We may have equal marriage – but LGBTQ+ people are still excluded from equal parenthood | Freddie McConnell
TMarriage (same-sex couples) law 10 years old.In the UK, none couples can get married.Also, thanks to this brave pair, any couple can now obtain a civil partnership. When it comes to marriage, laws exist to regulate and protect society as it becomes more diverse.
When we look back at what has been renewed: what the religious institution of marriage has become, and how long it has remained that way, we see how monumental this progress has been. I can understand it again. And yet, here we are. Love equality has become a cliché. Young children only know a world where every aunt and uncle they will ever meet can get married. It will move slowly and with great care, but eventually the law will move forward through Congress and the courts.
Isn't that so? Sure, gays can get married, but what if they want to be parents? For context: in England and Wales in 2021, 23.9% of lesbian couples had children, compared to 39.7% of heterosexual couples. Despite the steady growth of LGBTQ+ families in recent decades, our path to parenthood is riddled with legal holes. For queer parents and children, “equality” is, at best, a veil to hide a maze of modern semantic hierarchies and ancient ideological hierarchies.
The various aspects of this legal delay could fill a book. So here are some examples that, in my experience, are poorly understood even among LGBTQ+ people.
Lesbian couples can be two mothers together, but legally speaking they are not two mothers.A woman giving birth can only be registered as a “mother” and a partner can only be registered as a “parent 2”.” on the child's birth certificate. As a non-biological parent, society may view you as a different, but equally legitimate, mother, but the law undermines that. When it comes to that, mother = childbirth. I don't care whose eggs were used, the actual reality of the second parent, or whether either parent actually uses a different label.
It is very important that our birth registration system provides clarity about the pregnancy and birth of a child. A birth certificate is the document that proves a child's legal parentage, and its accuracy is paramount to a child's lifelong understanding, well-being, and privacy. None of this is inconsistent with creating flexibility to recognize LGBTQ+ family structures. In fact, our current system hides, falsifies, and confuses genetic and parental information.
Or have a surrogate mother.Surrogacy is legal in the UK but not protected By law. This may sound like splitting hairs, but in reality, it makes all the difference. Relevant laws consider women who choose to become surrogate mothers to be no different from women who choose to become parents. Legally, she (or he or they in the case of transgender) has no choice in the label used.
In other words, the surrogate mother, who is likely not genetically related to the child, must be registered as the “mother” on the birth certificate, and then her spouse or civil partner must be registered as the “father”. have the right to register as The “intended parents” (the logical, social, and at least one genetic parents from birth) go through lengthy recognition and recognition by social services before a court recognizes legal parentage. have to wait. At this point, only the label “Parent” is accessible, not “Mother” or “Father.”
The legal situation for Transparent and our children is usually as bad as all of these, and even worse. Just a quick note: I'm legally a man, except when I'm a parent (and for all you essentialism fans out there, I'm legally a man). Schrödinger's father?
This is how the government justifies not recognizing parents like me, the trans men who gave birth, as fathers or simply parents. Experts disagree, but the government says I am male for most purposes but female, which means my gender recognition certificate is invalid. – Not just about childbirth, but about raising children in general. Does this mean I am legally bisexual at the same time? (I've never really received an answer on this). This seems like a torturous way of refusing to legally recognize that medical transition does not inherently cause infertility and that transgender people have an equal right to family life. It might happen.
Since today is Donor Conception Awareness Day, I would like to share with you another example of the inequalities faced by LGBTQ+ families. This can be a quick and easy fix, which may give you hope. Indeed, the corrected already announced …almost two years ago.
Many LGBTQ+ couples and individuals who choose to have a baby have no choice but to go down the path of assisted reproduction. At this point, they run into outdated rules that require them to pay for private fertility treatment before being eligible for NHS-funded treatment.
