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  Gender Recognition Bill
  
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  <p>I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.</p>
  
  <p>The Bill provides transsexual people with the opportunity to gain the rights and responsibilities appropriate to the gender in which they are now living. At present, transsexual people live in a state of limbo. Their birth gender determines their legal status.</p>
  
  <p><i>Those voting Aye to this bill were voting to progress the bill allowing transexual people to change their legal gender.</i></p>
  
  <p><i>Question put,</i> That the Bill be now read a Second time:&#8212;</p>
  
  <p><i>The House divided:</i> Ayes 335, Noes 26.</p>
  
  
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