Petition · Cabinet Office
Add intersex to the Equality Act as a protected characteristic
Closed
1,251 signatures
What the petition asks
We want the government to make sex variations a protected characteristic under the Equality Act.
The United Kingdom has been considered poor for intersex bodily integrity, and unnecessary genital modification of intersex babies is not banned as it is in Malta, Kenya, Iceland and other countries.
Timeline
| 9 Jul 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Jan 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,251
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
9 Jul 2025
Closed
9 Jan 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 1 Aug 2026.