6 days ago · LONDON (AP) — Transgender women will be banned from playing on women’s soccer teams in England and Scotland following a U.K. Supreme Court ruling last month, the sport’s governing body said Thursday.. The Football Association said it had decided to change its rules that had allowed transgender athletes to play on women’s soccer if they had reduced testosterone levels.

Apr 16, 2025 · T he U.K. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday that transgender women do not fall under the legal category of “women” in their equality legislation, adding to the mounting rollback of...

Apr 24, 2025 · Understanding the Recent UK Supreme Court Decision. On 16 April 2025, the UK Supreme Court delivered a ruling that has sent shockwaves through transgender communities across Britain. In the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers, the court unanimously decided that under the Equality Act 2010, the terms “woman” and “sex” refer exclusively to biological sex at birth.

Transgender rights in the United Kingdom have varied significantly over time. Trans people have been able to change their passports and driving licences to indicate their preferred binary gender since at least 1970.

LONDON (AP) — Children who question their gender identity are being let down by lack of evidence and a toxic political debate, according to a report Wednesday from a senior doctor in England.

6 days ago · The Football Association will ban transgender women playing women's football in England from next season. It follows a similar move by the Scottish FA this week after a UK Supreme Court ruling in ...

Apr 30, 2025 · It would also apply to trans pupils in schools, who will be barred from using toilets or changing facilities corresponding to their gender identity. The guidance also dictates that women-only or lesbian-only associations should not be allowed to admit trans women, and that men-only or gay men-only associations should not admit trans men.

Apr 19, 2025 · The ruling means that transgender women with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) can be excluded from single-sex spaces if 'proportionate'.

Apr 16, 2025 · U.K. law still gives transgender people protection "not only against discrimination through the protected characteristic of gender reassignment, but also against direct discrimination, indirect ...

Feb 11, 2025 · Here in the UK, the 2024 general election saw the Conservatives pledge to change the Equality Act to rewrite the definition of sex and allow organisations to bar transgender women from single-sex spaces, and that the concept …