Exclusive: 80% of LGBTQ+ people want the Gender Recognition Act reformed
Reforming the 2004 Gender Recognition Act (GRA) is ‘very important’ to a majority of LGBTQ+ people, a joint survey from GAY TIMES and Channel 4 News has found.
The Act is what allows transgender people to change their legal gender by applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC).
However, doing so is a lengthy and complicated process which includes the requirement for a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, as well as the need for a medical report detailing all treatment.
In September 2020, the UK government published the results of a public consultation which found there to be widespread support for all aspects of reforming the GRA – including 80% being in favour of scrapping the requirement for a medical report and 64% supporting the removal of a diagnosis of gender dysphoria.
