Stop the health secretary from banning transgender women from female wards

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

On October 3, UK health secretary Steve Barclay announced his plan to ban transgender women from NHS female wards. This is an attack on trans people that distracts from real issues facing womens' healthcare and the NHS generally. It's also been reported that there have been no widespread complaints.

This is an outrageous attack on transgender rights in an attempt to distract from other issues in the UK. Discrimination against trans people in recent years has risen, not helped by the UK Government, and it has reached frightening levels. This will cause some trans people not to pursue essential health care, and it will only further hostility towards a minority which is already struggling on account of actions by groups like the Tories as well as members of the right wing media.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Protect Trans People’s Right to Treatment on Gender-Appropriate NHS Wards

Timeline

4 Oct 2023	Petition opened for signatures
23 Oct 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 23 Oct 2023

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