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UK government drops gender self-identification plan for trans people

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Liz Truss, said the act strikes the “correct” balance in providing “proper checks and balances” while supporting people who want to change their legal sex.Proposals developed under Theresa May’s government to allow people to “self-identify” as their chosen gender – by signing a statutory declaration without having to provide evidence of a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria – are not part of the government’s response.Instead, the government will cut the £140 cost of applying for a gender recognition certificate to a “nominal amount” in England and Wales, as well as placing the whole procedure online as part of changes to make the process “kinder and more straightforward”.In an attempt to combat lengthy NHS waiting lists for trans people,.

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