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Sex, gender identity and the law / Michael Foran.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Foran, Michael P., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Equality before the law--Great Britain.
- Equality before the law.
- Freedom of expression--Great Britain.
- Freedom of expression.
- Gender identity--Law and legislation--Great Britain.
- Gender identity.
- Human rights--Great Britain.
- Human rights.
- Sex discrimination--Law and legislation--Great Britain.
- Sex discrimination.
- Sports--Law and legislation--Great Britain.
- Sports.
- Trans people--Legal status, laws, etc--Great Britain.
- Trans people.
- Gender identity--Law and legislation.
- Sex.
- Sex discrimination--Law and legislation.
- Sports--Law and legislation.
- Transgender people--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- "Over the last century, UK law has moved from endorsing, and in some cases mandating, unjust sex discrimination to a robust framework of distinct protections for women and girls. At the same time, our law has extended anti-discrimination protections to people who undergo gender reassignment, culminating in a system where individuals can change their legally recognised sex for some purposes. Sometimes the interests of these two groups conflict, most notably where the law must differentiate based on biological sex in contexts where those with transgender identities wish to be classed by reference to gender identity instead. For a time, there was uncertainty over the precise interaction between these competing interests within equality law. In 2025 this was resolved in a landmark case brought by the feminist organisation For Women Scotland. This book traces the history of how sex changed within our law and what that means for ongoing controversies over single-sex spaces, freedom of belief, freedom of expression, privacy, sport, and sexual intimacy."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed March 30, 2026).
- Other Format:
- Print version : Foran, Michael P. Sex, gender identity and the law.
- ISBN:
- 9781009646277
- 1009646273
- 9781009646284
- 1009646281
- OCLC:
- 1579847209
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000352880
- CIPO000355778
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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