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.
Sex Matters has written to Stonewall’s CEO to applaud him for taking the brave step of discarding the previous extreme and divisive definition, and calling on him to make sure that the thousands of employers, universities and schools that were influenced by the previous definition hear about Stonewall’s long-overdue change of heart.
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