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Your rights in family matters if you are lesbian, gay or bisexual. Also includes your rights if you are transgendered or awaiting gender reassignment.

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Living together and civil partnership-legal differences

This information is about the legal differences between civil partnerships and living together. The information only applies to same-sex couples.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/family/living-together-marriage-and-civil-part...
Citizens Advice
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Gender Recognition Panel guidance

Information on the right of transsexual people to be legally recognised in their acquired gender. Explains when and how you can apply for a gender recognition certificate.

https://www.gov.uk/apply-gender-recognition-certificate
GOV.UK
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Parenting

More and more lesbians and gay men are becoming parents and caring for children. There is information here on parenting advice and support, adoption, fostering, parental responsibility and residence and donor insemination

https://www.stonewall.org.uk/parenting-rights
Stonewall
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Gender reassignment discrimination

Information about gender reassignment discrimination, with links across the Equality and Human Rights Commission's website.

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/gender-reassignment-d...
Equality and Human Rights Commission
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Gender reassignment discrimination

Explains what gender reassignment discrimination is, and what steps you can take if you think you are being discriminated against. 

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/discrimination/protected-charac...
Citizens Advice
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Transgender issues and later life

This factsheet provides information about later life for transgender (or trans) people. The main focus is on growing older for people who have transitioned and live their lives permanently in their affirmed gender. It also provides information for people in later life who are seeking gender reassignment.

The factsheet covers a range of social care, legal and financial issues. It has a guide to terminology and details of where to go for further information and support. 

https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/factsheets/fs16_transgend...
Age Cymru
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