Petition · past parliament

Create a law to protect transgender individuals in the UK press

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

For ages now the UK press has had an agenda of demonising transgender individuals, often running daily 'stories' targeting in a negative way.

Sometimes these articles are a veiled attempt at making transgender people seem like 'perverts' at worst they are outright at attempts to attack

Why it was rejected

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

Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take specific action.

We understand that you are concerned about the portrayal of transgender people in the UK press but we are not sure what action you would like the UK Government or Parliament to take.

You could start a new petition setting out clearly what the new law would do.

Timeline

21 Nov 2018 Petition opened for signatures
3 Dec 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Dec 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.