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Exclusive: 80% of LGBTQ+ people want the Gender Recognition Act reformed

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Reforming the 2004 Gender Recognition Act (GRA) is ‘very important’ to a majority of LGBTQ+ people, a joint survey from GAY TIMES and Channel 4 News has found. The Act is what allows transgender people to change their legal gender by applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC). However, doing so is a lengthy and complicated process which includes the requirement for a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, as well as the need for a medical report detailing all treatment. In September 2020, the UK government published the results of a…

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Apple tests gender-neutral Siri option voiced by LGBTQ+ person

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Apple is currently testing a new Siri that would be less gendered and voiced by a member of the LGBTQ+ community. The tech giant is reportedly trialling the new aspect of the virtual assistant as part of the beta version of iOS 15.4, which was released on 22 February. Although details remain scarce, Axios reported that Apple confirmed that the the new Siri is voiced by a queer person. Its voice is set to be less stereotypically male or female sounding in a bid to remove the gendered aspect of…

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Petition with almost 140,000 signatures forces parliamentary debate on self-identification

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A petition demanding reform to the Gender Recognition Act has triggered a debate on self-identification in the House of Commons. It is scheduled for 21 February after 137,271 people called on the UK government to make it easier for transgender and non-binary people to self-identify. “Reform the GRA to allow transgender people to self-identify without the need for a medical diagnosis, to streamline the administrative process, and to allow non-binary identities to be legally recognised,” part of it stated. The petition, which ran for six months and closed on 24…

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Passport to acceptance? LGBTQ+ travellers wary about gender-neutral IDs

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Student Mars Proppe, who identifies as non-binary – neither male nor female, hoped one day to have a passport marked “X” for gender. But when Iceland’s government made that choice possible a year ago, Proppe had second thoughts. While more than a dozen countries have introduced gender-neutral travel documents, some non-binary and transgender people are reluctant to use them because they fear facing discrimination or bureaucratic hurdles when travelling abroad. “I have yet to go and get my master’s degree and hopefully travel through the world, and that’s not something…

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Drag Race star Aja asks fans for “help” with her “gender journey”

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Aja shared an intimate post asking her followers for “some help” as she continues navigating her “gender journey”. In July 2018, Aja announced that she would rather be known as a “queer artist” as opposed to a “drag queen”. This led to her primarily focusing on her music career and less on the way a “stereotypical drag queen lip-syncs and performs”. On 6 September, the Drag Race icon took to Instagram to share an incredibly personal post about her “gender journey”. “Afterword I came out as non-binary and things started…

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BRIT Awards ditch gendered categories to be “inclusive” of all artists

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The 2022 BRIT Awards will not feature gendered categories for the first time to celebrate “artists solely for their music and work”. The ceremony will launch new awards for Artist of the Year and International Artist of the Year, as opposed to featuring Male and Female awards. Tom March, BRIT Chair and Co-President of Polydor Records, said: “It is important that The BRITs continue to evolve and aim to be as inclusive as possible. “It feels completely the right time to celebrate the achievements of artists for the music that…

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