UK Government Expected To Scrap Gender Recognition Act Reforms
The UK government is expected to scrap Gender Recognition Act reforms to make it easier for trans people to change their legal gender, The Sunday Times has reported.
Yesterday, Stonewall published an online thread acknowledging the speculation around the fate of the act.
The LGBT+ charity tweeted: “There’s more rumours in today’s papers that the Government may drop plans to meaningfully reform the Gender Recognition Act. Even though the majority of the public support introducing a simplified process for trans people to get legal recognition of their gender.”
This statement was followed by a call for action declaring that “Trans people have waited too long for equality”.
The charity backed the trans community calling the current GRA “outdated” and emphasised the British public “overwhelmingly” agreed with the reform, as well as trade unions and the British Medical Association.
Online, trans journalist and writer Shon Faye addressed the news, saying: “I’m not surprised that the GRA reform has been scrapped.”
Faye elaborated on the tweet in another post below outlining how transphobia emerges, saying: “Transphobia is a deep-seated prejudice but I think it’s more often casually ignorant; it’s fanatical in a very small number of people.”
It was also revealed that the government are seeking to backtrack progress made by Theresa May which involved making it easier to legally change your gender and to remove the cost of doing so which is currently £140.
As ‘Gay Times’ report, trans UK charity Mermaids contributed on the speculated news, stating they are “awaiting a formal announcement” on whether the Act will be dropped.
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