Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what transgender groups and charities the Government consulted as part of its consultation on the Gender Recognition Act 2004.

The Government Equalities Office met over 100 organisations in the run up to, and during the formal consultation period on the Gender Recognition Act, including LGBT groups, trans groups, women’s groups, faith groups, foreign governments and other civil society groups. Since beginning its consultation engagement work, the specific trans organisations that officials from GEO have met with are:

A:Gender

All About Trans

FTM London

Gendered Intelligence

GIRES

Mermaids

Press for Change

Scottish Trans Alliance

The Beaumont Trust

The Unique Transgender Network

TrAC Project

Trans Media Watch

Trans Organisations Network

Transgender Europe

Transgender Netwerk Nederland