Submitted on Monday 8th June 2020
Rejected on Monday 3rd August 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Preserve the rights of transgender people in single sex spaces.
In light of Liz Truss’ recent motion to ban Transgender citizens from accessing single sex spaces that align with their gender identity, we implore the Government to act in accordance with the Equalities Act to preserve the right of Trans people to use the single sex space of their acquired gender.
Due to opposition to the Gender Recognition Act Reform Liz Truss has tabled potentially discriminatory amendments to Section 7 of the Equalities Act (EA.) http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/7
This could potentially affect the rights of Transgender people as they would no longer be permitted access to single sex spaces that align with their gender identity. As Gender Reassignment is a protected characteristic under the EA it would be improper for a minister to infringe upon this.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
No motion has been tabled to "ban Transgender citizens from accessing single sex spaces that align with their gender identity" or to change section 7 of the Equality Act. There are no Government proposals to make the changes you suggest. We are therefore not sure what action you'd like the UK Government or Parliament to take.
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