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'Biological Sex Matters': UK PM Rishi Sunak Vows to Amend Equality Act if Reelected

The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed to protect "biological sex" under British law if he is successfully reelected in a bid to safeguard women-only spaces.

'Biological Sex Matters': UK PM Rishi Sunak Vows to Amend Equality Act if Reelected
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (File Image)

The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed to protect "biological sex" under British law if he is successfully reelected in a bid to safeguard women-only spaces. On X, formerly Twitter, Sunak wrote, "Biological sex matters. We’re protecting women and girls." With this proposal, trans women would be banned from certain female-only spaces. Under the proposed law, trans women, who are individuals assigned male at birth but who identify as female, would face limitations in accessing areas such as women’s prisons and domestic abuse support sessions, etc. UK General Election 2024: British PM Rishi Sunak Declines To Rule Out July Election Amid MP Defection.

'Biological Sex Matters'

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