Rejected petition Revise Supreme Court's ruling on definition of 'woman' to include trans women

The Supreme Court's decision on the definition of 'woman' in the Equality Act 2010 and the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to not include trans women is discrimination. Trans women are women. This decision has very real consequences and will cost the lives of countless trans women.

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Whilst the Supreme Court re-affirmed the Equality Act protects all trans people against discrimination, based on Gender Reassignment, the implication that being protected as a 'women' means you must have been born as a biological 'women' undermines the existence of trans women completely, suggesting that because they were biologically born male that they don't count as women. This decision must be revised to ensure trans women are protected as 'women' as well as being protected as trans people.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The UK Government cannot change court judgements but could introduce new legislation about this.

We already have a petition open calling for the Government to amend the Equality Act to define the terms woman and man not based on biological sex.

If you’d like to sign this petition, it is available here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/725223

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Date submitted 16 April 2025
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