Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office
Reform the Gender Recognition Act 2004
Closed
275 signatures
What the petition asks
Legal recognition of non-binary people, accompanied by the introduction of a Gender ‘X’ marker on legal documents (passports, driver’s licenses, etc.).
De-medicalization of the process of legally changing your gender, instead allowing self-determined change without medical proof.
This could help:
- Reduce fear and confusion during ID checks
- Reduce instances of misgendering (when other people refer to you as the incorrect gender) in institutional and professional environments
- Ensuring non-binary identities are recognised in medical contexts, helping to protect patients from discrimination and misgendering
- End legal invisibility of non-binary people
Showing the Government is committed to equality and protection of minorities.
#genderxuk
This could help:
- Reduce fear and confusion during ID checks
- Reduce instances of misgendering (when other people refer to you as the incorrect gender) in institutional and professional environments
- Ensuring non-binary identities are recognised in medical contexts, helping to protect patients from discrimination and misgendering
- End legal invisibility of non-binary people
Showing the Government is committed to equality and protection of minorities.
#genderxuk
Timeline
| 16 Jan 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Jul 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
275
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
16 Jan 2023
Closed
16 Jul 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.