It is a very sensitive decision that could have immediate consequences in transgender women in the United Kingdom. The British Supreme Court will decide on Wednesday what defines a woman in the eyes of the law.
The highest court judges in the country will have the last word on this dispute that began several years ago in Scotland several years ago, when an association was provided in the Court arguing that the definition of a woman should be based on biological sex, and not gender. If justice demonstrates it, LGBT+ associations fear that transgender women can no longer access certain places, including accommodation centers for women.
The protection of transgender women in the heart of the debate
The Supreme Court will issue its decision around 10:00 am (9:00 am GMT) in London on this extremely divisive issue, at the origin of a violent dispute among the defenders of the rights of trans and activists who believe that women’s rights are threatened by some of their …