Civil servants are defying the Supreme Court trans ruling
What was the point of last year’s UK Supreme Court ruling that ‘woman’ means biological female? The judgement should, by rights, have meant the end of trans-identifying males in women-only spaces. It should have put a stop to journalists claiming that male sex offenders are somehow women.
- ▪What was the point of last year’s UK Supreme Court ruling that ‘woman’ means biological female?
- ▪The judgement should, by rights, have meant the end of trans-identifying males in women-only spaces.
- ▪It should have put a stop to journalists claiming that male sex offenders are somehow women.
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| Publication time | Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:52:58 +0000 |
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Civil servants are defying the Supreme Court trans ruling The Blob is treating the rule of law and women’s rights with contempt. i Getty dataLayer.push({ event: 'author', author: "Joanna Williams" }) Joanna Williams Columnist 23rd July 2026 i Getty Share Topics Free Speech Identity Politics Politics Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. What was the point of last year’s UK Supreme Court ruling that ‘woman’ means biological female? The judgement should, by rights, have meant the end of trans-identifying males in women-only spaces. It should have put a stop to journalists claiming that male sex offenders are somehow women. And it should mean that workers no longer jeopardise their livelihood if they trip up over a colleague’s preferred pronouns.
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