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Another MP speaks out; is the tide turning?

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MrsSnippyPants · 28/07/2019 15:27

John Hayes, Conservative

Another MP speaks out; is the tide turning?
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WhereYouLeftIt · 28/07/2019 15:47

Ah, thanks ThePurported. That is disappointing.

ThePurported · 28/07/2019 15:46

Jackie Doyle-Price is no longer a health minister.

WhereYouLeftIt · 28/07/2019 15:45

That's a thoughtful statement. And primes the under-secratary for action. I await her "taking the opportunity to make a statement" with interest.

ThePurported · 28/07/2019 15:45

He said that in April.
Andrea Leadsom's response:

"My right hon. Friend raises an incredibly sensitive topic. We want to make the legal gender recognition process less intrusive and bureaucratic for transgender people. Being trans is not an illness and it should not be treated as though it is. That is why we held our consultation on the Gender Recognition Act 2004. It is a sensitive topic, and it is important to hear all views on it, including those of some young people perhaps being pushed to make decisions too early. My right hon. Friend the Minister for Women and Equalities is determined to ensure that we get this right."

He might as well have been talking to the wall, but good of him to try.

SonicVersusGynaephobia · 28/07/2019 15:29

It is. Slowly but surely.