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Converting from civil partnership to marriage

Same-sex couples in England and Wales now have the option to register a civil partnership or to get married.  If you are already in a civil partnership and want to change to a marriage, you can now do so. What is civil partnership conversion? To explain the history, civil partnership became into force in England and Wales in December 2005, when same-sex couples could for the first time form a legally recognised relationship which gave all the rights and responsibilities of...

Preserving fertility before a gender transition

You may want to know whether you will still be able to have children after a gender transition.  Hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgery usually impairs fertility, so it is sensible to seek medical advice about your options and the best timing for storing eggs or sperm for your future use.  If you are storing eggs, you will need to go through a cycle of IVF treatment in order to stimulate your egg production and this will involve hormone treatment. The World Professiona...

Transgender conception and legal parenthood

Section 12 of the Gender Recognition Act states: The fact that a person's gender has become the acquired gender under this Act does not affect the status of the person as the mother or father of a child. This provision clearly protects the existing legal parenthood of trans parents who have children before they change legal gender.  It means that you will remain your children's legal father if you become a woman, and you will remain your children's legal mother if you become a man. There...

Gender Recognition Act 2004

This is the law which provides for a legal change of gender in the UK.