Thousands demonstrate in London against judgment on equality and trans women – Diepresse.com

In London, thousands of people have against a Judgment of the highest court on the definition of a woman about the biological gender demonstrates. According to the Pa news agency, various groups came together at the parliament Square. Among other things, signs with inscriptions such as: « Trans-rights are human rights ».

The court had judged last Wednesday that the biological, not the social gender, was counting in equality between men and women. The judgment is considered pioneering – for example when it comes to the question of whether trans women are counted as women in women’s quotas and whether they can use places such as women’s circuit cabins.

Activists’ groups had followed concerns. « It will be incredibly worrying for the trans community and everyone who supports them, » said the managing director of the LGBTQ+organization Stonewall, Simon Blake. LGBTQ stands for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans- and queer people. Trans people do not identify with the gender that was attributed to them at birth.

Harry Potter author supported law

The women’s rights organization for Women Scotland (FWS) complained. It did not agree with the way the Scottish regional government interpreted the gender term. Support came from Harry-Potter author JK Rowlingwhich has long made the topic of women’s rights versus rights of trans people and has long been criticized for its controversial statements.

The British Labor government of Prime Minister Keir Strander announced that she had always supported the protection of rooms separated to organic gender. « This decision brings clarity and security for women and providers of services such as clinics, women’s shelters and sports clubs, » said a government spokesman. The presiding judge Patrick Hodge emphasized that the judgment did not mean that trans people would not be fully protected against misogynistic discrimination. (APA)