Petitions/Add intersex to the Equality Act as a protected characteristic
StatusClosed
Opened9 Jul 2025
Closes9 Jan 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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We want the government to make sex variations a protected characteristic under the Equality Act.

The United Kingdom has been considered poor for intersex bodily integrity, and unnecessary genital modification of intersex babies is not banned as it is in Malta, Kenya, Iceland and other countries.

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Abtisam Mohamed
1Abtisam Mohamed MP
Sheffield Central
18
Rachael Maskell
2Rachael Maskell MP
York Central
14
Siân Berry
3Siân Berry MP
Brighton Pavilion
13
Mary Kelly Foy
4Mary Kelly Foy MP
City of Durham
11
Catherine McKinnell
5Catherine McKinnell MP
Newcastle upon Tyne North
10
Layla Moran
6Layla Moran MP
Oxford West and Abingdon
9
Tracy Gilbert
7Tracy Gilbert MP
Edinburgh North and Leith
9
Peter Kyle
8Peter Kyle MP
Hove and Portslade
8
Olivia Blake
9Olivia Blake MP
Sheffield Hallam
8
Florence Eshalomi
10Florence Eshalomi MP
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
8
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