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mwooldri

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8. Ummm... Nope.

Reply to angrychair (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 16, 2025, 04:07 PM

Apr 2025

Shady Vance is trying to get Starmer to agree to get those hate speech laws off the books so hating on "minorities" would be legal. But this isn't that case.

My understanding is the courts trying to figure out what a woman was, and they went strictly on biology. I have a sneaky feeling that Labour will introduce legislation to shore things up but this verdict wasn't anything about legalising hate against transgender folk.

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U.K. Top Court Says Trans Women Are Not Legally Women Under Equality Act [View all] Polybius Apr 2025 OP

Billionaire J.K. Rowling Miguelito Loveless Apr 2025 #1

This was not a bought decision. This is the common view of the issue in the UK. mathematic Apr 2025 #3

Political considerations aside, this seems a wrong read of the actual act. unblock Apr 2025 #2

All 5 of the judges were in error? (it was a unanimous decision) This is the UK's highest court. Is there a kelly1mm Apr 2025 #4

I have over a quarter century experience dealing with international contracts and statutes, unblock Apr 2025 #6

Fair enough! Thanks for your reply. It does seem to suggest that 'sex' is unchangeable kelly1mm Apr 2025 #7

I don't know much about that aspect of uk politics, unblock Apr 2025 #11

Legalized hate angrychair Apr 2025 #5

Ummm... Nope. mwooldri Apr 2025 #8

They are still protected against transgender discrimination unblock Apr 2025 #10

The simple solution is for Parliament to fix the law Jose Garcia Apr 2025 #9