The Sullivan Review, led by sociology professor Alice Sullivan, examined how UK public bodies record gender identity and biological sex. Published on March 19, the report controversially recommended prioritizing biological sex in data collection, warning against a potential loss of sex data. However, LGBTQ+ groups, notably TransActual and FGEN, have disputed the report's conclusions, labeling it factually incorrect and damaging to diversity objectives. They urged the UK government to reject its recommendations, arguing it misrepresents sex and gender and could negatively affect data quality in research.
Two LGBTQ+ organizations have rejected the conclusion of the Sullivan Review into how data and statistics record gender identity and "biological sex", describing it as biased.
Sullivan asserted that methods of recording gender in data sets could lead to a "widespread loss of data on sex", recommending a focus on collecting "biological sex" data.
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