Petition · past parliament · Home Office

Make it unlawful to require titular gender/marital status (Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms)

Closed 58 signatures

What the petition asks

Legislate against businesses, organisations and individuals requiring a title be given (Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms)
1. People shouldn’t have to choose a gendered title, they may be non binary
2. Women shouldn’t have to disclose their marital status - men don’t have to - this is discriminatory

Timeline

16 Dec 2020 Petition opened for signatures
16 Jun 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 58
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 16 Dec 2020
Closed 16 Jun 2021

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