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A legal scholar, Alex Sharpe, said that the interpretation of law regarding the prosecution and conviction of his case is based on limited understanding of gender identity by a small set of people, stating "the coercive power of law is being used to endorse the views of some cisgender people concerning the definition of something so personal as ...
The act gives people with gender dysphoria legal recognition as members of the sex appropriate to their gender identity allowing them to acquire a Gender Recognition Certificate. People whose birth was registered in the United Kingdom or abroad with the British authorities are able to obtain a birth certificate showing their recognised legal ...
In the 2021 census questions on gender, gender identity and sexual orientation were included for the first time. [293] Stonewall supported the move, stating "gathering data on LGBT communities in the UK is a vital step towards building a society where LGBT people are truly accepted, everywhere and by everyone."
In the 2021 census questions on gender, gender identity and sexual orientation were included for the first time. [11] Stonewall supported the move, stating "gathering data on LGBT communities in the UK is a vital step towards building a society where LGBT people are truly accepted, everywhere and by everyone."
Blood donation laws changed to allow some men who have sex with men to donate. [277] The UK census includes questions on gender identity and sexual orientation for the first time, meaning that data can be gathered on the numbers of LGBT people across the country. [278]
The NHS is closing its gender identity clinic for children and young people and replacing it with a regional network after it was told that only having one provider “is not a safe or viable long ...
It recognizes the gender identity of the individual, and there are provisions in the law for a certificate to be issued with their new gender identity. There have been reservations among some in the transgender community, both regarding the difficulty of obtaining a certificate, and because of lack of awareness and lack of sensitivity to the ...
This placed the UK's Gender Recognition Act 2004 in the second from bottom category with "intrusive medical requirements" that lag behind international human rights standards. [5] The procedures have also been described as costly, bureaucratic, and time-consuming for trans people, with successful applicants having to wait two years until they ...