Abandon changes to UK transgender laws, as proposed by Liz Truss

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

We demand Liz Truss & the UK government abandon plans to change the law around access to single-sex spaces in an attempt to target transgender and Non-Binary people.

The proposals will bar trans people from women's refuges & the correct toilets among other things & will cause an increase in transphobia & hate crime. There is no need to change these laws as there is no correlation between transgender access to single-sex spaces and women's safety. These changes will target transgender and Non-Binary people and lead to an increase in attacks on transgender people.

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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