Amnesty International, a left-wing human rights group, submitted a written intervention to the court and argued that barring trans-identifying people who hold a gender recognition certificate violates basic human rights. "A blanket policy of barring trans women from single-sex services is not a proportionate means to achieve a legitimate aim," the group said. 
 
Oral arguments in the case will continue on Wednesday.

The case aims to establish whether a transgender individual who has a gender recognition certificate that identifies them as female can be considered a woman under equality laws.{ai:summary}The UK Supreme Court is reviewing the definition of "woman" in a case involving the Scottish government's guidance that includes transgender individuals with gender recognition certificates as women under equality laws. This follows a challenge from the women's rights group For Women Scotland, which contends that the definition should be based on biological sex.The case has implications for women's rights and single-sex services, with arguments presented that biological sex should be the determining factor under the Equality Act. Amnesty International has intervened, asserting that excluding trans women from single-sex services infringes on human rights. #society

UK high court to rule on definition of ‘woman’ in case on who is protected by ‘equality law’

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