1 couple Who is campaigning against this “gay tax”? They paid for 12 rounds of IVF and the private costs of IVF (on average between £25,000 and £30,000) until their local NHS funding board deemed the need for infertility treatment 'proven'. . Heterosexual couples can qualify simply by reporting that they have been trying to conceive at home for two years without success. A technical difference that, coincidentally or not, disproportionately affects LGBTQ+ people is whether donor gametes (sperm or eggs) are required.
Despite announcing the end of this discrimination, the government is still lagging behind. as a result, 90% out of 42 Local NHS funding boards in England continue to avoid this issue. Meanwhile, thousands of LGBTQ+ people who cannot afford private treatment are now too old to qualify for treatment anyway. LGBT mummy He also points out that LGBTQ+ people, as tax-paying citizens, need fair access to healthcare, and calls on the government to fulfill its commitments.
You may be wondering why queer people don't make things like other queer people or go DIY. Some people choose home insemination, but there are risks. Unlike heterosexual and heterosexual couples, non-heterosexual lesbian and queer couples cannot register a birth simply by pledging that they are parents. If they are married or partnered and have not attended the clinic, they will need to provide proof of this.If not, the second parent Can not Proceed to birth certificate. Similarly, the Human Fertilization and Development Authority, the fertility regulator, has banned the purchase of sperm from cryobanks for home use. Therefore, the couple needs to find a known donor, which is not always possible and involves additional legal uncertainty. Many gay couples have no choice but to seek treatment in a clinic. For them, it is the only path to something resembling legal clarity and equality.
In addition to all these inequalities, LGBTQ+ people carry a “burden of proof” when they become parents. This is the kind of forced emotional, social, and administrative integrity that cis straight men are never subjected to. Donor pregnancies are becoming more common, gay parents are becoming more common, and children are reaching an age where they learn how their own families are not treated equally by the law. By ignoring the urgent need for fundamental reform of family law in the UK, the government and courts are maintaining countless forms of discrimination, which are becoming exponentially more common as the years go by and as society progresses. We are creating big problems for ourselves.
Summarize this content to 100 words TMarriage (same-sex couples) law 10 years old.In the UK, none couples can get married.Also, thanks to this brave pair, any couple can now obtain a civil partnership. When it comes to marriage, laws exist to regulate and protect society as it becomes more diverse.When we look back at what has been renewed: what the religious institution of marriage has become, and how long it has remained that way, we see how monumental this progress has been. I can understand it again. And yet, here we are. Love equality has become a cliché. Young children only know a world where every aunt and uncle they will ever meet can get married. It will move slowly and with great care, but eventually the law will move forward through Congress and the courts.Isn't that so? Sure, gays can get married, but what if they want to be parents? For context: in England and Wales in 2021, 23.9% of lesbian couples had children, compared to 39.7% of heterosexual couples. Despite the steady growth of LGBTQ+ families in recent decades, our path to parenthood is riddled with legal holes. For queer parents and children, “equality” is, at best, a veil to hide a maze of modern semantic hierarchies and ancient ideological hierarchies.The various aspects of this legal delay could fill a book. So here are some examples that, in my experience, are poorly understood even among LGBTQ+ people.Lesbian couples can be two mothers together, but legally speaking they are not two mothers.A woman giving birth can only be registered as a “mother” and a partner can only be registered as a “parent 2”.” on the child's birth certificate. As a non-biological parent, society may view you as a different, but equally legitimate, mother, but the law undermines that. When it comes to that, mother = childbirth. I don't care whose eggs were used, the actual reality of the second parent, or whether either parent actually uses a different label.It is very important that our birth registration system provides clarity about the pregnancy and birth of a child. A birth certificate is the document that proves a child's legal parentage, and its accuracy is paramount to a child's lifelong understanding, well-being, and privacy. None of this is inconsistent with creating flexibility to recognize LGBTQ+ family structures. In fact, our current system hides, falsifies, and confuses genetic and parental information.Or have a surrogate mother.Surrogacy is legal in the UK but not protected By law. This