Make gingerism part of the discrimination laws

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Ginger is a race too and they face as much discrimination / derogatory comments as any other person seen as ‘different’ in society.

Racism is widely recognised when it is towards someone of an ethnic minority and is punishable by law, but what is different when it is happening to a person about the colour of their hair? People especially with red hair face a lifetimes worth of negative comments just purely on the fact their hair is unusual and can take its toll on mental heatlth/confidence. When it is brought up it is seen as pathetic but it is still discrimination and this should not still be happening in 2018.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

The Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society. It has a list of "protected characteristics". It's against the law to discriminate against someone because of those characteristics.

You can find out more about this here:

https://www.gov.uk/discrimination-your-rights

If you'd like hair colour to be added to the list of protected characteristics, you could start a new petition asking for that to happen.

Timeline

16 Jun 2018	Petition opened for signatures
18 Jun 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 Jun 2018

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