JK Rowling responds to UK Supreme Court's verdict on legal definition of a woman
Published on Apr 17, 2025
By IANS
- LOS ANGELES — JK Rowling, the author of the ‘Harry Potter’ books, has lauded
the decision of the UK Supreme Court's
legal definition of a woman.
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- 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 ‘Mirror.co.uk’.
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- 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.
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- As per ‘Mirror.co.uk’, 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".
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- 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, they’ve protected the rights of women and girls across
the UK. @ForWomenScot I’m so proud to know you”.
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- She added, "Trans people have lost zero rights
today, although I don’t doubt some (not all) will be furious that the Supreme
Court upheld women’s sex-based rights”. 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.
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- 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.
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- 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 shame”.
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- Meanwhile, another said, "This is a huge win! Now we
need to make the rest of the Western World see reason”.
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- 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 there’s no
'argument' about that. Breaks my heart that we’re going backwards and it’s so
frustrating feeling so powerless”.
