Thousands Demonstrated in London on Saturday to protect the Rights of Transgender People.
The Rally Comes After the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court on Wednesday Ruled
The Decision Could Have Broad Implications for Single-Sex Services and Spaces Search as Toilets, Hospital Wards, and Prisons.
At the rally in Central London’s Parliament Square, Protesters Waved LGBTQ+ Rainbow Flags and Held Signs and Banners with mottos consisting of “Trans -Women Are Women!” and “trans rights are human rights”.
How Have Activists Reacted to Court’s Decision?
One of the demonstrators, eevee zayas from spain that determines as non-binary and transgenderer, Told the AFP News Agency that they Fear “The extremists will feel empowered” by the court’s choice which “HATE crimes the trans community” Wood Incense.
LGBTQ+ Charity Stonewall Said Wednesday that the judgment was “Incredibly worrying for the trans community.”
Amnesty International Said The “Judgment is Clearly Disappointing” and Raises “Potential Concerning Consequence for Trans People,” The Ruling “does not Change the Protection Trans People Are Afforded Under the Protected Characteristic of ‘Gender Reaignment’, as well as Other Commission and Equality Act. “
The UK’s Top Court Has Said Its Ruling “Does not Remove Protection from Trans People,” Who Are “Protected from discrimination on the ground of gender RESSIGNMENTMENTMENT.”
How did the instance transpired?
The Case was Brought by Women’s Rights Group for Women Scotland, Who Appealed A Law Passed by the Scottish Parliament which Said the Definition of A “Woman” consisting of people with a sex Recognition Certificate (GRC).
In its interest the supreme Court, FWS Had Claimed the Scottish Parliament’s Ruling Could Impact Sex-Based Rights and Single-Sex Spaces Across Scotland, England, and Wales.
Edited by: Darko Janjevic
