1. Jeff
it was 1984 following Rees v UK [1984] ECtHR, when the UK Govt agreed to alter the sex designator & code on passports & driving licences.

To have this done, a TP had to show a statutory declaration of name change, & have their GP confirm in writing that they were …
2. … undergoing a process of gender reassignment, & this change was intended to be permanent.

However other rights took longer

The right
- not to experience arbitrary & unfounded discrimination in the workplace arrived with the decision in P v S & CCC [1997] ECJ. …
3. … and the right not to experience arbitrary & unfounded discrimination in the areas of goods, services, facilities & accommodation came in 2008 as a consequence of the European Equal Treatment Directive

The Gender Recognition Act 2004, which came into force in April 2005 …
4. … was the UK response to the decisions in Goodwin, & I v UK [2002] ECtHR

In Goodwin the Court held that TP had the same rights (as others):

a. to autonomy as regards their self-development as others, & there was insufficient reason for a state to refuse to recognise the …
5. … permanently lived social role.

b. to a degree of privacy qs regards their medical history

c. to marry & found a family in their affirmed gender /sex

It is advisable to do the homework before making assertions (that are unfounded)

Hope that helps
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