Scissor Sisters, Perfume Genius, Garbage and more lend support to trans community in light of UK high court gender ruling
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Scissor Sisters, Perfume Genius, Garbage, and more have reacted to the UK high court’s controversial gender ruling – find resources for the trans community below.
On Wednesday (April 16), judges unanimously ruled that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. Though Judge Lord Hodge stressed the ruling was not a “triumph of one or more groups in our society at the expense of another”, the decision will undoubtedly impact transgender communities across the country.
Now, various figures in the entertainment world have reacted to the news and lent their support to the trans community. Scissor Sisters called the decision “deeply upsetting”, adding:”We recognise the pain and fear it causes”.
Meanwhile, Perfume Genius wrote that he was “so sorry and heartbroken and cannot imagine how scary and overwhelming things have been. I love you”. Garbage shared a photo with the words “Queer Trans Resistance” on their Instagram, writing in the caption: “We love you. You exist. You always have. You win.”
Rachel Chinouriri, Lambrini Girls, Billy Bragg, JADE, and more have also also weighed in on the matter – read on for what they’ve got to say:
