Rejected petition Stop journalists misgendering people from the transgender community

Journalists routinely deadname and misgender people from the transgender community.
The IPSO should be allowed to sanction a financial penalty when this occurs as it is breaching confidentiality and are also breaching the equality act.

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Furthermore when this occurs it is discrimination against a minority group and further segregates a vulnerable minority group.

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Date submitted 31 March 2019
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