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Trans former judge plans to challenge gender ruling at European court

  • Dr Victoria McCloud, Britain's first openly transgender judge, plans to challenge the UK Supreme Court ruling on biological sex at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
  • The legal challenge follows the Supreme Court's unanimous decision earlier this month that 'woman' and 'sex' under the Equality Act 2010 refer strictly to biological sex at birth, excluding trans women.
  • McCloud and other trans campaigners argue that the Supreme Court disregarded human rights concerns and failed to consider the wider impact on trans people, who were excluded from presenting arguments.
  • McCloud described the ruling as leaving her legally 'two sexes at once', called it 'a serious infringement of Convention Rights', and said it would make matters 'much, much more dangerous.'
  • The case implies potential exclusions of trans people from single-sex spaces and legal recognition, signaling wider effects on trans rights and prompting debate over the protection of vulnerable groups.
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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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