Children’s rights group seeks law changes on gender choice

Boys of all ages who clearly identify themselves as being of a different gender than their actual sex should be allowed to enrol in girls’ schools, and vice versa, under changes to a new law being sought by children’s rights’ groups.

Campaigners including Independent senator Jillian van Turnhout will ask a cross-party Dáil committee tasked with examining amendments to the Gender Recognition Bill to make the changes today, to ensure children in such situations are fully accepted by the State.

Under the proposed legislation, due to be passed into law by the end of July, people over 16 who identify as being of a different gender to their actual sex will be officially recognised by their new sex.