London, April 17, 2025 (AFP) - UK mulls impact of landmark gender ruling

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2025-04-17

From toilets and changing rooms to sports pitches and hospital wards, a ruling by Britain's Supreme Court on the legal definition of a "woman" is expected to have far-reaching consequences. The court ruled on Wednesday that the legal definition of a "woman" is based on a person's sex at birth. Five judges unanimously ruled that "the terms 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman, and biological sex". The court's pr......

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