Thousands of feminists took to the streets across Scotland and the rest of the UK to show their anger and disappointment at the Supreme Court Ruling -yes, feminists, let’s get that right straight away.

The LGBTI community were joined, surrounded in support, by allies, feminists, diverse women. Those crowds, the outpouring of trans allyship and messages of support for equalities and shock at what was a blow to equalities and human rights advocates internationally, are what feminism looks like.

The judgment at the Supreme Court achieved nothing in the bid for progress for women’s rights and equality. It has dealt with none of the most pressing concerns and risks facing women in Scotland today. And feminists know this, and they know too what is at further risk.

Thousands, if not millions, of feminists are appalled by what has just happened. Women being, once again, reduced to biological sex and reproductive capability is a grim leap back in time, undoing decades of the work of those who came before us. Sadly, these feminists are not the ones being given the media spotlight this week, despite their scale and strength.
Nobody won anything at the Supreme Court.

Susan Smith and Marion Calder of For Women Scotland........

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