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5 Dec, 7 tweets, 4 min read
The public consultation on our Equal Status Acts is closing in three days.
We want to note that neither the press release by @rodericogorman nor the @dcediy webpage mentions that the proposal includes an amendment to the ESA to include gender identity under the gender ground.1
How are the general public equipped to make a meaningful submission without this very important information on the proposed amendments?
In the Programme for Government it states that
Gender Identity should be included in our ESA,2
on pg 77 of a 128 pg document, that is not linked in the press release or the @dcediy webpage on the consultation.
A tweet by the Minister on the matter talked about gender identity yet the press release and webpage do not.3
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We have now had members of the public contact us to say they had emailed @dcediy to ask what it means to amend the gender ground, some were told it means to include transgender, intersex and non conforming people.
There are no terms of reference, no definitions for transgender,4
non conforming, or gender identity on the consultation webpage, the press release or even the programme for government.

The gender ground in our acts includes exemptions for privacy, embarrassment, single sex sports, schools, for housing, it is extremely important for women.5 ImageImage
We have three days to make our voices heard on the proposed amendment to our Equal Status Acts to amend the gender ground to include gender identity.
We have a template you can use, with all the relevant information on the proposals.6/ends
#WeWillBeHeard

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For further reading:
ihrec.ie/guides-and-too…

gov.ie/en/consultatio…

gov.ie/en/publication…

justice.ie/en/JELR/LGBTI+…

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Listen to @SenatorKeogan in Seanad Éireann speaking about the proposed changes to our Equal Status Acts to include Gender Identity as a ground.
Time Stamp: 40 minutes.1/10

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