Government legislation and court rulings
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…
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…
Two recent cases serve to highlight the conflict between transgender rights and a society's duty of care towards little children and vulnerable teenagers; in the first a seven-year-old boy was…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…