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Activists celebrate outside the Supreme Court to challenge gender recognition laws, in London, 16 April 2025

Video. UK Supreme Court defines woman as someone born biologically female

Updated: 16/04/2025 - 15:55 GMT+2

The ruling excludes transgender women from the definition under the British Equality Act, but the court emphasised that it "does not remove protection from trans people".

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