We call on the UK government to make it a hate crime for a person to deliberately and wilfully misgender any individual. 

Deliberately misgendering someone Is a form of transphobic hate. It undermines a person's gender identity which in turn harms the person being deliberately misgendered. A person's gender identity plays a massive part in how a person sees themselves and how others perceive them. Misgendering someone on purpose only serves to rob an individual of a large part of their identity. Due to the mental suffering this inflicts onto the person being targeted it is clear that deliberately misgendering someone is a form of abuse and should be treated as such.

What counts as deliberate misgendering?

Deliberate misgendering is when a person who knows someones correct pronouns repeatedly and continually uses incorrect pronouns when referring to them. The definition includes the deliberate incorrect use of gender based salutations like (but not limited to)"Sir", "Ma'am", "mate", "lady" and the terms trans identified male (TIM) and autogynephilia (AGP).

There should be no excuse for transphobic abuse in our society. Everyone deserves to be respected and treated with dignity. Trans, non binary and gender non conforming people are all too often the victim of deliberate misgendering and this needs to stop.

The UK government must not allow hate to thrive and deliberate misgendering must be viewed as a form of hate motivated abuse.

Please sign this petition to tell the UK government that it's not okay to allow transphobic hate to thrive and flourish.