Petition
Remove the need for people to have gender dysphoria to legally change gender
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
As of now, one of the requirements for someone to legally change their gender is to have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria. Parliament should remove this requirement and allow people to legally change their gender, even without the diagnosis of gender dysphoria.
The NHS's inability to provide support at acceptable speeds can and will result in a diagnosis taking a long time to actually be processed. This is not only unacceptable, but could also create mental health problems for the person wanting to change their legal gender, which is completely unnecessary. Furthermore, the idea that this diagnosis is needed to change their gender reinforces the discriminatory ideology that transgender people are "mentally ill", which keeps prejudice alive.
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 a similar action: Allow transgender people to self-identify their legal gender.
Timeline
| 19 Jan 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
10 Mar 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.