Trans Rights First to be Investigated by New Equalities Committeehttp://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/07/27/trans-rights-first-to-be-investigated-by-new-equalities-committee/Pink News/by Joe Williams 07/27/2015
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Trans rights first to be investigated by new Equalities Committee
Joe Williams
27th July 2015, 5:45 PM
Maria Miller is heading the new Women and Equalities Committee (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
"The Government's new Women and Equalities Committee has announced that its first inquiry will be centred around equality for transgender people.
The historic committee – which was created last month to scrutinise the effectiveness of the Government's equality policy – is marking its official launch by looking into how existing national policies help – or hinder – the trans community across Britain.
It will consider how far the UK has left to go before trans people have full equal rights – and how outstanding issues surrounding issues such as gender recognition and transphobia can be most effectively addressed."
