Government survey on self-identification of gender

Thanks for posting FarNorth - have completed it. Very quick to do - only a few questions and took less than 5 minutes.

Thanks - will do now

Will do later after I have read all the notes. Very interesting to see how other countries tackle it, and the arguments behind the proposals.

I like it that it contains a solemn oath that the applicant intends to live in their preferred gender until death but that there could be a six-month cooling-off period before it becomes binding.

Thanks, done.

Closing time for the survey is 5pm this Thursday, 1st March.

Not a very large window to get opinions!

It has been running since last November. I just wanted to give it some last-minute publicity.

It hasn't been publicised very well - I had never heard of it.

I thought the solemn oath question was interesting too, that was something that I had not considered.

The accompanying notes are very informative. I knew next to nothing about self-declaration or the position in other countries until I read them, Now it is clear that it isn't just a chance to act on a drunken whim and change your mind next day. No shilly-shallying back and forth several times either. There will be a (very low) limit on how often you can change.

It would be worth visiting the consultation site just to get clued up, even without the chance to add your two-penn'orth.

Thanks for this FarNorth. Very interesting and informative.

I feel very strongly about this and was glad to have my say.

Today is your last chance to get your twopence worth in!

Took me ages to consider and type my responses - then it froze - looked at clock - gone 5 pm. How stupid of me and what a waste of time.

That's a shame, Eloethan.
I found some of the answers did need a lot of thinking about.