Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishNicola Coughlan has taken a swipe at JK Rowling after the Harry Potter author celebrated this week’s Supreme Court gender ruling with a smug social media post. A landmark Supreme Court hearing on Wednesday ruled that the definition of a woman is based on biological sex, meaning transgender women are no longer legally considered women. Following the decision, Rowling, who has been unapologetically vocal with her views about gender in recent years, took to X to celebrate. Accompanying a picture of her sat smoking a cigar on a superyacht with a drink in-hand, the Harry Potter creator wrote: ‘I love it when a plan comes together.’Today however, Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan, who was left ‘completely horrified’ by Wednesday’s ruling, hit back at Rowling’s public celebration with a post on Instagram. The actor shared an article headlined: ‘This is a new low for JK Rowling’ before referring to HBO’s new Harry Potter series by writing: ‘Keep your new Harry Potter lads. Wouldn’t touch it with a 10ft pole’.Earlier this week, 38-year-old Coughlan, who starred in Derry Girls, also shared a video voicing her disgust at what she called a ‘stomach-churning’ Supreme Court ruling.’To see an already marginalised community being further attacked and attacked in law is really stomach churning and disgusting, and to see people celebrate it is more stomach-churning and disgusting,’ she said. After the Supreme Court hearing on Wednesday, JK Rowling posted the above photo with the caption: ‘I love it when a plan comes together’ Today however, Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan, who was left ‘completely horrified’ by Wednesday’s ruling, hit back at Rowling’s celebrations with a post on Instagram’Make your voice heard and let your trans and non-binary friends and the community at large know that you are there for them and will keep fighting for them.’The video was shared to announce the launch of a new fundraiser spearheaded by the actor in support of trans charity Not A Phase – which has already raised more than £100,000.Wednesday’s ruling that the words ‘sex’, ‘man’ and ‘woman’ in the Equality Act must mean ‘biological sex’ sparked jubilant scenes outside London’s Supreme Court. It means the legal definition of ‘woman’ only applies to those who were born female, and trans women do not have the right to use single-sex women-only spaces such as toilets or changing rooms. The decision however, has caused much controversy and has left transgender activists furious. Thousands of outraged campaigners took to the streets of London today to protest – waving flags and chanting throughout this afternoon. Protestors targeted a number of statues in the capital too. Notably, a statue of the suffragette Millicent Fawcett was defaced.The Metropolitan Police said they are investigating the incidents as criminal damage after the statues were daubed with graffiti. Thousands of campaigners gathered in London today to campaign against the Supreme Court ruling Trans activists defaced a statue of the suffragette Millicent Fawcett as part of their protest against the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman At least two statues in Parliament Square were daubed with graffiti during the rally, with ‘f** rights’ and a heart painted on the banner held by suffragette Millicent Fawcett, and ‘trans rights are human rights’ sprayed on the pedestal bearing a memorial to South African military leader and statesman Jan Christian Smuts Among the groups supporting the London protest are Trans Kids Deserve Better, Pride in Labour, the Front for the Liberation of Intersex Non-binary and Transgender people (Flint) and TransActual In a long-awaited judgment delivered on Wednesday, the UK’s highest court confirmed the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the 2010 Equality Act ‘refer to a biological woman and biological sex’. Pictured: Trans activists stand on a platform as they protest the Supreme Court ruling in London todayChief Superintendent Stuart Bell, who was leading the policing operation for the protest, said: ‘It is very disappointing to see damage to seven statues and property in the vicinity of the protest today.’We support the public’s right to protest but criminality like this is completely unacceptable.’We are now investigating this criminal damage and urge anyone with any information to come forward – call 101 quoting 01/7396927/25.’The demonstration has been described as an ’emergency’ and has taken place in the capital’s Parliament Square.Activists demanded ‘trans liberation’ and ‘trans rights now’, with some waving flags and holding banners.At least two statues in Parliament Square were vandalized during the rally, with ‘f** rights’ and a heart chalked onto the banner held by suffragette Millicent Fawcett, and ‘trans rights are human rights’ spray-painted on the pedestal bearing a memorial to South African military leader Jan Christian Smuts. Among the groups supporting the London protest are Trans Kids Deserve Better, Pride in Labour, the Front for the Liberation of Intersex Non-binary and Transgender people (Flint) and TransActual.Thousands of trans rights protesters also took to the streets of Edinburgh this afternoon following the Supreme Court ruling. Activists demanded ‘trans liberation’ and ‘trans rights now’, with some waving flags and holding banners Pictured: Activists hold signs that read: ‘Life feels like a black mirror episode right now’ and ‘Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful’ Demonstrators waved flags and signs and chanted slogans as they gathered at the foot of the Mound, in the heart of the Scottish capital, before marching to the UK Government offices at Queen Elizabeth House.Speakers addressed the crowd using megaphones, and led the demonstrators in chants that included ‘Trans rights are human rights’ and ‘When trans rights are under attack, what do we do? Fight back’.Lauren Yeoman, 38, said she was taking part in the demonstration because she was ‘disgusted’ at what she said amounted to the removal of trans people’s human rights.Describing how she felt when she learned of the Supreme Court ruling she said: ‘I felt sick to be honest. I think we’re taking a lot of backward steps.’It feels like every day women are being attacked, minorities are being attacked, and the real problem is being ignored, and we’re pointing fingers at people who aren’t harming anybody, such as trans people, while ignoring the real problems.’Earlier this week, the Government said the unaninmous ruling made by five judges brought ‘clarity and confidence’ for women and service providers, while a Labour Party source said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had brought the party to a ‘common sense position’ on the subject from an ‘activist’ stance.
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