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# Bridgerton actress and trans ally Nicola Coughlan helps raise more than £100,000 for trans rights charity Not a Phase
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/bridgerton-actress-and-trans-ally-nicola-coughlan-helps-raise-more-than-100000-for-trans-rights-charity-not-a-phase/
- Published: 2025-04-20T11:48:18.000Z
- Updated: 2025-04-20T11:48:18.000Z
- Description: Bridgerton actress and trans ally Nicola Coughlan has helped raise more than £100,000 for trans rights charity Not a Phase following the Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman. The judgment by the UK’s highest court said that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the 2010 Equality Act “ref
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: Brighton, LGBTQ, Supreme Court, Trans, Trans Rights

*Bridgerton* actress and trans ally **Nicola Coughlan** has helped raise more than £100,000 for trans rights charity **Not a Phase** following the **Supreme Court** ruling on the legal definition of a woman.

The judgment by the UK’s highest court said that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the 2010 **Equality Act** “refer to a biological woman and biological sex”.

Following the news on **Wednesday, April 16** the Irish star said she was “completely horrified” and “disgusted” by the ruling and said she would match donations up to £10,000 to transgender charity Not A Phase.

On **Friday, April 18**, the actress, 38, who has long supported the LGBTQ+ community, shared the donation page on her Instagram story, saying: “Nearly 100k thanks to you kind and brilliant people so delighted for Not A Phase”.

The fundraiser description reads: “Allies of the Trans and Non-Binary Community time to come together.”

The Supreme Court ruling means that transgender women with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) can be excluded from single-sex spaces if “proportionate”.

In response to the ruling, thousands of trans rights protesters gathered in central London and Brighton on **Saturday, April 19**. For a comprehensive list of protests, [CLICK HERE](https://whatthetrans.com/compilation-of-protests-against-the-supreme-court/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)