British Prime Minister Theresa May: ‘Being Trans Is Not An Illness’

Prime Minister Theresa May has spoken out about trans equality.

Mrs May became the first serving Prime Minister to make a personal appearance at the PinkNews Awards, which was also attended by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

Speaking at the Awards, the Prime Minister owed to “streamline” the Gender Recognition Act, to make it easier for transgender people to transition, in stark contrast to US president Donald Trump.

She said: “We’ve set out plans to reform the Gender Recognition Act, streamlining and de-medicalising the process for changing gender, because being trans is not an illness and it shouldn’t be treated as such.”

The PM also pledged to introduce inclusive sex and relationship education.

She explained: “We need to keep up our action, so we are pressing ahead with inclusive relationship and sex education in English schools, making sure that LGBT issues are taught well. We’re determined to eradicate homophobic and transphobic bullying.”

She added: “David Cameron says that legislation was one of his proudest achievements as Prime Minister, and it is one of my proudest achievements as Home Secretary. But we need to keep up our action, so we are pressing ahead with inclusive relationship and sex education in English schools, making sure that LGBT issues are taught well.

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“We’re determined to eradicate homophobic and transphobic bullying.”

She added: “We need to keep up our action, so we are pressing ahead with inclusive relationship and sex education in English schools, making sure that LGBT issues are taught well.

“We’re determined to eradicate homophobic and transphobic bullying.”

She added that “Britain has been looking back on a sad chapter of our past,” hailing the campaigners who have ensured the country’s progress over the past 50 years.

“This is always a special event,” May said, “but this year we are marking a truly significant milestone, 50 years on from the Sexual Offences Act and the partial decriminalisation in England and Wales of homosexuality.”