Exclusive: Luke Pollard MP says ‘the forces of anti-LGBTQ+ hate are swelling again’
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Exclusive: 80% of LGBTQ+ people want the Gender Recognition Act reformed
Reforming the 2004 Gender Recognition Act (GRA) is ‘very important’ to a majority of LGBTQ+ people, a joint survey from GAY TIMES and Channel 4 News has found. The Act is what allows transgender people to change their legal gender by applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC). However, doing so is a lengthy and complicated process which includes the requirement for a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, as well as the need for a medical report detailing all treatment. In September 2020, the UK government published the results of a…
Read MorePetition with almost 140,000 signatures forces parliamentary debate on self-identification
A petition demanding reform to the Gender Recognition Act has triggered a debate on self-identification in the House of Commons. It is scheduled for 21 February after 137,271 people called on the UK government to make it easier for transgender and non-binary people to self-identify. “Reform the GRA to allow transgender people to self-identify without the need for a medical diagnosis, to streamline the administrative process, and to allow non-binary identities to be legally recognised,” part of it stated. The petition, which ran for six months and closed on 24…
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