UK news today will focus on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s statement about new COVID restrictions. This means another announcement could well slip under the radar.
As suspected, the government has officially decided not to overhaul the 2004 Gender Recognition Act (GRA). The GRA concerns the legal process by which people change their gender.
Many trans people have complained about the process of obtaining a Gender Recognition Certificate. They denounce the process as too lengthy, medicalized, bureaucratic and demeaning.
To get the certificate, trans people must obtain a medical diagnosis from a doctor. Also, they provide evidence they’ve been living in their identified gender.