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Kasumi-Astra Administrator Level: 62  Posts: 441/1867 EXP: 1971846 For next: 12840 Since: 03-15-04 From: Reading, UK Uni: Sheffield, UK Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 12 hours |
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| Fundamentally, the Gender Recognition Bill will allow transsexual people to change their gender on their birth certificates. This has long been a problem in the UK. The birth certificate has to be supplied when a person is requested of proof of identity when applying for a bank account, a job amoungst other things. This violated the Human Right to privacy relating to one's past history. The UK has been left behind in legal terms by other countries... Every other country in Europe has laws in place for this purpose, and even the US has legislation. However, years of problems are now coming to an end... The Government has passes the bill, and now awaits Royal Ascent. The Queen formally approves the bill (a formality, she holds the green stamp, basically), and the bill becomes law. Press For Change The political protest group that has pressed for legislation for twelve years. All in all... It's a great day for a long misunderstood and ridiculed minority of people  Huzzah! (edited by Kasumi-Astra on 06-13-04 07:55 PM) |
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JJ64 Boo Level: 45 Posts: 284/919 EXP: 640956 For next: 19208 Since: 05-22-04 From: Green Bay, WI Since last post: 441 days Last activity: 269 days |
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| Um... good for the long misunderstood and ridiculed minority of people, I guess . |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 1918/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Congratulations. It makes perfect sense, really - and the less red tape you and others have to go through, the better. |
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The SomerZ Summer, yay! Level: 45  Posts: 353/862 EXP: 618182 For next: 41982 Since: 03-15-04 From: Norway Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 3 hours |
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| Ah, perfect! I guess it would be hard to get a job in a great deal of places with a past such as that. It would at least generate a lot of unwanted questions. Congratulations, I hope this will help out a lot! |
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Jesper Busy, busy, busy. Level: 69  Posts: 441/2390 EXP: 2856000 For next: 13743 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden. Since last post: 176 days Last activity: 79 days |
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Congrats! |
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Tarale I'm not under the alfluence of incohol like some thinkle peop I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get.  Level: 73  Posts: 242/2720 EXP: 3458036 For next: 27832 Since: 03-18-04 From: Adelaide, Australia Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Congratulations I'm very happy for you. And btw, I read your post as "Gerbil passed by English Government".  Now the English Government scare me.... |
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The Kins Kodondo Level: 38  Posts: 156/595 EXP: 354733 For next: 15714 Since: 03-15-04 From: Melbourne, VIC, Australia Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 9 hours |
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Originally posted by ChibiTarynMust be an Australian thing. Richard Gere was the first thing to come up here as well. Anywho, congrats Astra! |
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Legion banning people for no reason sure is fun Level: 101  Posts: 1110/5657 EXP: 10399737 For next: 317938 Since: 03-15-04 From: The Crossroads is under attack! Since last post: 5 days Last activity: 5 days |
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| "Every other country in Europe has laws in place for this purpose, and even the US has legislation." Ehhh... Maybe you didn't mean it that way, but that kind of sounded like you were making us look like we're suppose to be behind the times. It's that whole "even" word that does it for me. Either way, congrats. Sounds like it will save you from future uncomfortable/needless explanations. |
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 2354/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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| Congrats Kasumi-Astra. It's a human right to makes ones past a privacy. I didn't know that. Job interviews tend to have "unecessery" questions. I heard alot of cases becuse somebody not getting a job becuse of something silly... |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 977/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Chibi: That's what it says, Ger Bil. Anyway, good. Now they just need to pass my bill that replaces the word "the" with "hamster".  |
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Jesper Busy, busy, busy. Level: 69 Posts: 445/2390 EXP: 2856000 For next: 13743 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden. Since last post: 176 days Last activity: 79 days |
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Originally posted by HyperHackerThat's hamster stupidest thing I've ever heard. |
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Silvey Rope Level: 18  Posts: 48/106 EXP: 24970 For next: 4927 Since: 05-28-04 From: Nottinghamshire Since last post: 314 days Last activity: 7 days |
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You really confused me then Jesper  hehe *stupid*Anyway, that's good to hear Kasumi, congrats to you  (edited by Silvey on 06-14-04 12:47 PM) |
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Ran-chan Moldorm eek, when are they going to stop growing... Level: 143  Posts: 1379/12781 EXP: 35293588 For next: 538220 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima District, Tokyo - Japan Since last post: 12 hours Last activity: 12 hours |
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| Well, congratulations to you, Kasumi-Astra. I |
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Dracoon Zelda The temp ban/forum ban bypasser! Level: 84  Posts: 726/3727 EXP: 5514391 For next: 147561 Since: 03-25-04 From: At home Since last post: 5 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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| They arn't racist just highly judgemental. Congrats Kasumi-Astra. | |||
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Kasumi-Astra Administrator Level: 62 Posts: 442/1867 EXP: 1971846 For next: 12840 Since: 03-15-04 From: Reading, UK Uni: Sheffield, UK Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 12 hours |
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| Thank you, everyone GerBil = GEnder Recognition BILl, given to it by the transpeople it represents, I guess. I think it's a cute nickname It's always been expected of transpeople to announce their secret to everyone in every situation. Whenever you hear someone talking about it, they always say something like "oh, he'd better tell me about it if I ever met one"... Which of course is ridiculous. The aim of the game is to live your life normally, afterwards. As if you'd never been born a guy. After all, this is what the majority wants, a normal life. This new legislation to designed to protect that, a basic human right that we're expected to break by bigots. Of course, there's still a long way to go. Having a trans woman in Big Brother doesn't help. All the media is extremely prejudiced and sickening when talking about her. "Shemale" comes up alot. The media dare not call homosexual people "fags" so why are these comments ignored? There's one simple reason. For every transperson like me, there are two Jerry Springer breed trans people in the media. Put simply, the stunners pass away into obscurity. The loudmouths and the idiots always get noticed, and this is what has given us a bad reputation. Hopefully, now that it's much easier for a young transperson to go through the process completely, maybe the next generation will command a little more respect. Here's hoping (edited by Kasumi-Astra on 06-14-04 05:36 PM) (edited by Kasumi-Astra on 06-14-04 05:36 PM) (edited by Kasumi-Astra on 06-14-04 05:38 PM) |
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Bella Ludwig Von Koopa You're Gonna Love Me Level: 76  Posts: 341/2962 EXP: 3891483 For next: 114577 Since: 03-29-04 From: Groovy Way Since last post: 8 min. Last activity: 6 min. |
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| Congrats Kasumi! At least it'll let you live your life normally without having to explain yourself I was wondering what Ger Bil stood for  . It kind of confused me |
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