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# Thousands sign petition for non-binary recognition
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/thousands-sign-petition-for-non-binary-recognition/
- Published: 2021-05-06T08:09:22.000Z
- Updated: 2021-05-06T08:09:22.000Z
- Description: Over 127,000 have signed a petition to demand the UK government legally recognises non-binary and gender diverse citizens.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Queer Corner, Gender diverse, Gender Recognition Act, LGBTQ, Mermaids, Non-binary, Transgender, UK

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Over 127,000 have signed a [petition](https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/580220?ref=scenemag.co.uk) to demand the **UK** government legally recognises non-binary and gender diverse citizens, meaning the topic will now be considered for debate in parliament. The petition is aiming to *“have non-binary be included as an option under the GRP (Gender Recognition Panel)/GRC (Gender Recognition Certificate), in order to allow those identifying as non-binary to be legally seen as their true gender identity.”*

It continues: *“There is no option of ‘non-binary’ on legal forms, ignoring members of the population. This requires the government to pass a law that publicly recognises ‘non-binary’ as a part of the GRP under the Gender Recognition Act…By recognising non-binary as a valid gender identity, it would aid in the protection of non-binary individuals against transphobic hate crimes, and would ease gender dysphoria experienced by non-binary people.”*

![](https://www.gscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/non-binary-rights-600-400.jpg)

Government officials have not yet responded to the petition. While the fees for Gender Recognition Certificates were [recently cut](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/gender-recognition-certificate-fee-reduced/) to £5, activists say more still needs to be done to accommodate for non-binary people, with **Mermaids** [tweeting](https://twitter.com/Mermaids%5FGender/status/1389500048808058881?ref=scenemag.co.uk): *“We welcome the fees for Gender Recognition Certificates being cut to £5, but we need recognition for nonbinary people AND young people! Legal recognition = protection.”*