The government must keep their promise to allow gender self-determination · petition

What the petition asks

The government has leaked that they plan not to allow gender self-determination as previously planned, despite over 70% support in their own census. They have also indicated that they plan to “protect women’s spaces” including lavatories, which means bathroom bills

You are directly going back on your promises despite support for gender self-determination.

Men have never needed to pretend to be women to invade women’s spaces, and stopping trans women from using the stall next to a cis woman to pee isn’t going to stop that.

People are hardly going to be doing detailed genital, chromosome, and hormone balance checks on the way in, so it would be based on looking femme enough and would increase misogynistic harassment for all, as seen in the US.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Reform the Gender Recognition Act: Reform the Gender Recognition Act.

Uphold current legal protections for transgender individuals and under 18s:
Uphold current legal protections for transgender individuals and under 18s

Do not ban gender transition treatments for under 18s:
Do not ban gender transition treatments for under 18s

Add gender identity to the characteristics protected under the Equality Act 2010:
Add gender identity to the characteristics protected under the Equality Act 2010

Require schools and colleges to have gender neutral toilets:
Require schools and colleges to have gender neutral toilets

Introduce Gender and Race equity for GCSE English Literature set texts:
Introduce Gender and Race equity for GCSE English Literature set texts

Allow for a gender neutral option on a passport, such as an "X":
Allow for a gender neutral option on a passport, such as an "X"

Timeline

14 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
24 Jul 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee