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Women who transitioned decades ago feel their safety and security has suddenly been removed

Last week’s supreme court ruling sent shock waves through the UK’s trans community.

The unanimous judgment said the legal definition of a woman in the Equality Act 2010 did not include transgender women who hold gender recognition certificates (GRCs).

That feeling was compounded when Kishwer Falkner, the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, which is preparing new statutory guidance, said the judgment meant only biological women could use single-sex changing rooms and toilets.

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[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 113 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

I hate it when European countries play "who can emulate the US the fastest"

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 9 points 4 hours ago

Well, UK birthed the US after all. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 127 points 14 hours ago (9 children)

Nah, that doesn't apply in this case. The UK is a world leader in transphobia, acting not because the US does things, but because they're entirely transphobic on their own.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 20 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I bet Rowling is ecstatic.

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 10 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

She donated £70,000 to the people that pushed to pass this bill.

In the words of Pedro Pascal, she is indeed a "heinous loser"

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Her public celebration of the result was absolutely grotesque

Screenshot of a Tweet by Rowling, replying to another Tweet by Rowling. The original Tweet has a photo of her smoking a cigar and holding a drink, sitting by the sea and staring smuggly at the camera, with the caption "I love it when a plan comes together". The reply Tweet compares people mistaking her cigar for a blunt to trans women, claiming the cigar might "identify as a blunt".

[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 5 points 39 minutes ago (1 children)

Anyone speculate on why JKR is so anti-trans? Did something happen in her past that makes her so hateful on this issue?

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 27 minutes ago

I am also so curious. Maybe money and the idea of “I just subjugate anyone that isn’t like me” is the answer? Notch went though similar stuff shirt he got “fuck you” money.

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 2 points 55 minutes ago

Did she mean demonstrably?

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[–] vzq@lemmy.world 43 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

Good on you for leaving the EU with at that fuss about “human rights” and “rule of law”.

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[–] squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

The Guardian shedding crocodile's tears? Boohoo, we spend years vilifying trans people and now look what happened...

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