The judgment in Keira Bell’s case upsets trans groups
It becomes harder to prescribe puberty blockers to children
IN ANGLO-SAXON COUNTRIES, trans people have gained rights in the past few years. Those in Canada and some Australian states can be legally recognised as belonging to the gender of their choice, irrespective of whether they have a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria or not, or whether they have had gender-reassignment surgery. In America, the Equality Act, which Joe Biden has promised to sign, would have a similar effect. In Britain, however, the Gender Recognition Act requires a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria for legal recognition as the opposite gender. Theresa May, a former prime minister, had said she would reform this to allow gender self-identification without medical diagnosis. But in September the government of Boris Johnson said it would not reform the law. Now a High Court ruling has further upset trans-rights activists.
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Britain December 5th 2020
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