Petition · past parliament
Protect the right for trans people to use their preferred bathroom or space.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Make into law that anyone living as a male can use the male bathroom or female can use the female bathroom. As long as they are living as and are on the waiting list for, undergoing or compleated therapy they should be protected.
For a Gender Recognition Certificate, the time is 2 years living as that gender. You are required to use a bathroom to relieve yourself. As someone living as a gender surely they should use that gender's bathroom (assuming gender-segregated bathrooms). Denying those people the legal right to use that bathroom puts them at great risk regardless of the door they pick. This denial cultivates gender stereotyping and encourages assault on trans people while they are at their most vulnerable.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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Uphold current legal protections for transgender individuals and under 18s
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Timeline
| 14 Jun 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Aug 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.