Press Coverage: For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers - UK Supreme Court
For Women Scotland (FWS) is a women’s rights campaign group that has been seeking clarification on the definitions of “sex” and “woman” through the Scottish courts since July 2020. The most recent case was an appeal of a ruling in a lower court to the Supreme Court on the definition of ‘woman’. The case was heard on 26 & 27 November 2024 - our coverage of the case is found here.
This post includes links to a selection of recent and relevant press coverage about the recent case. These links are included without comment and are not endorsed by Tribunal Tweets. This is a sample of coverage only - it is not comprehensive. Please DM our main Twitter account to submit coverage from an established news outlet. Any paywalled article must be archived.
Articles are organised by publication date (may be approximate if articles have been updated) with most recent first.
30 November 2024
The Scotsman - As SNP government contradicts itself over ‘pregnant men’, the real gender scandal goes unnoticed by Susan Dalgety
The Spectator - Wilbur: ‘I’ve got a certificate that says I’m a sheep.’
29 November 2024
The New Statesman - The Scottish government is ignoring women’s rights by Hannah Barnes
28 November 2024
The Economist - Britain’s Supreme Court considers what a woman is: At last. Britons had been wondering what those 34m people who are not men might be
Talk TV – Fiona McAnena relays the UK Supreme Court case
27 November 2024
Independent - The Supreme Court hearing on what a ‘woman’ is is an existential attack on trans people like me by Robin Moira White
BBC Radio 4 – BBC Radio 4 report on the proceedings from Supreme Court considering the definition of woman
BBC - Judges consider ruling on definition of a woman
26 November 2024
The Herald - Supreme Court to hear case on definition of a woman
Guardian - Supreme court urged to recognise ‘facts of biological reality’ in sex definition case
The Times - Supreme Court examines the biological reality of defining a woman
Scottish Daily Express – 'It's simple and straightforward... men are men and women are women and sex is sex'
New York Sun - UK Supreme Court Grapples With Definition of ‘Woman’ Under Scottish Law in Mirror-Image of Debate Roiling America
25 November 2024
24 November 2024