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First police force changes search guidelines for trans women in wake of Supreme Court gender ruling (www.lbc.co.uk)

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A British Transport Police spokesperson said: “Under previous policy, we had advised that someone with a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) may be searched in accordance with their acquired sex, however as an interim position while we digest yesterday’s judgement, we have advised our officers that any same sex searches in custody are to be undertaken in accordance with the biological birth sex of the detainee.

“We are in the process of reviewing the implications of the ruling and will consider any necessary updates to our policies and practices in line with the law and national guidance.”

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[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That is not the Scientific definition of woman. Woman is a descriptive word for Female adult. Your “gender” version has no basis is science or biology.

There is no scientific definition of woman, women are a social category. What it means to be a women is only tangentially related to biology.

I’m don’t talking on this now. Society does not reflect you or people on heres opinions. We are tired of the Smallest minority effecting politics/lives and women.

You are not society and you don't speak for it. You are an incurious bigot too stubborn in your ignorance to grow as a person. It's also lovely to be lectured to on language by a person who can't use capital letters or apostrophes properly. Ta-ra.

[–] TheDanjinSpear@lemmy.world -2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm typing on a phone while taking a shit. When you are losing an argument you attack the person not the content.

I'm not going to proof read quick typed text.

Also.

In a scientific context, a woman is generally defined as an individual of the sex that typically produces egg cells. T

[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

When you are losing an argument you attack the person not the content.

It'd help if you 'argument' was more than just repeating "I'm right, people who disagree with me are an insane minority" ad nauseam, mixed in with a good amount of linguistic prescriptionism.

In a scientific context, a woman is generally defined as an individual of the sex that typically produces egg cells.

Even if that was true, what does it have to do with the Equalities Act? You know, a law regulating society, so should surely use the social definition of woman? You keep brining up 'the science' as if our daily lives abide by the rules and definitions of scientific study.

[–] TheDanjinSpear@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They used to.

[–] knightly@pawb.social 1 points 4 days ago

Since when?