Petition · past parliament

Do not update the equalities act

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Sunak has recently made a statement saying he will revise the equalities act and effectively remove the rights of transgender people that are protected by this.

We do not want to allow this change as it will make the lives of transgender people unnecessarily more difficult and uncomfortable
The United Kingdom is a first world country. It is the duty of the government to protect the rights of the people not take them away.
These changes are transphobic and will undo progress that has been fought so hard for by LGBT+ people and organisations so the changes can not be allowed to happen.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

4 Nov 2022 Petition opened for signatures
15 Nov 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 Nov 2022

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