Mastodawn

There is as of yet zero press coverage of this.

The order also, in what is clearly a reaction to my lawsuit, specifically claims that nonbinary people do not qualify for recognition.

DuvetGecko Mar 19, 2024

@ryanc

I'd heard she was planning it, but I was vaguely hoping something would delay it. Didn't realise they were going to specifically call out non-binary people though - gitbags.

https://rya.nc/activism/uk-slashes-foreign-gender-recognition.html

Well, I wrote about it...

UK Slashes Recognition of Foreign Gender Corrections

Kemi made her plan clear — anywhere offering “self-id” was going to be purged from the approved list. A statutory instrument to do that was introduced 6th December 2023. It was passed…

rya.nc

Harriet M has moved~Mar 19, 2024

@ryanc I am incredibly angry and sad that this has happened. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. Hopefully some outlets like Pink News can pick this up to get some eyes on it, even if it's too late to amend..?

@memyselfiamweird It seems like it should be straightforward for Labour to add back everywhere that's been removed if they win the election.

SecondUniverse Mar 19, 2024

@ryanc @memyselfiamweird ...except I think they won't. They won't like "the optics".

@SecondUniverse @memyselfiamweird Alternative optics can be created.

Harriet M has moved~Mar 19, 2024

@ryanc not sure I trust them to do so, given recent comments by Starter, but we can hope! And also pester MPs, mine's SNP and has a good track record so hopefully they can add a bit of pressure after the upcoming elections as well..

@memyselfiamweird Public opinion will eventually tip in favor of trans people. Sooner if you help.

star Mar 19, 2024

@ryanc I don't understand how this kinda stuff even works in that like. living as a trans woman in Canada, I don't have any legal documentation that says im trans, that im male or that i ever was male

like what happens if i move to the UK and all my ID just says F on it? there's no gender correction to fail to recognize, because there's no documentation of a correction. there's only documentation of my current gender marker. do they just clock people to put the wrong marker on their ID without taking into account what their existing documentation says or what......

@star That situation is legally ambiguous. In practice, you'd be female, but it might be possible for someone to dispute it in a weird edge case where it mattered.

star Mar 20, 2024

@ryanc how strange. what am i missing about how this legislation works? is it just more normative than i expected that in other territories, your assigned sex is maintained on your documentation even after you get the marler changed?

also:

"A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen."

ew!

@star There is no legislation that explicitly defines legal gender for a person without a British birth certificate as far as I'm aware.

Klairi Flurry Mar 20, 2024

@ryanc
I am a citizen of one of the affected countries, and applied for a GRC last year.
Today I was notified that my application was granted.
I wonder if I was just lucky, or maybe they're getting them out of the way before things change.

@gistofspirit they're supposed to allow the old list for people who apply within 21 days of the order taking effect

@[email protected]Mar 20, 2024

@ryanc @esqrever

Lynn Mar 20, 2024

@ryanc what a crock of fucking shit. my heart goes out to those affected by this bill, especially NB people.