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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First UK trans judge to challenge gender ruling
LONDON: The UK’s first transgender judge has said she plans to take the British government to the European Court of Human Rights for its policies on trans rights following a divisive Supreme Court ruling. Victoria McCloud, a retired High Court judge, said she would bring “one or more cases” against Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government, accusing it of breaching the European Convention on Human Rights. Earlier this month, Britain’s top court h…


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