Trans women expected to be excluded from all-women candidate lists

Political parties are expected to be told that trans women cannot be on women-only shortlists but trans men can.
It comes after last week’s Supreme Court ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law.
Shortlists of candidates that only include women have been used by some parties since the mid-1990s to increase female representation. Labour introduced all-women shortlists (AWS) to select half of its candidates in winnable seats ahead of the 1997 general election.
Both Labour and the SNP have said they would allow trans women to access all-women shortlists in the past, with some controversy.
The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which enforces equalities law and provides guidance to policy makers, public sector bodies and businesses, is now expected to provide updated guidance on the issue.

Source: BBC | Language: English