The Independent UK

Celebrations as campaigners welcome court ruling on definition of a woman

The ruling means transgender women with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) can be excluded from single-sex spaces if ‘proportionate’.

The Independent UK

What does the UK Supreme Court ruling mean for transgender women?

Decision on definition of a ‘woman’ follows a series of legal challenges brought by a campaign group, backed by Harry Potter author JK Rowling

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