JK Rowling-backed petition for Government to make clear that ‘sex means biological sex, not sex as modified by gender recognition certificate’ in Equality Act will be considered for debate in Parliament

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A petition backed by JK Rowling calling for changes to be made to the Equality Act will be considered for debate in Parliament.

The Harry Potter author was among those to support the proposal which seeks to ‘make it clear’ that ‘sex’ and ‘gender reassignment’ are separate protected characteristics.