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Mimi Launder
Jul 03, 2018
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Just over one in ten Conservative voters agree with the government's proposed changes to the way that transgender people can legally change their gender, a poll has found.
Theresa May vowed to reform the Gender Recognition Act at the PinkNews Awards in October 2017, in order to reflect that "being trans is not an illness", with plans including the removal of bureaucratic stoppages within the process of changing a person's gender on their birth certificate.
But a new poll for PinkNews found that only 18 per cent of voters, and 13 per cent of Conservative voters, agree with updating the Gender Recognition Act to reflect more informed attitudes towards being transgender.
At present, anyone wishing to transition must demonstrate they have lived as that gender for two years, and secure the confirmation of a doctor specialising in gender dysphoria. But the government is setting out to simplify the process for trans people, forgoing the need to provide medical evidence or proof.
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The same poll found 55 per cent of people support gay couples having children. Support was highest among Remainers and Labour voters, with 70 and 54 per cent in support respectively, and lowest among Brexiteers and Conservatives, both sitting at 40 per cent.Â
The poll was conducted by YouGov on behalf of PinkNews, with a sample size of 1,688 adults.
PinkNews chief executive Benjamin Cohen said:
The home secretary, Sajid Javid will be the keynote speaker at a PinkNews parliamentary reception on Wednesday evening, where he is expected to address reforms to transgender rights.
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