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EMCC Statement on the Supreme Court Judgement

The Equal Media and Culture Centre for Scotland advocates for women’s equality in the cultural, media and creative sectors. We are an intersectional feminist organisation and we are inclusive of trans women.

It will take us time to fully assess the implications of the lengthy and complex judgment released this week by the Supreme Court. From our initial reading, we are disappointed that this ruling appears to take a regressive view of the protections provided by the Equality Act.

 For us, like our colleagues at Engender, the Equality Act represents the floor and not the ceiling of what we need to achieve on equality as a society. Any backsliding should be of concern to everyone that stands against discrimination and oppression in all its forms.

With our colleagues at Engender, we will be paying close attention to what this ruling will mean in practice for women and for trans people’s rights. We urge government and public bodies to uphold protections against discrimination and harassment for trans people, a group that is facing such misrepresentation and marginalisation in our culture.