Proceeding contribution from Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Monday, 11 January 2010. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Equality Bill.
Equality Bill
Would I be right in saying that "process" refers to the course of conduct that leads someone who is not going to stay in their birth gender to transfer to the other gender? The process is the way in which that happens over time. It does not matter for the purpose of discrimination law whether they are discriminated against because they intend the change to be permanent. Is it not the case that what matters is whether they are discriminated against because of their gender reassignment? Therefore, we should not get hung up about "permanent" or "impermanent". Even if you did not live in your gender identity for ever, it would not matter; what matters is the unfair treatment of someone who is going through that process.
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- Type
- Proceeding contribution
- Reference
- 716 c384
- Session
- 2009-10
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Disability Conditions of employment Civil partnerships Depressive illnesses Employment Equality Gender Harassment Discrimination Ethnic groups Public sector Minority groups Racial discrimination Married people Scotland Religion Travellers Widowed people Single people International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Hinduism Dalits Transgender people
- Legislation
- Equality Bill 2008-09 to 2009-10
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