Great news for trans widows, and a vindication of the arguments made by Trans Widows Voices, against the lies and misrepresentations told about the "spousal veto"
Excerpt from the governments response to the Women and Equalities Commission report on reform of the GRA:
- A marriage or civil partnership is a contract between two individuals, the nature of which cannot be changed without the consent of both parties. For this reason, we considerit is equitable for the "spousal consent" requirement to remain in place.
- Spousal consent does not mean that a spouse can prevent their partner from securing a GRC. It is a safeguard for the non-transitioning spouse to decide whether they want their marriage or civil partnership to continue before their partner is granted a GRC. It
is right that both parties should have an equal say in the future of their marriage or civilpartnership, given transition can fundamentally change its nature.
- More widely, we anticipate that the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020,
which comes into force later this year, will help to reduce conflict in such circumstances
Initial response from Trans Widows Voices here:
twitter.com/transwidows/status/1506989440975134726?s=21
Full report here:
committees.parliament.uk/publications/9415/documents/161226/default/