A number of countries’ Gender Recognition Certificates (GRCs) will no longer be recognised by the UK government, it has been announced. “It should not be possible for a person who does not satisfy the criteria for UK legal gender recognition to use the overseas routes to do so.”READ MORE: What are trans self-ID laws and what impact do they have? People travelling from places on the approved list do not have to provide medical reports when applying for gender recognition in the UK. Now, countries and territories where laws allowing people to self-identify have been introduced will be removed from it. Scotland’s gender reform bill was blocked by the UK governmentSelf-identification allows trans people to determine their gender without the need of any medical certificates or a gender dysphoria diagnosis.

Source: The Times December 07, 2023 05:22 UTC