Add intersex to the Equality Act as a protected characteristic
We want the government to make sex variations a protected characteristic under the Equality Act.
Signatures
1,251
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 1,251/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 1,251/100,000
- 09 JAN 2026Petition closedFinal total: 1,251 signatures
- 09 JUL 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
The United Kingdom has been considered poor for intersex bodily integrity, and unnecessary genital modification of intersex babies is not banned as it is in Malta, Kenya, Iceland and other countries.