Petition · past parliament
Shorten the waiting lists for UK Gender Clinics
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
In the UK, there are around 200,000-500,000 transgender people. Just under half of this population are still waiting for their first gender clinic appointment. The waiting lists for NHS Gender Identity Clinics are between 18 months and 5 years.
Gender Dysphoria is the mental “illness” associated with being transgender. More often than not, transgender people get referrals to gender clinics to seek treatment to alleviate their dysphoria but spend years on a long waiting list to get their first appointments and even longer waiting for medical treatment. I have been out as transgender for two years and have only just gotten a referral. The last two years for me have been a struggle and many people don’t make it to their first appointments
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 3 Feb 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Feb 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Feb 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.