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Title: What a load of Bollocks!
Post by: Shana A on April 11, 2010, 09:21:10 AM
10/04/2010

THE GENDER TRUST BLOG: What a load of Bollocks!

http://gendertrust.wordpress.com/2010/04/10/what-a-load-of-bollocks/ (http://gendertrust.wordpress.com/2010/04/10/what-a-load-of-bollocks/)

She's done it – she's dissolved Parliament... but not (sadly) in a swimming-pool of acid. The Queen did however give her assent to the Inequality Equality Bill today.

Whilst we welcome the greater protections this bill offers to trans people there's still a devil in the detail. A devil who doesn't want gay people, ->-bleeped-<-s or trans school children to be protected. I think we'd all agree this was a missed opportunity, though I remain hopeful trans inclusions may be added in future.