The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill will change the requirements needed for a person to obtain a gender recognition certificate in Scotland, which allows the person’s acquired gender to be legally recognised.
The bill was passed in the Scottish Parliament with 86 votes in favour on 22 December last year, after six years of proposals, consultations and debates. However, it has now been blocked by an unprecedented challenge from the UK government, due to concerns it will conflict with equality law.
What is a gender recognition certificate?
A gender recognition certificate is a certificate which legally recognises that a person’s gender is not the gender they were assigned at birth, but instead is their affirmed gender.
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