naomi24
That's how I read the proposals as well. This isn't a gay/straight/transgender issue at all.
People who self identify as transgender are not physically intersex - but those who
are should have access to passports that reflect this.
mushroom25 - this is important to a very small section of society, but it's a section of society who should have their issues dealt with by our elected representatives.
We all pay for our MPs and we all engage in the democratic process, so whether the issue is mainstream or not should not determine its importance.
The proposal to send 600 tonnes of Scottish langoustine to Thailand for processing (and then back again to Scotland for export to Europe) is something that most people have very little interest in, but Hansard reports on a parliamentary debate on the subject because it affects the jobs of 120 people employed by Youngs.
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmhansrd/cm061115/debtext/61115-0012.htm
Government needs to reflect the interest of all its people.