The UK Supreme Court’s ruling on April 16, 2025, that transgender ‘women’ are not legally women is a triumph of common sense and a resounding victory for women across Britain. The terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010, the court ruled, refer to biological women and biological sex. Five justices, led by Lord Hodge, unanimously declared that a woman is someone born biologically female, rejecting the notion that biological men (“trans women”) with gender recognition certificates (GRCs) qualify as women under the law. This landmark decision, sparked by the tireless campaign of For Women Scotland (FWS), is simple, really: truth cannot be rewritten by ideology. I stand with the women who fought for this, and I cheer their courage—but I also lament that we ever had to fight this battle at all.
Men cannot become women. Ever. This isn’t a matter of opinion; it’s a fact etched in the reality of biology. Chromosomes don’t bend to feelings, and no amount of legal maneuvering or social pressure can alter the immutable differences between the sexes. The Supreme Court’s ruling affirms what most of us have always known, and what science confirms. It’s a victory for every woman who’s felt her rights erode under the weight of “gender is a spectrum” nonsense. J.K. Rowling, a lioness in this fight, rightly praised the “three extraordinary, tenacious Scottish women” of FWS—Marion Calder, Susan Smith, Trina Budge, and their allies—who brought this issue to the highest court and won.
Their army of supporters, from gender-critical campaigners to everyday women and men, deserves our gratitude. They’ve safeguarded single-sex spaces, from bathrooms to boardrooms, for their daughters and granddaughters.
But it should never have come to this. The fact that we needed a Supreme Court ruling to affirm that “woman” means “adult human female” is a damning indictment of how far we’ve strayed from reason. For years, we’ve watched politicians, academics, and even some feminists twist themselves into knots to accommodate an ideology that denies reality. The idea that a man with a GRC could claim a seat reserved for women on a public board—as the Scottish government argued—defies logic and insults every woman who’s fought for equal representation. Conservative MP Miriam Cates nailed it: “This ruling restores clarity to the law and protects the rights of women and girls.”
Yet, as we celebrate, we must also point fingers where they belong. The so-called “TERFs”—a slur hurled at women like Rowling and the FWS campaigners—aren’t the villains here. They’re the heroes who held the line. But some of the blame for this mess lies at the feet of feminists who, in a misguided bid for inclusivity, championed the “gender is a spectrum” mantra. The Telegraph’s Tim Stanley wisely pointed out on X regarding the ruling, “feminists also have to address the fact that they started the gender-deconstruction discourse that led to this point.”
They opened the door to this confusion, amplifying an ideology that equates feelings with facts and sacrifices women’s hard-won protections on the altar of progressivism. Stonewall’s reaction to the ruling—calling it “incredibly worrying”—shows just how far some have drifted from defending women’s rights. These feminists, wrapped in rainbow flags, helped create the conditions where men could demand access to women’s spaces, sports, and opportunities. Women have had to pick sides: “inclusivity,” which really means invasion of women-only spaces or be pilloried as TERFs. Perhaps yesterday’s ruling will mean everyone can agree on the basics: woman means adult female human.
This ruling isn’t just a legal win; it’s a cultural turning point. It’s a rebuke to the likes of Keir Starmer, who has suggested women could have penises, and to Nicola Sturgeon, who branded dissenters as bigots. It’s a signal that the tide is turning against an insidious ideology. As Mims Davies, the shadow minister for women, put it, this is a “clear victory for common sense.” But the fight isn’t over. I agree with Mary Harrington who said on X, “Time to repeal the GRA and end the fiction that humans can legally change sex.”
So, to the women of For Women Scotland, to J.K. Rowling, to every mother, sister, and daughter who refused to bow to the mob—thank you. You’ve reminded us that truth is worth fighting for, even when the world calls you hateful for it. But let’s remember that we shouldn’t have needed a court to tell us what we’ve always known. Men are men, women are women, and no ideology can ever change that.
Women Are Women: A Victory for Truth and Tenacity
Susan Smith (L) and Marion Calder, Directors of For Women Scotland make a statement outside Britain’s Supreme Court in London on April 16, 2025, following the court’s ruling in which five London judges unanimously ruled “the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman, and biological sex”.
