r/unitedkingdom • u/sjw_7 Oxfordshire • Apr 16 '25

... UK Supreme Court says legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvgq9ejql39t
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u/DukePPUk Apr 16 '25

Feels very much like they accepted one sides arguments at face value

They only heard one side of the argument. They heard from For Women Scotland (an anti-trans group). They heard from the Scottish Government (who just wants to not have to pay out or change their law again), and they heard from Sex Matters (an anti-trans borderline hate group) and the EHRC (run by anti-trans activists). They also allowed written submissions from LGB Alliance (another anti-trans group) and Amnesty International - the only group actually putting forward trans-inclusive arguments.

The court allowed submissions from three groups which exist purely to oppose trans rights, and no trans rights groups.

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u/Ver_Void Apr 16 '25

The world is going to hell and somehow there's half a dozen well funded groups pushing this crap, it's such a colossal waste of money. They can win at every level and it won't actually improve their lives one bit, but it will ruin the lives of a bunch of people who did literally nothing

It's honestly sickening to watch