This is the opening to my essay on the Supreme Court ruling on the meaning of “woman” in the Equality Act, published in the Observer on 27 April 2025. You can read the full version in the Observer. The debate over the Supreme Court judgment on sex and gender and the meaning of “woman” within the Equality Act 2010 has been almost as illuminating as the judgment itself. The court affirmed that the meaning of “woman” in the Equality Act refers […]

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