Carry out reforms of Gender Recognition Act to simplify gender change process. · petition

What the petition asks

Plans have been leaked to scrap proposed reforms to the Gender Recognition Act. Instead of simplifying the process of changing one’s legal gender, these plans appear to comprise an attack on fundamental trans rights, some of which are protected under the Equality Act 2010.

This process is not only excessive: it puts us in very real danger. When you ask people to live for two years as their acquired gender without legal recognition, you require them to expose themselves to violence and discrimination without any real legal protection. And it also excludes non-binary people, who have no possibility whatsoever of legal recognition, or of the protections that come with it.

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

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