Submitted on Thursday 18th June 2020
Rejected on Friday 24th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Do not scrap the reform of the Gender Recognition Act - Save trans lives UK
The government is reportedly planning to scrap the reform of the Gender Recognition Act. The reform sought to change a lengthy, bureaucratic and expensive process where you required a medical diagnosis to change the gender listed on your birth certificate.
This reform is needed now more than ever.
Currently, people have to ‘prove’ their gender by handing in a series of documents, including the aforementioned medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria reviewed by a panel that will not meet the applicant.
This should not be needed under the reform. The Equality Act has ‘safeguards’ to protect single-sex spaces for women however this will exclude transgender people from single-sex spaces like bathrooms and locker rooms, and services they require access to, such as refuges and homeless shelters.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign these petitions instead:
Reform the Gender Recognition Act: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/327108
Uphold current legal protections for transgender individuals and under 18s:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/318175
Do not ban gender transition treatments for under 18s:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/318025
Add gender identity to the characteristics protected under the Equality Act 2010:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301138
Require schools and colleges to have gender neutral toilets:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302997
Introduce Gender and Race equity for GCSE English Literature set texts:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/324934
Allow for a gender neutral option on a passport, such as an "X":
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301083
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