Reverse the Decision to Scrap the Gender Recognition Act Consultation Results · petition

What the petition asks

The government held a consultation regarding the Gender Recognition Act, which aimed to find how the general public thought the UK could help transgendered people. It proceeded to scrap the results. Demand that the results be reconsidered and that the Gender Recognition Act be accelerated.

More than 100,000 responses were received on the consultation, largely in favour of improving lives of trans people.

The government scrapped these results due to their belief that "the results were skewed by an avalanche of responses generated by trans rights groups."

It was a consultation on trans rights, and transgender people responded to it. This is not skewing results, this is the voice of the people the Gender Recognition Act effects. Bring back the results. Listen to us!

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

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