Trans senator says 'f*** Rowling' and openly breaks Supreme Court toilet ruling
A transgender Spanish senator stuck her middle finger up in the women's bathroom at Gatwick Airport after defying the Supreme Court's trans ruling.
Carla Antonelli, Spain's first out trans senator, said 'f*** Rowling' as she 'fondly' defied guidelines not to use the women's bathroom.
In April the Supreme Court ruled that the definitions of 'sex' and 'woman' in Equality Act 2010 refer to 'biological sex'.
The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) then recommended in a interim guidance that 'trans women (biological men) should not be permitted to use the women's facilities' in public spaces.
Lily Allen's hit 'F*** You' is playing in the background (Picture: carla.antonelli/Instagram)
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With Lily Allen's hit 'F*** You' playing, Antonelli attacked the new rules after using the women's toilets at Gatwick Airport.
She said: 'According to English law, I have just broken the law.
'I just entered the toilets of my sex – woman.
'But I am going back in because I am very fond of breaking the rules.
'Now I am going to wash my hands.'
The 66-year-old senator then walks back inside the toilets with her suitcase and can be seen sticking up her middle finger to the camera.
The video's thumbnail shows the senator, with the text '#f*** Rowling' plastered over it.
JK Rowling praised the Supreme Court's ruling (Picture: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
JK Rowling, who is also known for her controversial campaigning for women's rights, said she was 'so proud' over the Supreme Court ruling in April.
In a post on X, the Harry Potter author wrote: 'It took three extraordinary, tenacious Scottish women with an army behind them to get this case heard by the Supreme Court and, in winning, they've protected the rights of women and girls across the UK. @ForWomenScot, I'm so proud to know you.'
Five judges were tasked with deciding whether the legal understanding of 'woman' includes trans women with gender recognition certificates (GRC).
The Scottish Government said this definition includes trans women with a GRC, a document that shows a person's affirmed gender is legally recognised.
While For Women Scotland (FWS), which campaigns against trans rights, said this should only be for 'biological women'.
Carla Antonelli has passionately defended trans rights in her career (Picture: ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock)
While presenting the Supreme Court's decision, Lord Hodge said: 'The terms 'woman' and 'sex', in the Equality Act 2010, refer to a biological woman and biological sex.
'But we counsel against reading this judgement as a triumph of one or more groups in our society at the expense of another, it is not.'
The ruling adds that a trans woman can claim sex discrimination because they are perceived to be a woman.
Antonelli, who is a member of the left-wing political party Más Madrid, went viral in February after a stirring speech in defence of trans rights in her country's parliament.
She made history as the first publicly transgender person elected to the Cortes Generales.
The former actress said: 'Trans people – we are everyone's topic of conversation. Everyone has to have an opinion about us. If we are trans, what we are, what we are not.
She continued: 'Do we get surgery or not? Do we mutilate ourselves or not? Just leave us alone, for god's sake!'
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