Add intersex to the Equality Act as a protected characteristic

1,251
signatures
closedCabinet OfficeOpened 9 July 2025Closed 9 January 2026

Background

We want the government to make sex variations a protected characteristic under the Equality Act.

Additional details

The United Kingdom has been considered poor for intersex bodily integrity, and unnecessary genital modification of intersex babies is not banned as it is in Malta, Kenya, Iceland and other countries.

Where it’s popular

Constituencies with the most signatures on this petition.

Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 730075.