3. European Union - Social Chapter
• General Election 1997
• Human Rights Act 1998
• Sex Discrimination (Gender Reassignment) Regulations 1999
• The Employment Equality (sexual orientation) Regulations 2003
• Local Government Act 2003 (Section 28 repeal)
• Gender Recognition Act 2004
– Gender Recognition (Disclosure of Information) Order 2005
• Civil Partnership Act 2004
• Equality Act 2006
– Equality and Human Rights Commission
– Gender Equality Duty – April 2007
– The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007
• European Directive 2004/113/EC December 2007 – (December 21st 2007)
• Sex Discrimination (Amendment of Legislation) Regulations 2008
• Equality Act 2010
• General Election 2010
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4. Equality Act 2010
• Protected Characteristics
1. Age
2. Disability
3. Gender reassignment
4. Marriage and civil partnership
5. Pregnancy and maternity
6. Race
7. Religion and belief
8. Sex
9. Sexual orientation
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6. Harassment
Harassment occurs when someone
engages in unwanted behaviour which is
related to a relevant protected characteristic
and which has the purpose or effect of:
violating a persons dignity or
creating an intimidating, hostile,
degrading, humiliating or offensive
environment for the person.
11. Sex and Gender
• Bonking
– Sexual Activity
• Biology
– Body Parts and
Reproduction
– Hormones
– Chromosomes
• Intersex
• Boy Girl
• Social Construction
• Language/Culture
• Education
• Roles
• Jobs
• Clothing/Appearance
• Behaviour
• Expectations
• Our Place in Society
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15. How Many Gender Variant?
• Presenting for treatment at clinics
– 12,500 - 11% pa growth
• Gender Variant
– 6 in 1000
– 300,000 - 80% male to female
– 500,000 - if gender balance equal
• Sexual Orientation
– 60 in 1000
– Source www.Gires.org.uk
• Masculine Girls Effeminate Boys
– 10% of population Gender Variant
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