Petitions/Allow transgender people to self-identify their legal gender.
StatusClosed
Opened12 Dec 2024
Closes12 Jun 2025
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateDebated · 20 May 2025
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We believe the government should change legislation to make it easier for trans people of all ages to change their legal gender without an official diagnosis of gender dysphoria.

Transgender people have a history of major discrimination in the UK and around the world. Major studies in reputable journals have shown a positive correlation between allowing trans people to live as their gender, rather than their sex assigned at birth in regards to positive mental and physical health outcomes.

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Government response

The Gender Recognition Act 2004 is a robust piece of legislation that reflects the seriousness of changing a person’s legal gender. The Government will not be introducing self-identification.

Constituency engagement ranking

Siân Berry
1Siân Berry MP
Brighton Pavilion
1,246
Martin Rhodes
2Martin Rhodes MP
Glasgow North
702
Peter Kyle
3Peter Kyle MP
Hove and Portslade
683
Tracy Gilbert
4Tracy Gilbert MP
Edinburgh North and Leith
681
Chris Ward
5Chris Ward MP
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
672
Vicky Foxcroft
6Vicky Foxcroft MP
Lewisham North
655
Chris Murray
7Chris Murray MP
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
655
Dame Meg Hillier
8Dame Meg Hillier MP
Hackney South and Shoreditch
653
Alex Sobel
9Alex Sobel MP
Leeds Central and Headingley
653
Lucy Powell
10Lucy Powell MP
Manchester Central
645