The UK government will hold a consultation this autumn on proposed changes to the Gender Recognition Act which would give everyone the right to choose their sex, without the need for a formal diagnosis of ‘gender dysphoria.’ Although not explicitly stated, this would obviously mean a change in the protected characteristic from ‘gender reassignment to […]
Gender Identity And The Rights Of The Child
On February 24th the Gender Identity (Protected Characteristic) Bill 2016-17 is expected to have its second reading debate in the House of Commons. The purpose of the Bill is “to make gender identity a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 in place of gender reassignment and to make associated provision for transgender and other persons; […]
Submission to Women And Equalities Committee Inquiry Into Implementation Of SDG5
The Women and Equalities Committee invited individuals and organisations to send written submissions to their inquiry into implementation of UN Sustainable Development Goal 5 in the UK, the aim of which is to end all forms of discrimination against women and girls by 2030, including the elimination of all forms of violence against women and […]
Transgender Equality Debate In Parliament
Next Thursday (December 1st) the Women and Equalities Select Committee will host a debate on transgender equality in the House of Commons. Their goal is to amend the 2004 Gender Recognition Act and update the Equality Act – with “utmost urgency”- to create new primary legislation. There are two proposed changes to legislation which are […]
UK Government Trans Legislation Update
The UK government published its response to the Women and Equalities Committee Transgender Inquiry back in July and we were relieved that the key recommendations were met with caution, although this may change after monitoring and review. You can find the relevant recommendations and responses in full here. This is an update on trans legislation as […]
UK Court Rules Transgender Teen Can Cut All Contact With Adoptive Parents
A court has ruled that a transgender teen can cut all contact with her adoptive parents, to the extent that they are no longer entitled to be notified even in the case of their child’s need for emergency medical treatment. The reason for this ruling is that the parents struggled to come to terms with […]
UK Government Report on Transgender Equality
The new UK government report on transgender equality was announced on Thursday and the press release in the previous blog was sent out to over 20 journalists, including all national daily newspapers. The government must agree a new strategy, with full cross-party support, within 6 months. These are the new recommendations which most concern us: Consideration […]
PRESS RELEASE Parents Question Proposed Legislation
January 14th 2016 Press Release from Transgender Trend re Proposed Legislation We recognise the importance of legislation to protect and ensure equality for transgender people but we are concerned about the new government report on transgender equality in terms of how it impacts on the rights of women and children. The report notes “gender variance” […]
US Legislation Section Added
Happy new year to all of our followers! We’ve just added a US legislation section to the site. We expect to be building and refining this section on a regular basis, with both federal and state/local information. Today, you’ll find an alphabetically organized overview of transgender-related legislative efforts at the state and local level. A […]
Transgender Legislation
We have been busy looking at transgender legislation in the UK and US with the aim of adding pages to the site for easily accessible information. The UK page is up here, outlining various guidelines, codes of practice and government Acts from the Gender Recognition Act of 2004 onwards. The US page will be up […]