Comments on: Trans children 'will be protected under Equality bill' http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-11533.html/ PinkNews.co.uk Gay News (UK and world) from Pink News - all the gay news for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in the UK and beyond- thegaynews from Pink News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:56:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mercia McMahon http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-11533.html/comment-page-1/#comment-45867 Mercia McMahon Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:35:10 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-11533.html#comment-45867 The fact that the spokesman severely limited this concession to just those under-going gender reassignment should have pointed the author to an error in her report: trans people are not protected by the sex Discrimination Act - such protection is limited to those undergoing gender reassignment under medical supervision. The only improvement that the proposed Equality Act will bring is to remove the requirement for being under medical supervision. The fact that the spokesman severely limited this concession to just those under-going gender reassignment should have pointed the author to an error in her report: trans people are not protected by the sex Discrimination Act – such protection is limited to those undergoing gender reassignment under medical supervision. The only improvement that the proposed Equality Act will bring is to remove the requirement for being under medical supervision.

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]]> By: Eugene http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-11533.html/comment-page-1/#comment-45691 Eugene Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:04:45 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-11533.html#comment-45691 It's about time something was done about the discrimination against transgendered people. Still, it really angers me that they are somehow seen as being at the bottom of the pile. What kind of sick notion is that? Why is it so difficult for so many to see that we all stand shoulder-to-shoulder as human beings? It's about time something was done about the discrimination against transgendered people. Still, it really angers me that they are somehow seen as being at the bottom of the pile. What kind of sick notion is that? Why is it so difficult for so many to see that we all stand shoulder-to-shoulder as human beings?

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]]> By: Charlene http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-11533.html/comment-page-1/#comment-45660 Charlene Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:59:21 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-11533.html#comment-45660 Cant believe this is an afterthought! Cant believe this is an afterthought!

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