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Trans former judge plans to challenge gender ruling at European court

  • Victoria McCloud, the UK's first transgender judge, plans to take the UK government to the European Court of Human Rights over a recent Supreme Court ruling on biological sex.
  • The Supreme Court ruled earlier in April 2025 that 'woman' and 'sex' under the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological sex, defining it as the sex at birth, which led McCloud and others to criticize the judgement's impact on trans rights.
  • McCloud, who stood down a year ago amid public criticism, contends the court failed to hear evidence from trans people, leaving her with the contradictory and legally problematic status of having 'two sexes at once'.
  • The UK Equalities and Human Rights Commission issued interim guidance restricting trans people from using facilities matching their acquired gender at workplaces while upholding single-sex provisions, a move McCloud says violates human rights and causes segregation.
  • McCloud’s planned legal action seeks a declaration that the UK government's and Supreme Court's actions breach fundamental human rights, highlighting potential risks to trans people’s inclusion and safety in UK society.
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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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