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F--- all the way off.\" LGBTQ+ news outlet PinkNews reported on season two finalist Tayce's rage expressed through Instagram with posts calling the UK Supreme Court a \"POS [piece of s---]\" while voicing solidarity with affected \"trans brothers and sisters.\" UK SUPREME COURT ISSUES LANDMARK RULING ON LEGAL DEFINITION OF WOMAN \"Nothing or no-one can erase YOU,\" one post read in part. The UK court of five judges gave the unanimous ruling last Wednesday, meaning, under the UK Equality Act, biological males identifying as women can be excluded from spaces reserved solely for women – including changing rooms, homeless shelters, swimming areas and medical or counseling services. The ruling means that even a transgender person with a certificate that recognizes them as female can lawfully be excluded from such specific single-sex spaces. 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UK Supreme Court's landmark ruling limiting the definition of a woman to biological sex stirred outrage among the stars of BBC’s "RuPaul’s Drag Race UK," who pledged to "fight back" against the decision they say will "marginalize" the transgender community.
"The fight back starts today," season one runner-up Divina De Campo
Vinegar Strokes, Baga Chipz, The Vivienne, Cheryl Hole, Gothy Kendoll, Scaredy Kat, Divina De Campo, Sum Ting Wong, Blu Hydrangea and Crystal attending the RuPaul Drag race premiere at Bloomsbury Ballroom, London.(Ian West/PA Images)
"Nothing or no-one can erase YOU," one post read in part.
The UK court of five judges gave the unanimous ruling last Wednesday, meaning, under the UK Equality Act, biological males identifying as women can be excluded from spaces reserved solely for women – including changing rooms, homeless shelters, swimming areas and medical or author JK Rowling celebrated the outcome.
