With the UK’s new voter ID laws in full effect, the changes could affect you as a trans or non-binary person – here’s what you need to know.
WORDS BY CONOR CLARK HEADER BY ANISA CLEAVER Under the Elections Act (2022), anyone wishing to cast a ballot in UK elections will need to have an accepted form of photo ID in order to do so.
This is something that could disproportionately affect LGBTQIA+ people, according to research carried out by Stonewall and LGBT Foundation.
After surveying almost 1,300 members of the community, LGBTQIA+ people were found to be three times more likely than the general population to be without any usable photo ID.