Patrick Grady – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Patrick Grady on 2016-05-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will issue a response to Early Day Motion 660, Legal recognition for people who do not associate with a particular gender.

James Brokenshire

UK passports currently recognise only male and female genders. To introduce a third category, such a denoted by an ‘X’ in the passport, would require a change in UK primary legislation.

The Government is currently considering this issue as part of its response to the report on Transgender Equality by the Women and Equalities Select Committee.