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<p>The Government is clear that we want people who are transgender to be able to live
their lives as they wish. On a) we recognise that the term ‘transsexual’ used in the
Equality Act 2010 is seen by many to be outdated. We understand those concerns and
do not use the term in our policy or communications work. The Equality and Human Rights
Commission (EHRC) explain their approach by stating: “We recognise that some people
consider this term outdated, so in this guidance we use the term ‘trans’ to refer
to a person who has the protected characteristic of gender reassignment”<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>.</p><p>In
terms of the scope of that protected characteristic, as the EHRC sets out<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup>,
the Equality Act definition is broad, does not require medical treatment and will
include those who may “prefer to be described as a transperson, or transmale or transfemale
or transgender”.</p><p><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> For example in their April 2022 guidance
for providers of single sex spaces: <a href="http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/separate-and-single-sex-service-providers-guide-equality-act-sex-and-gender#language"
target="_blank">www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/separate-and-single-sex-service-providers-guide-equality-act-sex-and-gender#language</a></p><p><sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup>
<a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/gender-reassignment-discrimination"
target="_blank">www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/gender-reassignment-discrimination</a></p>
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