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What does the Supreme Court ruling on sex mean in practice?

What does the Supreme Court ruling on sex mean in practice?

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The judges had to decide what the words ‘man’, ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ meant in the Equality Act. They decided that they referred to biological sex. It will have an effect on how trans people access services and single-sex spaces.


Writer: Jess Swinburne

Producer: Katie Gunning

Photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore


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