00:00The unanimous decision of this court is that the terms woman and sex in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman.
00:10The absence of coherence within the statute and the practical problems which arise demonstrate that that interpretation is not correct.
00:36It follows that the interpretation of woman in the Scottish Government guidance on the 2018 Act is incorrect and the challenge to that guidance succeeds.
00:47Further, the principle of discrimination by association remains part of our law, C-section 19A of the EA,
00:56and protects transgender people against indirect discrimination regardless of whether they possess gender recognition certificates.
01:06A certified sex reading is not required to achieve any relevant purpose in relation to indirect discrimination.
01:15For these reasons, the court allows the appeal.
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01:33Roots of the Ink
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01:43We were in a
02:13really difficult place in Scotland then. We thought we were going to see rights for women rolled back and today the judges have said what we always believe to be the case, that women are protected by their biological sex, that sex is real and that women can now feel safe, that services and spaces designated for women are for women.
02:43So
02:46so
