Lloyds Bank has pledged to support its transgender staff following the Supreme Court’s ruling that trans women are not legally women. 

Andrew Walton, Lloyds’s chief corporate affairs director, responded to the ruling just hours after it was announced, saying the company would ‘listen and support’ any employees who may be affected. 

In a message seen by the Telegraph to Lloyds’s Rainbow network, which is the bank’s internal group for LGBTQ+ people, offering them ‘a note of support…on what I know will be an unsettling day following the UK Supreme Court decision’. 

He added: ‘Please know that we cherish and celebrate you and we remain committed to inclusivity. If you’re a line manager, please be mindful of the potential impact on members of your team and be available to them. We are here to listen and support.’ 

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has announced it will not implement a specific policy on the eligibility of transgender athletes for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

Trans inclusive protesters have taken to the streets of the UK this weekend showing that overwhelming the UK public is in no mood of gender critical beliefs.

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…Maine is one of 22 states that explicitly prohibits discrimination based on gender identity and one of 23 states that has laws or policies allowing transgender athletes to participate in sports consistent with their gender identities, according to MAP.