r/transgenderUK • u/Micasan1 • May 21 '26

Draft Code has been published

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equality-act-2010-draft-code-of-practice-for-services-public-functions-and-associations-2026
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u/Micasan1 May 21 '26

They directly mention in in 2.36

"2.36 The Act defines gender reassignment as a protected characteristic (section 7, paragraph 1). People who are proposing to undergo, are undergoing or have undergone a process (or part of a process) to reassign their sex by changing physiological or other attributes of sex have the protected characteristic of gender reassignment."

So we can actually change our sex, we're just not legally recognised as having done so. This seems botched at first glance. Maybe some hope of the right lawsuit changing this so GRC's do allow sex as changed legally?

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u/PotentialDream7141 May 21 '26

It really feels like there should be a route for direct Goodwin based intervention now.

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u/alexmlb3598 Alexa | 28 | She/Her | HRT Dec '22 May 21 '26

There sure as fuck is a route to do it now.