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Include asexuality as a protected characteristic in the Equality Act 2010

Submitted by Abbie Dunn on Monday 16th June 2025

Published on Tuesday 8th July 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 8th January 2026

Signatures: 152

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Tagged with

Equal ~ Equality Act ~ Equality Act 2010 ~ Lack ~ Prevent ~ Same sex ~ The Act

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 152 signatures in total, with signatories from 122 constituencies. That makes it the 18,224th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 34% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 2% (low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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