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‘At least as rigorous’? Does the ‘overseas track’ imply anything about the prospects for UK recognition of Scottish Gender Recognition Certificates?

Posted by Kath Murrayon December 10, 2022December 11, 2022in Gender recognition3 Comments

The BBC recently reported that the UK Government may not recognise Gender Recognition Certificates (GRC) issued under the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, when passed. This would mean for example, that a GRC applicant in Scotland who was born in…

Passport control: checking the argument for self-declared gender recognition certificates

Posted by Kath Murrayon November 19, 2022in Gender recognition2 Comments

At Stage 2 of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill Scottish Labour MSP Michael Marra lodged two amendments that sought to align the process for obtaining a gender recognition certificate (GRC) more closely with that for passports, by requiring a…

Gender recognition reform: consultation and transparency

Posted by Kath Murrayon August 22, 2021October 4, 2021in Gender recognition

Gender recognition reform: consultation and transparency On 20 August 2021 the Scottish Government and Scottish Green Party published its Draft Shared Policy Programme. This stated: “We will reform the Gender Recognition Act in a Bill introduced in the first year…

Use of statistics in the Scottish Government publication ‘Supporting Transgender Pupils in Schools’

Posted by Kath Murrayon August 19, 2021August 22, 2021in Education2 Comments

This analysis raises a range of concerns about the use of statistics in the Scottish Government publication ‘Supporting Transgender Pupils In Schools’.