A Labour MSP is calling for plans which would allow 16 year olds to legally change their acquired gender to be paused.
Claire Baker’s amendment would see the age stay at 18 until the completion of a review on gender identity services.
The final vote on the Government’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill, which has sparked an SNP rebellion, takes place next week. It proposes to lower the age for obtaining a Gender Recognition Certificate from 18 to 16 and would drop the need for a medical diagnosis of dysphoria.
