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Government expected to drop reform plans that would allow trans and non-binary people to self-ID

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added that the Government’s decision was “basically ready” and would be announced at the end of July.The Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA) aims to govern how trans people can legally recognise their identity.The act currently requires a detailed psychiatric assessment confirming a diagnosis of gender dysphoria before the gender on a birth certificate can be legally changed.While marked as a progressive move at the time, the GRA is now seen as outdated and can often result in a harrowing experience for trans and non-binary people.Official statistics state there have only been 4,910 successful applications for a gender recognition certificate in the UK since 2004.In 2015, Ireland became the fourth country in the world to allow people to.

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