This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Don't remove rights trans people currently hold
We ask the government not to remove any rights trans people already have when accessing single sex public spaces.
Boris Johnson is set to scrap proposals to allow people to change their legal gender by self-identification, despite over 70% of the public in favour, following consultation.
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For decades, trans people have used the public bathroom which best suits their gender. The government wants to limit that right only to those who have undergone surgery.
Waiting times for gender clinics is woefully long. Once on hormone therapy, the average wait for gender realignment is 5 years. And for those who do not want surgery it is unclear where they stand under this proposal.
Trans people will have to choose between their medical treatment and the law, a horribly regressive Catch-22.
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Require schools and colleges to have gender neutral toilets:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302997
Uphold current legal protections for transgender individuals and under 18s:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/318175
Do not ban gender transition treatments for under 18s:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/318025
Add gender identity to the characteristics protected under the Equality Act 2010:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301138
Introduce Gender and Race equity for GCSE English Literature set texts:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/324934
Allow for a gender neutral option on a passport, such as an "X":
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301083
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