Changing your gender

Most people never question the gender they are born with. There are those who feel they have been born with the wrong gender and some of these may seek gender reassignment.

This feeling of being the wrong gender affects all aspects of life. You may have occasional feelings of belonging to the opposite sex, and you may want to dress as the opposite sex once in a while (cross-dressing.

You may find anxiety about being ‘in the wrong body’ can be the major driving force in your life, leading you to seek gender reassignment (a sex-change) or transsexualism.

Or you may question the rigidity of gender roles, and seek to establish a ‘transgender’ identity.

Gender recognition

The Gender Recognition Act 2004 came into effect on 4 April 2005.