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Rejected petition Do Not Scrap the Gender Recognition Act, Allowing Self-Idenfitication

The government has spent the past two years on a public consultation about the rights of trans people to self-identify and when they didn't get the results they wanted, they said the results were 'skewed'. Allowing trans people to self-identify will save lives and it essential this is passed.

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According to Stonewall: "More than one in four (27 per cent) trans young people have attempted to commit suicide and nine in ten (89 per cent) have thought about it."Trans people are some fo the most discriminated against in our society. This Act is giving people the basic human right to identify who they are and have that recognised by the state. Attempt to "placate" the lGBTQ+ community through other means is incredibly offensive and shows this government's contempt for trans lives.

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Reform the Gender Recognition Act: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/327108

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

Require schools and colleges to have gender neutral toilets:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302997

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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