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SWP+SWP+Urteil in Großbritannien
Oberstes Gericht spricht Transfrauen Frauenrechte ab

Wer gilt vor dem Gleichstellungsgesetz als Frau? Darüber hatte der Supreme Court in Großbritannien zu entscheiden. Die Antwort ist eindeutig – und bringt auch die Harry-Potter-Autorin J.K. Rowling zum Jubeln.
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Jochen Wittmann
London
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Susan Smith (L) and Marion Calder (3R), Directors of For Women Scotland, celebrate with Maya Forstater of 'Sex Matters' outside Britain's Supreme Court in London on April 16, 2025, following the court's ruling on how to define a 'woman'. Britain's Supreme Court said the legal definition of a "woman" is based on a person's sex at birth, a landmark ruling with far-reaching implications to the bitter debate over trans rights. In a win for Scottish gender-critical campaigners who brought the case to the UK's highest court, five London judges unanimously ruled "the terms 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman, and biological sex". (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

Aktivistinnen jubeln vor dem Britischen Supreme Court in London.

HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP