Taken from A Woman's Place:
The Government is consulting on proposals to change the way in which people can apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate. There have been calls for this to become a simple self-identification process and to remove many of the current steps that are legally required.
Because of the campaigning of several groups, as well as thousands of women (and men) in the UK, the government has now said it does not plan to amend the existing protections in the Equality Act.
They have specifically stated that the single sex exemptions (which are in place to protect from discrimination, violence and abuse and to enable women to challenge the disadvantage they face in an unequal society) will be unaffected.
However, we believe that the conflation of ‘sex’ and ‘gender’ has already undermined the Equality Act and these exemptions. We want to see clear action to reverse this slide and to ensure they are not undermined any further.
The deadline is 18th September. Once any changes are made to the law, it will be VERY difficult to change it back. These are YOUR rights and the rights of our children in the future. Do not under estimate how critical this is.
Here is a link to some guidance on the consultation: womansplaceuk.org/wpuk-guidance-on-gra-consultation/#intro
Here is a link to the GRA Consultation: consult.education.gov.uk/government-equalities-office/reform-of-the-gender-recognition-act/consultation/subpage.2018-06-28.8743696204/
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