Supreme Court ruling on definition of woman hailed a victory

A ruling by the best court in Britain declaring that the legal definition of a lady is predicated on biological sex has been welcomed by Christians. 

Peter Lynas, UK director of the Evangelical Alliance, said the landmark ruling was an indication that “the vibe shift is real” – a reference to the increasing sense that a cultural shift is underway from strident progressive ideology. 

There were scenes of celebration outside the Supreme Court because the ruling was handed down, making clear that transgender ‘women’ don’t fall throughout the scope of what it means to be a lady in legal terms. 

In a video shared on his X account, Lynas, a former barrister, said the ruling brought much-needed “clarity” to an area that has change into highly contested in recent times. He said that girls have “regained” their hard-won rights. 

“The vibe shift is real – I do not think this decision would have been made two or three years ago,” he said. “I feel that is reflective of the continuing shift in our culture towards things like reality.”

He expects the judgment to have “big implications” for policy in businesses and workplaces but he also encouraged Christians to see it as a “missional moment” to have conversations with their colleagues about what it would mean.

The victory was secured by For Women Scotland after they took on the Scottish government and trans activists over the legal definition of a lady. 

The judgment has been welcomed by campaigners and feminists who’ve spent years difficult the encroaching access of trans-identifying biological males to female spaces. 

JK Rowling said she was “proud” For Women Scotland: “It took three extraordinary, tenacious Scottish women with a military behind them to get this case heard by the Supreme Court and, in winning, they’ve protected the rights of ladies and girls across the UK.”

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said, “Saying ‘trans women are women’ was never true in actual fact and now isn’t true in law, either. A victory for all the women who faced personal abuse or lost their jobs for stating the apparent.”