The article discusses the lack of government guidance on sex and gender identity, stemming from a 2021 LGBT Foundation report recommending that organisations record individuals’ gender identity alongside their assigned sex. This issue has created barriers in healthcare, particularly for gender diverse individuals. The author highlights how the toxic debate surrounding gender has overshadowed human rights considerations, while also emphasizing the distinct medical needs of transgender individuals. It argues for a balanced approach that acknowledges both sex and gender identity in medical contexts to ensure safety and respect for all individuals.
If we're not counted, we don't count, which included a recommendation that organisations asked people if their gender identity was the same as the sex they were assigned at birth.
The toxic debate around gender identity has stopped a sensible approach prevailing and caused a poorer experience for gender diverse people.
This is fundamentally about human rights and respect and dignity, all of which have been forgotten in this debate and in successive governments' failure to act.
We have a huge issue with male on female violence, but demonising trans people is not the answer.
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