Transgender people in Scotland will now be able to more easily change their legal gender after Holyrood passed long-sought gender recognition law reforms.
Trans Scots will soon be able to more easily change their legal gender after Holyrood passed long-sought gender recognition law reforms.
Now, the minimum age someone can apply for a gender recognition certificate will be lowered from 18 to 16.The time required for an applicant to prove they have lived in their ‘acquired’ gender has also been cut from two years to three months – or six months for those aged 16 and 17.This means Scottish gender recognition law is at odds with the rest of the UK, where such restrictions remain in place.These reforms weren’t without controversy, however.
Today’s final GRA vote, itself a specially extended session, followed two days of dizzying cross-party debates. In a statement, LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall said: ‘This is a victory for trans and all human rights in Scotland.’ ‘This is a historic victory in the fight for equality that will transform the lives of trans people in Scotland – including introducing self-declaration and lowering the minimum age to 16,’ the group said.
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