Overview

• The UK Supreme Court ruled that 'man' and 'woman' under the Equality Act must be defined by biological sex, maintaining gender reassignment protections but allowing exclusions from single-sex spaces.
• British Transport Police announced that trans women will now be strip-searched by male officers, illustrating immediate policy changes following the ruling.
• Nicola Coughlan launched a fundraiser for trans charity Not A Phase, raising over £70,000 in just over 24 hours and increasing her target to nearly £80,000.
• J.K. Rowling celebrated the ruling with public statements and a reported £70,000 donation to For Women Scotland, the group behind the legal challenge.
• Celebrities like Aimee Lou Wood and Charithra Chandran have condemned the decision, voicing solidarity with the trans community and criticizing anti-trans rhetoric.