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Protection from discrimination for transgender individuals in UK law
11/06/2021
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Robin Moira White
Robin Moira White is a barrister specialising in employment and discrimination law at Old Square Chambers

There has recently been criticism of Stonewall, the leading UK Charity promoting LGBT rights in the UK, for using “gender identity” in training and other materials. It is true that section 7 of the Equality Act 2010 which defines discrimination rights in the UK has not been amended and still refers to “gender reassignment”, but what does that mean?