THE numbers are such that we can expect some form of the Gender Recognition Reform Bill to be passed by the Scottish Parliament today, yet for those of us supporting the changes, it is hard to feel celebratory.
It was more than eight years ago now that the campaign to reform the Gender Recognition (Scotland) Act (GRA) of 2004, led by the Scottish Trans and Equality Network, began. Time flies when you’re having fun, eh?
The Equal Recognition campaign set out three key asks: replace the need for a psychiatric diagnosis to obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) with a simple process of self-declaration; reduce the age limit from 18 to 16, and for under 16s with their parents’ or guardians’ consent; and recognise non-binary gender.
