GRA consultation is live. Let's get reading

Janie143 Oh my oh my that easy read document is shocking . Noones gender is written on their birth certificate Their observed sex is. It is almost as if the word sex is too explicit to include

In yet further down the Easy Read document it gives a definition of gender dysphoria where sex is mentioned.

"Gender dysphoria is a medical condition where someone feels
that their gender is not the same as their sex."

Right! Time to get to work.

I’ve not looked yet but the bits above are worrying. If the consultation starts with the assumption that gender and sex are interchangeable then what basis do we have to start from? It’s wrong to begin with.

I would recommend that discussions of possible responses take place somewhere other than here. You don't show your strategy to people who might use it against you. I guarantee that TRAs will use closed groups to discuss response strategies.

beldaran
In the terminology section of the consultation document gender is defined:
Gender: Often expressed in terms of masculinity and femininity, gender refers to socially constructed characteristics, and is often assumed from the sex people are registered as at birth.

But then with regard to the Gender Recognition Act 2004:
Following legal recognition, an individual is entitled to a new birth certificate issued in the acquired gender and in law the person’s gender becomes the acquired gender for all purposes.

So in a consultation where the meanings of 'sex' and 'gender' are so important, they conflate the two, and use both terms somewhat randomly.

Has Paris Lees been given a free pass on the News Channel?

BBCprotransbias

Sorry hit post by mistake If only sex wasn't used as shorthand for the act of sexual activity and only used as the dictionary definition maybe it would be a "rude" word

I know it's totally Victorian. It may as well say "sex is a dirty word".

Oh my oh my that easy read document is shocking . Noones gender is written on their birth certificate Their observed sex is. It is almost as if the word sex is too explicit to include. If only sex wasnt a

Thoughts on the factsheet so far...

Trans is a general term for people whose gender is different from the gender assigned to them at birth. For example, a trans man is someone that transitioned from woman to man. Trans people do not feel comfortable living as the gender that they were born with. They take serious, life-changing steps to change their gender permanently.

I was under the impression that there was no requirement for a trans person to make the change permanent? What about Gender Fluid people - or am I incorrect in thinking they fall under the Trans umbrella (if so, sincere apologies!)

How many trans people are there?
We don’t know. No robust data on the UK trans population exists. We tentatively estimate that there are approximately 200,000-500,000 trans people in the UK. The Office for National Statistics is researching whether and how to develop a population estimate.
Surely one way to begin to resolve this would be to introduce a new question to the census - "sex recorded at birth" - in addition to the gender noted at the time the census is completed.

Can I ask a really stupid question (it sounds stupid in my head but I really need to ask it) but does that screenshot linked above by @madvixen really state that Gender is written down at birth and is recorded on a birth certificate NOT Sex? Is that from the official government guidance to accompany the consultation document?

If so, how are you supposed to reply to a consultation if the words are incorrect? Or have I read that wrong?

^^

Whilst I applaud the intention behind the Easy Read version, that is some appalling clip art

The really sad thing is that, unlike Scotland, there is no consultation on changing the minimum age.

Placemarking. I've got RSA from ridiculous MN'ing today!

Place marking for when I've read through the docs

No mention of all woman shortlists!

Sex: Assigned by medical practitioners

Fuck. If they think medical practitioners go around waving the magical sex assignment wand, this consultation is already biased.

Oh, look! Options at the bottom:

Publish my response, including my name
Publish my response in anonymised form only
Do not publish my response

And to think some were suggesting we'd all be named (and shamed, with possible consequences) for daring to complete this consultation!

Well, that's odd. Almost like every other government consultation ever.

Annoyed already and I'm only one paragraph in. I haven't even started on the actual consultation document yet.