The spiked podcast 353: ‘The madness is over’ | Helen Joyce on the Supreme Court trans ruling
Apr 17, 2025
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Supreme Court Defines Legal Sex
- The UK Supreme Court defined sex as biological in legal terms, impacting the Equality Act and Gender Recognition Act interaction.
- This historic ruling affirms biological sex as crucial for protecting women's rights in law.
Single-Sex Spaces Legally Protected
- The judgment prevents men with gender recognition certificates from automatically accessing women's spaces.
- It restores the ability to maintain single-sex spaces based on observable biological traits.
Lesbian Rights Affirmed
- The ruling acknowledges that lesbians' rights and freedom of association were threatened by previous interpretations.
- It rejected the idea that sexual orientation could be defined by legal certificates rather than biology.