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Source Record

P v S and Cornwall County Council

Why this source is used

Official EUR-Lex record for the ECJ judgment holding that dismissal linked to gender reassignment fell within sex discrimination.

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Start with the answer Who were early UK trans pioneers? Early UK trans pioneers include Michael Dillon, Roberta Cowell, April Ashley, Stephen Whittle, Julia Grant and the organisers who built early trans community networks. Read the topic guide UK Trans Pioneers and Recognition UK trans history before the Gender Recognition Act includes medical pioneers, public visibility, community organising, hostile legal precedents and later human-rights reform.

Source Status

Publisher
EUR-Lex
Type
legal
Reliability
high
Cited by
3 pages

Source Links

Open original source https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A61994CJ0013 Accessed 5 June 2026 Open archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A61994CJ0013

Used by Topics

UK Trans Pioneers and Recognition

Used by Questions

Who were early UK trans pioneers?

Used by Timeline Events

30 April 1996 DiscriminationLegalTransUK

Landmark Case: P vs S and Cornwall County Council

A trans woman successfully challenged her dismissal by Cornwall County Council due to gender reassignment, in a case heard at the European Court of Justice. The ruling in P v S established that discrimination on grounds of gender reassignment constituted sex discrimination, setting a landmark international legal precedent.