On Feb. 13, the UK Supreme Court ruled that trans people can use bathrooms associated with their gender identity at establishments and public spaces like pubs, but not at work.The ruling came after the nonprofit Good Law Project disputed 2025 guidance from the high court that a person’s legal gender
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