Ace of circles Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 I stumbled upon this U.K Petition posted by Kieran Maharaj on the UK Government and Parliament site, and thought this would be the best site to share it on. It is titled 'Amend the Equality Act so Asexuality is an Orientation, Intersex as a Sex.' The description says: Section 11 of the Equality Act (2010), does not include intersex people which we believe it should. Section 12 of the Equality Act (2010), does not include asexual people which we believe it should. Being intersex is not equivalent to being male or female, and people who are described this way are completely ignored. Being asexual is completely legitimate. Relatively few people know that it exists. It being required to be on equality forms would make a significant difference in improving awareness of this. Here is the link: Amend the Equality Act I hope you all have a wonderful day. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
everywhere and nowhere Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 It's for UK citizens only. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notafigmentofurimagination Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 16 minutes ago, everywhere and nowhere said: It's for UK citizens only. damnn i wish yall in the UK best of luck! i hope this pulls through and I hope to hear about it coming out sometime! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Milque Toast Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Thanks for sharing! I signed it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dominus Temporis Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 I can't believe it has so few signatures; I guess that really just highlights the issue. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lilibulero Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 I'm a UK citizen but haven't been able to confirm my email yet, but signed, awaiting confirmation. Update - signed. Going to Tweet it now 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
everywhere and nowhere Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 30 minutes ago, Dominus Temporis said: I can't believe it has so few signatures; I guess that really just highlights the issue. Perhaps it's mostly promoted in international LGBT+ communities, such as ours, and most users can't sign it even if they wanted to? It should probably be promoted first of all within the UK. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anomaly Q3Xr Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 I have signed it. I deactivated my Twitter account and have 30 friends on Facebook, so I don't think I can do much help with sharing it unfortunately. Might see if some of the Facebook groups I'm in (particularly the UK one) will let me share it there. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LeChat Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Since there are several U.K. members, here, some whom, also, post their U.K. project(s) on AVEN (e.g. @yazybee's Stonewall Project), this seems fine, to me, to post. In other words, spreading the word (no matter how small, in several places) could, possibly, still help make a difference. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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