Gender Recognition Act

UK: Writing on the wall: why trans and nonbinary people in Bristol are speaking out

The painting of the mural was prompted in part by the demoralising conclusion to a political rollercoaster of a summer, as trans people awaited a statement on proposed reforms to the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) intended to make civil matters such as marriage and funerals more straightforward for trans people.

UK: Majority of women support trans people’s right to self-identify despite years of relentless transphobia

Despite years of negative news coverage relating to transgender rights and reformation of the Gender Recognition Act, a YouGov poll on behalf of PinkNews has found that most women are in favour of trans people self-identifying as a gender other than which they were assigned at birth.

UK: Open letter to Boris Johnson from the Media Industry, in support of the trans community

“We, as a collective of organisations from the media and entertainment industry, are writing to express our support of the trans community.”

UK: Liz Truss reveals ‘shocking’ plan to remove healthcare for trans youth, slammed as an ‘extraordinary’ attack on equality

Conservative equalities minister Liz Truss set out her plan for reforms to the Gender Recognition Act yesterday, alarming LGBT+ rights organisations and the parents of vulnerable trans children.