In the UK, the Supreme Court refused to classify transgender people as female

The Supreme Court of Great Britain has unanimously ruled that the term "woman" is legally applicable exclusively to biological women and cannot be used to refer to transgender people (the LGBT movement is recognized as extremist in Russia). This was announced on April 16 by the Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court of Great Britain, Lord Patrick Hodge.

It is noted that this case was considered as part of a lawsuit filed by members of the movement For Scottish Women, who challenged the court's decision that recognized that transgender women can apply for gender quotas when applying for jobs.

"The unanimous decision of this court is that the terms "woman" and "gender" in the Equality Act of 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex," The Guardian quoted him as saying.

At the same time, Hodge urged not to perceive this decision as "a triumph of one or more groups of society to the detriment of others."

"The Equality Act of 2010 provides transgender people with protection not only from discrimination through the protected possibility of gender reassignment, but also from direct discrimination, indirect discrimination, and harassment based on their acquired gender," Hodge concluded.

Earlier, on February 9, The Times newspaper reported that the UK's ruling Labour Party had postponed plans for reforms to simplify the legal process of gender reassignment. At the same time, the publication emphasized that these plans could soon be "quietly said goodbye" because these reforms are not a priority for the Labor Party.