The Transgender Debate as a Symbol of Political Instability in the United-Kingdom between 2020 and 2024
In 2022, the Scottish National Party introduced a bill that would allow transgender individuals to legally change their gender on the basis of self-identification, therefore making the lives of transgender people easier by de-medicalizing the process. This prompted the Conservative government to use...
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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Revue française de civilisation britannique
2025
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| Acesso em linha: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Resumo: | In 2022, the Scottish National Party introduced a bill that would allow transgender individuals to legally change their gender on the basis of self-identification, therefore making the lives of transgender people easier by de-medicalizing the process. This prompted the Conservative government to use Section 35 of the 1988 Scotland Act to veto the bill. This bill is a symptom of a broader public debate surrounding gender, sex and the supposed gender ideology that goes with it. Since 2020 and the publication of J.K. Rowling’s manifesto on sex and gender, the matter of transgender rights has become a major topic in British politics and it was used as an argument by both the Labour Party and the Conservative Party in the 2024 general election campaign. Indeed, transgender issues were framed as an issue that could win votes for either party. This paper aims at analysing not only the rhetoric employed by both parties in the years leading up to the general election but also the policies enacted to allegedly protect women and children. Furthermore, the article discusses the role of gender-critical discourses spread by TERFs in the United-Kingdom and their weight in the political landscape. |
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