Line 18: The bitter divide over gender recognition

Wednesday 10 April 2019 18:03, UK
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.
:: Tensions at boiling point over gender recognition
Trans activists and feminists have clashed in demonstrations over the issue of self-identification.
:: Feminists railing against self-identification
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, 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.