No obligation to exclude trans women under ‘misunderstood’ Supreme Court ruling, former top judge says
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Former top judge says we’ve ‘misunderstood’ Supreme Court ruling
- Former Supreme Court judge Jonathan Sumption says the recent Supreme Court ruling that defined women by biology does not oblige organisations to exclude trans women from single-sex spaces.
- The ruling affirms the legality of excluding trans women from such spaces but doesn't mandate it, leaving the decision to individual organisations.
- Lord Sumption challenges interpretations suggesting the ruling necessitates the exclusion of trans women from sports and single-sex services.
- He emphasises the court's intention to avoid taking sides in the ongoing ideological debate.
- Baroness Falkner then clarified her stance, stating that single-sex services designated as "women-only" should be based on biological sex.