Reinstate the plan to allow transgender people to self-define their legal gender

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Reinstate the plans set in place in May’s government which would allow transgender people to legally self-define their gender, instead of having to get a medical diagnosis. This will begin to end the discrimination within healthcare and society of transgender people

Tied to this will be no further policing of female-only spaces to exclude trans women, as trans women are women and deserve to be respected in their own spaces. Transphobia is rife in the U.K. and we must bring an end to it, systemically and socially.

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 24 Jul 2020

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