HUMAN RIGHTS OF POST OPERATIVE TRANSSEXUALS

Early day motion 1564, tabled 4 July 2002 by Paul Stinchcombe (Labour). Signed by 16 members.

That this House recognises that there are approximately 5,000 post-operative transsexuals in the United Kingdom, many of whom suffer severe discrimination, exclusion, physical assault and public abuse; notes in particular that post-operative transsexuals in the United Kingdom are denied the right to marry, a right which confers upon citizens many other important rights; notes also that, excepting the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom is the only member of the EU that has not granted legal status to post-operative transsexuals; believes that this is an intolerable denial of their fundamental human rights; and therefore calls upon Her Majesty's Government to remedy this continuing injustice by legislation which affords to all post-operative transsexuals the full rights of the gender to which they have been assigned.

Signatures by party: Labour 12, Liberal Democrat 3, Labour/Co-operative 1.