Britain sets out rules for single-sex spaces following landmark sex definition ruling

LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - ​Britain ⁠on Thursday ​published long-awaited guidance on applying ​equality ‌law to single-sex spaces ⁠following a landmark 2025 ⁠ruling on ​the legal definition of sex, a move likely to ​intensify ‌debate over transgender rights.

The guidance sets out when organisations ​can lawfully exclude transgender people ‌from women-only and men-only spaces - including toilets, ‌changing rooms, hospital wards, refuges and sports - after the ​Supreme Court affirmed in April ‌last year that "sex" refers to biological sex.

The ruling ⁠means ⁠that a transgender ‌woman is legally considered male, and ​a ​transgender man ‌is considered female. (Reporting by Sam Tabahriti; editing by William James)