Nicola Coughlan ‘disgusted’ by gender court ruling as she commits to fundraiser

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Nicola Coughlan 'disgusted' by gender court ruling as she commits to fundraiser

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Story by Charlotte McLaughlin (17 April 2025)

Irish actress Nicola Coughlan has said she is "completely horrified" and "disgusted" by the Supreme Court ruling on gender and will fundraise for a transgender charity.

The Bridgerton and Barbie star, 38, who has long been outspoken out on LGBT+ issues, said she would match donations up to £10,000 to trans charity Not A Phase.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that the terms woman and sex in the 2010 Equality Act "refer to a biological woman and biological sex", meaning transgender women with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) can be excluded from single-sex spaces if "proportionate".

In an Instagram video, Coughlan said she was "completely horrified by the Supreme Court's ruling".

"To see an already marginalised community being further attacked, and attacked in law, is stomach-churning and disgusting, and to see people celebrate it is more stomach-churning and disgusting," she said.

"Now's the time to speak up and make your voice heard," she said.

"Let your trans, non-binary friends and the community at large know that you're there for them and will keep fighting for them."

It comes as Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears posted a video on Instagram, saying the band has "full solidarity with our trans friends, family and community".