Gender Recognition Act Consultation Debate
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Andrew Gwynne
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Gender Recognition Act Consultation
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Elizabeth Truss
My hon. Friend is right that we are striking a balance between the rights of transgender people and the rights of women. The position is clear in the Equality Act that service providers can restrict the use of spaces on the basis of biological sex, and it is important that women’s spaces, which have been hard fought for over generations, are protected.
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab) [V]
In her written statement on Tuesday, the Minister stated that she wanted
“transgender people to be free to live and to prosper in a modern Britain”,
but between 2013-14 and 2017-18, recorded anti-trans hate crimes nearly trebled. What steps are she and her Government taking to tackle the discrimination, abuse and hate crimes that many trans people experience?
Elizabeth Truss
These crimes are appalling, and that is why the Home Office is taking very strong action to address them.