Submitted on Thursday 16th May 2019
Rejected on Friday 14th June 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Change the term “Homophobia” to LGBTQ discrimination
The suffix “-phobia” implies that “homophobia”, “transphobia” and “biphobia” is a fear - something people cannot control.
People that are discriminatory towards members of the LGBTQ community are not “afraid”.
The term is outdated and takes the ownership off the perpetrator. This should change.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. The UK's main equality discrimination law, the Equality Act 2010, refers to discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, sex and gender reassignment.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly in which Government services or organisations you would like to no longer use the term homophobia, if that is what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
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