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Reverse the Decision to Scrap the Gender Recognition Act Consultation Results

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

More than 100,000 responses were received and were overwhelmingly in favour of improving lives of trans people.
However the government have decided to scrap the results of the consultation because they “believe the results were skewed by an avalanche of responses generated by trans rights groups.”
This is unfair and undemocratic! They held the consultation and got their results. They simply MUST follow up on them. Our trans siblings are one of the most vulnerable groups in modern society and face discrimination and often violence at a disproportionate rate. We need to make the government listen. We need them to carry out the results and apply the new guidelines from the consultation like they promised they would!

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Jul 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.