The Department of Equal Treatment plans to prepare a sex agreement bill. This is the next plan after the Law on Partnerships," said Minister for Equality Katarzyna Kotula on Friday. She announced efforts to make the revolutionary task a government status.
A provocative announcement was given on the occasion of the Friday conference of utmost left-wing environments entitled "(Without)Rights of transgender people in Poland – time for change". It shall be held at the office of the Office for individual Data Protection.
In the course of his speech, Minister Kotula informed that the draft law on partnerships was at the finish line. – We are in the final phase – we can actually say that we have a ready-to-use law on partnerships She said.
She besides raised the issue of the "sex agreement" Act, which is the right to formalise the freedom to declare sexual identity regardless of the biological reality.
– We never hid that erstwhile the [partner relationships] law comes to its final minute and we hope it will be in the Sejm, then the sex knowing Act is our next plan and we will do everything as with the Associations Act, so that even though it is not in this coalition agreement to fight the government task – She promised Kotul to her supporters. She did not give details of the planned bill. She besides failed to confirm that work on it had begun.
– I'm certain we do, and we won't be ashamed of her. erstwhile she's ready, we'll talk about her openly. – she said. The Minister assured that the Chancellery of the Prime Minister was "open to transgender persons".
President of UODO Mirosław Wróblewski pointed out that the problem of transgender persons is not fresh from the position of the Office for individual Data Protection. – The challenges that relate primarily to the protection of transgender persons, not only have not been resolved in fresh years, but as we know, any opportunities – I am reasoning here about the sex agreement bill – have been lost – He regretted it.
During the conference, a letter from Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski to the president of UODO was besides read. The Minister of Digital Affairs argued that the UODO conference initiative is an crucial step towards ensuring the protection of privacy, individual data and respect for identity in the working environment as well as in society.
– The quest to make a space where transgender people can feel safe, respected and appreciated for their skills is simply a key component in building a society based on respect, diversity and equality – declared the head of the department.
Information on the work on the "sex agreement" Act was 1 of the reasons for the motion for a vote of distrust against Katarzyna Kotuli, submitted by the PiS club after the publication of "Rzeczpospolita". The paper stated that the government would most likely send a draft to the Sejm on this matter. According to the Minister himself, this was a motion motivated by a bill that is not there. The vote of no assurance was held on Thursday 20 February; The motion was rejected.
During the session of the LGBT+ Equality Group in early January, Katarzyna Kotula said that there had been "green light" and "political decision" for a government task to facilitate sex change in papers for respective months. However, it was decided that the subject would not be taken publically until the end of the presidential run and until the end of the partnership law process.
Sources: PAP, PCh24.pl
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