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Organisers of a Sheffield vigil for a transgender girl found dead in Cheshire have said the government must honour her chosen name and gender in her death certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city’s trans community came together at a vigil in Peace Gardens on the evening of 16 February 2023 to pay their respects to Brianna Ghey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avery, an organiser and speaker at the event who would like to remain anonymous, said: \u201cCurrently, she\u2019s going to be sent to the grave with her deadname and her biological sex on the records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“That\u2019s one of my worst nightmares and I can imagine it was one of hers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 16-year-old girl\u2019s body was found in a park in Warrington on 8 February 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only those over the age of 18<\/a> can legally change their gender in the UK, so Brianna\u2019s death certification will register her as male.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will also refer to her by her \u2018deadname\u2019 – the name she used to use before identifying as a woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A petition<\/a> was launched on 15 February demanding the government amend the Gender Recognition Act (2004) to allow families of dead transgender people to apply for a posthumous Gender Recognition Certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The petition now stands at over 12,000 signatures, meaning that the government will respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avery said transgender people across the UK need more support from the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want access to trans healthcare,” they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want it to be easier to change your gender in the UK – it\u2019s currently a five to seven year process and that\u2019s discounting the fact you have to go through a full medical transition or a gender dysphoria diagnosis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two fifteen-year-olds have been charged with Brianna\u2019s murder and have appeared in court. Police have said there is no evidence to suggest the incident was a hate crime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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