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.
We explain the background to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s decision to end the use of puberty blockers for gender distress, based on the recommendations of the Cass Review.
Large-print version of this briefing.
See also our two-page Puberty blockers FAQs for MPs.
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