The Supreme Court, Queer Nature, and why Darwin is to blame

The Supreme Court, Queer Nature, and why Darwin is to blame

On 16 April 2025, the Supreme Court made a landmark ruling about gender.   What the judges said – and the full 88-page document is accessible on the internet – is that in relation to the Equalities Act 2010, the terms ‘sex’, ‘man’ and ‘woman’ refer to biological...
Imagine

Imagine

Imagine The very first Pride March Saturday 1 July 1972 It was a hot, dry summer in London   They showed up A crowd of 700 Probably scared, anxious Excited Defiant   They walked They swaggered Danced Staggered   Imagine The very first Pride March  ...
Life before the Equalities Act 2010

Life before the Equalities Act 2010

Yesterday, the Supreme Court in the UK ruled that the legal definition of ‘a woman’ is based on biology, and biology alone. Not self-identification. Not gender recognition certificates. Not even gender reassignment surgery. What about intersex folk? Er, don’t know....