The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled that “man”, “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refer to sex, not self-ID or paperwork (gender-recognition certificates). This agreed with our legal interpretation. We have published new guidance and are in the process of updating our publications to reflect the judgment. We are also working to provide answers to the questions we're hearing from supporters and the media. We will publish these as soon as possible.

Jo Bartosch

Memo Editor

Jo Bartosch is widely published journalist with bylines in the UK’s leading publications including The Telegraph, Mail on Sunday, The Times and more. She is also assistant editor of The Critic, a monthly British political and cultural magazine and a regular contributor to Spiked. In addition to writing features, opinion, reviews and news, she is regularly approached to give both expert comment and talks on women’s rights. She was the first British journalist to write for a mainstream publication about the dangers of childhood transition, and was at the forefront of investigations into Stonewall and Mermaids.

Before her career in journalism, she was chair of Chelt Fems, which was one of the largest and most active feminist groups in south-west England.