Protect the rights of transgender babies

The Issue

At present, babies are arbitrarily assigned a gender at birth by so-called medical professionals.  But gender, sex and sexuality are socially constructed concepts.  The entire medical profession is steeped in a heteronormative worldview that perpetuates power structures to the detriment of minorities. 

Babies lack the power of speech, and are therefore unable to consent to the random labelling of "male" and "female".  This assumption of cisgender preference is a form of trans erasure.  

We should give all newborn babies numbers rather than names until they are ready to determine their own gender identity. 

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The Issue

At present, babies are arbitrarily assigned a gender at birth by so-called medical professionals.  But gender, sex and sexuality are socially constructed concepts.  The entire medical profession is steeped in a heteronormative worldview that perpetuates power structures to the detriment of minorities. 

Babies lack the power of speech, and are therefore unable to consent to the random labelling of "male" and "female".  This assumption of cisgender preference is a form of trans erasure.  

We should give all newborn babies numbers rather than names until they are ready to determine their own gender identity. 

The Decision Makers

Matt Hancock MP
Matt Hancock MP
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

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Petition created on 4 December 2018