Trans former judge plans to challenge gender ruling at European court
Summary
Victoria McCloud, the UK's only openly transgender judge, is challenging a recent Supreme Court ruling regarding gender definition in European Court of Human Rights. She argues that the decision, which specifies that womanhood is determined by biological sex, violates her human rights and doesn't consider its impact on transgender individuals.Key Facts
- Victoria McCloud is the UK's only ever judge to openly identify as transgender.
- McCloud is planning to challenge a recent ruling of the Supreme Court in the European Court of Human Rights.
- The Supreme Court's decision defined a woman as a person defined by biological sex under equalities law.
- This ruling implies that transgender women should not use women's facilities in places like hospitals, shops, and restaurants.
- McCloud legally changed her gender in her birth certificate and holds a Gender Recognition Certificate.
- She stepped down from her judicial position last year, expressing difficulties in continuing her work due to an intensifying public debate about transgender issues.
- McCloud and other campaigners are seeking to prove that the Supreme Court's ruling and actions of the UK government infringe on their fundamental human rights.
- The views of transgender individuals and their experiences were not included in the Supreme Court proceedings.
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