may sound like splitting hairs, but in reality, it makes all the difference. Relevant laws consider women who choose to become surrogate mothers to be no different from women who choose to become parents. Legally, she (or he or they in the case of transgender) has no choice in the label used.In other words, the surrogate mother, who is likely not genetically related to the child, must be registered as the “mother” on the birth certificate, and then her spouse or civil partner must be registered as the “father”. have the right to register as The “intended parents” (the logical, social, and at least one genetic parents from birth) go through lengthy recognition and recognition by social services before a court recognizes legal parentage. have to wait. At this point, only the label “Parent” is accessible, not “Mother” or “Father.”The legal situation for Transparent and our children is usually as bad as all of these, and even worse. Just a quick note: I'm legally a man, except when I'm a parent (and for all you essentialism fans out there, I'm legally a man). Schrödinger's father?This is how the government justifies not recognizing parents like me, the trans men who gave birth, as fathers or simply parents. Experts disagree, but the government says I am male for most purposes but female, which means my gender recognition certificate is invalid. – Not just about childbirth, but about raising children in general. Does this mean I am legally bisexual at the same time? (I've never really received an answer on this). This seems like a torturous way of refusing to legally recognize that medical transition does not inherently cause infertility and that transgender people have an equal right to family life. It might happen.Since today is Donor Conception Awareness Day, I would like to share with you another example of the inequalities faced by LGBTQ+ families. This can be a quick and easy fix, which may give you hope. Indeed, the corrected already announced …almost two years ago.Many LGBTQ+ couples and individuals who choose to have a baby have no choice but to go down the path of assisted reproduction. At this point, they run into outdated rules that require them to pay for private fertility treatment before being eligible for NHS-funded treatment.1 couple Who is campaigning against this “gay tax”? They paid for 12 rounds of IVF and the private costs of IVF (on average between £25,000 and £30,000) until their local NHS funding board deemed the need for infertility treatment 'proven'. . Heterosexual couples can qualify simply by reporting that they have been trying to conceive at home for two years without success. A technical difference that, coincidentally or not, disproportionately affects LGBTQ+ people is whether donor gametes (sperm or eggs) are required.Despite announcing the end of this discrimination, the government is still lagging behind. as a result, 90% out of 42 Local NHS funding boards in England continue to avoid this issue. Meanwhile, thousands of LGBTQ+ people who cannot afford private treatment are now too old to qualify for treatment anyway. LGBT mummy He also points out that LGBTQ+ people, as tax-paying citizens, need fair access to healthcare, and calls on the government to fulfill its commitments.You may be wondering why queer people don't make things like other queer people or go DIY. Some people choose home insemination, but there are risks. Unlike heterosexual and heterosexual couples, non-heterosexual lesbian and queer couples cannot register a birth simply by pledging that they are parents. If they are married or partnered and have not attended the clinic, they will need to provide proof of this.If not, the second parent Can not Proceed to birth certificate. Similarly, the Human Fertilization and Development Authority, the fertility regulator, has banned the purchase of sperm from cryobanks for home use. Therefore, the couple needs to find a known donor, which is not always possible and involves additional legal uncertainty. Many gay couples have no choice but to seek treatment in a clinic. For them, it is the only path to something resembling legal clarity and equality.In addition to all these inequalities, LGBTQ+ people carry a “burden of proof” when they become parents. This is the kind of forced emotional, social, and administrative integrity that cis straight men are never subjected to. Donor pregnancies are becoming more common, gay parents are becoming more common, and children are reaching an age where they learn how their own families are not treated equally by the law. By ignoring the urgent need for fundamental reform of family law in the UK, the government and courts are maintaining countless forms of discrimination, which are becoming exponentially more common as the years go by and as society progresses. We are creating big problems for ourselves.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/27/equal-marriage-lgbtq-people-equal-parenthood-families We may have equal marriage – but LGBTQ+ people are still excluded from equal parenthood | Freddie McConnell
