The cancellation of the conference has prompted fury from both sides of the issue, fueling discontent at the government’s handling of the judgment and the perceived failure of political leadership.
The recent UK Supreme Court ruling challenges the essence of the 2004 Gender Recognition Act by declaring that legal sex corresponds strictly to biological sex stated on birth certificates.
The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the terms woman and sex in the 2010 Equality Act 'refer to a biological woman and biological sex'.