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Nicola Sturgeon Suggests Changing Legal Definition of 'Woman' After Supreme Court Ruling

The former First Minister argues that laws may need to adapt to ensure trans lives are not rendered 'almost impossible' following the court's biological sex-based ruling.

Nicola Sturgeon said it was for politicians to “decide what the law should be or has to be”
Humza Yousaf said he felt compelled to stand up for members of other minority groups

Overview

  • Nicola Sturgeon criticized the Supreme Court's ruling on the definition of 'woman' under the Equality Act 2010 as being 'massively overinterpreted.'
  • Sturgeon stated that if the ruling makes trans lives 'almost impossible,' the law must change to address this issue.
  • Baroness Hale clarified that the ruling does not prohibit gender-neutral facilities, a point Sturgeon referenced to argue against extreme interpretations of the judgment.
  • For Women Scotland countered Sturgeon's remarks, claiming that misinterpretations of the ruling primarily come from trans activists, not the court's decision.
  • Humza Yousaf, Sturgeon's successor, admitted the SNP mishandled its gender self-ID reforms, describing the approach as a 'mistake.'