JK Rowling Responds to UK Supreme Court슬롯사이트™s Verdict on Legal Definition of a Woman
However, judge Lord Hodge, who announced the decision, made clear that the law gives trans people protection against discrimination. The author JK Rowling took to her X, formerly Twitter, following the verdict, and shared her opinion on the verdict.
Los Angeles, April 17: JK Rowling, the author of the 슬롯사이트˜Harry Potter슬롯사이트� books, has lauded the decision of the UK Supreme Court's legal definition of a woman. In a major ruling, the court has stated that the definition of a woman and sex in the Equality Act relates to "a biological woman and biological sex", reports 슬롯사이트˜Mirror.co.uk슬롯사이트�.
However, judge Lord Hodge, who announced the decision, made clear that the law gives trans people protection against discrimination. The author took to her X, formerly Twitter, following the verdict, and shared her opinion on the verdict.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천JK Rowling Shares Memories of Harry Potter슬롯사이트™s Journey to Worldwide Success and Record Sales.
As per 슬롯사이트˜Mirror.co.uk슬롯사이트�, the author praised the "tenacious Scottish women" who 'got this case heard'. JK, who has been very vocal about trans people and their rights, said she was "proud" of their efforts, claiming they've "protected the rights of women across the UK".
She wrote, "It took three extraordinary, tenacious Scottish women with an army behind them to get this case heard by the Supreme Court and, in winning, they슬롯사이트™ve protected the rights of women and girls across the UK. @ForWomenScot I슬롯사이트™m so proud to know you슬롯사이트�.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천'Three Guesses': JK Rowling Takes a Jibe at 슬롯사이트˜Harry Potter슬롯사이트� Stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson in Cryptic Social Media Post.
She added, "Trans people have lost zero rights today, although I don슬롯사이트™t doubt some (not all) will be furious that the Supreme Court upheld women슬롯사이트™s sex-based rights슬롯사이트�. The ruling follows a series of challenges brought by the campaign group, For Women Scotland (FWS), over the definition of "woman" in Scottish legislation mandating 50% female representation on public boards.
The outcome of the case will have an impact on the whole of the UK after the lengthy legal battle was heard by the Supreme Court. Responding to JK's post, many of her fans agreed with her, as one replied: "All of you who vilified @jk_rowling for standing up for women should hang your heads in shame슬롯사이트�. Meanwhile, another said, "This is a huge win! Now we need to make the rest of the Western World see reason슬롯사이트�.
However, there were others who disagreed with the ruling and JK, who has made a series of controversial tweets regarding the trans community in the past, as they said, "Trans women are women and there슬롯사이트™s no 'argument' about that. Breaks my heart that we슬롯사이트™re going backwards and it슬롯사이트™s so frustrating feeling so powerless슬롯사이트�.
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