Submitted on Wednesday 29th March 2017
Rejected on Thursday 20th April 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Define the legal meaning of 'male' and 'female'.
With recent developments in gender identity, we need to clarify what we mean when we talk about a person's sex. The law treats gender the same as sex, but gender reassignment doesn't require any medical treatment. There are conflicts of interest between people of the same gender but different sexes.
Most people don't realise that gender reassignment doesn't require 'sex change' surgery. Under the proposed Gender Identity Equality Bill, the only requirement is a person's feeling about their gender.
People are already confused about what constitutes sex in humans - criminal data's no longer reliable; sex segregation is compromised; women's sports & scholarships are open to anyone with a 'female identity'. Sex and gender are both protected characteristics but this is legally unsustainable.
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