Stop changes to the Gender Recognition Act (2004), Protect transgender rights · petition

What the petition asks

Stop the changes proposed to the Gender Recognition Act (2004) by Equality Minister Elizabeth Truss. These changes would prohibit teenage transgender people being able to transition, and would make an already arduous process extremely difficult for hundreds of thousands of people.

If the issue were to be debated in Parliament, it would show the country’s disgust at the removal of integral human rights for transgender people, and signal the next course of action for Rt Hon Truss: rescind the changes, and work to protect marginalised communities instead of further ostracising them. The Gender Recognition Act should only be expanded to grant transgender people more freedoms that cisgender people take for granted everyday: the ability to fully express themselves, to live.

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

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