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Line 18: The bitter divide over gender recognition

The debate over the self-identification of transgender people rages on
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Proposed changes to the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) have sparked passionate debate between the trans community and groups of feminists across the country.

A government consultation is taking place to update legislation, with the idea of self-identification taking centre stage as the trans community fights to make transitioning less bureaucratic.

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But those against the move say self-identification could be abused, that it could compromise female-only spaces and that the debate represents "an urgent fight for women's rights". Read more here.

Those visiting gender identity clinics in England

:: Tensions at boiling point over gender recognition

Trans activists and feminists have clashed in demonstrations over the issue of self-identification.

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One of the things about the gender recognition debate is it's given licence to anti-trans activists using this is an excuse to debate our existence and trans issues in general, in a way that has felt very violent
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The fight between trans activists and feminists

:: Feminists railing against self-identification

Dr Nicola Williams argues self-identification could be abused
Image: Dr Williams says self-identification could be abused

Dr Nicola Williams, a research scientist specialising in human biology, argues changes to the law could compromise female-only spaces.

Here, she tells Sky News that sex-based rights in the UK could become impossible to enforce.

:: Calls for 'respect and dignity'

Susan Pascoe, a Conservative Party councillor, hopes to be the party's first trans MP
Image: Ms Pascoe hopes to be the first trans Tory MP

Susan Pascoe, an approved candidate for the Conservative Party, explored her journey and her trans past as she called for fair gender legislation.

She told Sky News the law needed to support "everyone's gender identity" and called for "respect and dignity" for transgender people.