Another day, another reason for Britain to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights—though neither Labour nor the Conservatives will commit to doing this.
This time, a UK judge is hoping the convention will overturn the April ruling from the Supreme Court—supposedly the country’s final court of appeal—that the terms “woman” and “sex” in existing equality legislation refer to biological sex, not self-defined gender identity.
Now, Victoria McCloud, Britain’s first transgender judge, is seeking a re-hearing of the case.
McCloud, whose lawyers spoke to The Daily Telegraph, argues that the Supreme Court ruling undermined the ECHR right to a free trial by refusing to hear representation from transgender individuals or groups.
McCloud expressed a strong determination to reverse the ruling, saying:
I intend to ensure that there will be no peace for the gender-critical ideological movement.
Women’s rights group Sex Matters described this move as “incomprehensible.” Maya Forstater, its chief executive, told the Telegraph:
It’s a fantasy that someone can go straight to Strasbourg to complain that the Supreme Court in their own country didn’t listen to them.
McCloud is being represented by the UK’s first openly non-binary barrister and the first black trans lawyer in the UK.
Michael Curzon is a news writer for europeanconservative.com based in England’s Midlands. He is also Editor of Bournbrook Magazine, which he founded in 2019, and previously wrote for London’s Express Online. His Twitter handle is @MichaelCurzon_.
