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Recommendation 11
11
Rejected
Paragraph: 104
There are significant problems with the requirement to have lived in the acquired gender.
Recommendation
There are significant problems with the requirement to have lived in the acquired gender. There is no clear, accepted or agreed definition of what living like a man or a woman is. This makes it difficult for a person to demonstrate whether they are masculine or feminine enough to obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate. The requirement also risks entrenching outdated and unacceptable gender stereotypes. The Government should remove the requirement to have lived for a set period of time in the acquired gender from the gender recognition process immediately.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government rejected the recommendation to remove the requirement to have lived in the acquired gender, stating its September 2020 position on evidential requirements in the GRA remains appropriate and robust. They clarified that the assessment relies on routine documentary evidence rather than gender stereotypes.
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Government Response
Rejected
HM Government · verbatim extract
Rejected
23. It is our view that the position we set out in September 2020 is right and appropriate. The evidential requirements in the GRA ensure that the legal gender recognition process is rigorous and provides assurance that the system is robust.
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