Photo: Henry Nicholls / AFP
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The UK Supreme Court’s ruling on April 16, 2025, that transgender ‘women’ are not legally women is a triumph of common sense and a resounding victory for women across Britain. The terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010, the court ruled, refer to biological women and biological sex. Five justices, led by Lord Hodge, unanimously declared that a woman is someone born biologically female, rejecting the notion that biological men (“trans women”) with gender recognition certificates (GRCs) qualify as women under the law. This landmark decision, sparked by the tireless campaign of For Women Scotland (FWS), is simple, really: truth cannot be rewritten by ideology. I stand with the women who fought for this, and I cheer their courage—but I also lament that we ever had to fight this battle at all.
Men cannot become women. Ever. This isn’t a matter of opinion; it’s a fact etched in the reality of biology. Chromosomes don’t bend to feelings, and no amount of legal maneuvering or social pressure can alter the immutable differences between the sexes. The Supreme Court’s ruling affirms what most of us have always known, and what science confirms. It’s a victory for every woman who’s felt her rights erode under the weight of “gender is a spectrum” nonsense. J.K. Rowling, a lioness in this fight, rightly praised the “three extraordinary, tenacious Scottish women” of FWS—Marion Calder, Susan Smith, Trina Budge, and their allies—who brought this issue to the highest court and won.
Their army of supporters, from gender-critical campaigners to everyday women and men, deserves our gratitude. They’ve safeguarded single-sex spaces, from bathrooms to boardrooms, for their daughters and granddaughters.
But it should never have come to this. The fact that we needed a Supreme Court ruling to affirm that “woman” means “adult human female” is a damning indictment of how far we’ve strayed from reason. For years, we’ve watched politicians, academics, and even some feminists twist themselves into knots to accommodate an ideology that denies reality. The idea that a man with a GRC could claim a seat reserved for women on a public board—as the Scottish government argued—defies logic and insults every woman who’s fought for equal representation. Conservative MP Miriam Cates nailed it: “This ruling restores clarity to the law and protects the rights of women and girls.”
Yet, as we celebrate, we must also point fingers where they belong. The so-called “TERFs”—a slur hurled at women like Rowling and the FWS campaigners—aren’t the villains here. They’re the heroes who held the line. But some of the blame for this mess lies at the feet of feminists who, in a misguided bid for inclusivity, championed the “gender is a spectrum” mantra. The Telegraph’s Tim Stanley wisely pointed out on X regarding the ruling, “feminists also have to address the fact that they started the gender-deconstruction discourse that led to this point.”
They opened the door to this confusion, amplifying an ideology that equates feelings with facts and sacrifices women’s hard-won protections on the altar of progressivism. Stonewall’s reaction to the ruling—calling it “incredibly worrying”—shows just how far some have drifted from defending women’s rights. These feminists, wrapped in rainbow flags, helped create the conditions where men could demand access to women’s spaces, sports, and opportunities. Women have had to pick sides: “inclusivity,” which really means invasion of women-only spaces or be pilloried as TERFs. Perhaps yesterday’s ruling will mean everyone can agree on the basics: woman means adult female human.
This ruling isn’t just a legal win; it’s a cultural turning point. It’s a rebuke to the likes of Keir Starmer, who has suggested women could have penises, and to Nicola Sturgeon, who branded dissenters as bigots. It’s a signal that the tide is turning against an insidious ideology. As Mims Davies, the shadow minister for women, put it, this is a “clear victory for common sense.” But the fight isn’t over. I agree with Mary Harrington who said on X, “Time to repeal the GRA and end the fiction that humans can legally change sex.”
So, to the women of For Women Scotland, to J.K. Rowling, to every mother, sister, and daughter who refused to bow to the mob—thank you. You’ve reminded us that truth is worth fighting for, even when the world calls you hateful for it. But let’s remember that we shouldn’t have needed a court to tell us what we’ve always known. Men are men, women are women, and no ideology can ever change that.
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