British lawmakers are pushing ahead with legislation that would allow transgender people to change their legally recognized gender to match their gender identity after death.
Labor Party Charlotte Nicholls MP called for changes to the UK Gender Recognition Act 2004 to allow posthumous gender changes in late January.
“My question follows on from the recent petition to change the Gender Recognition Act, which was supported by many voters,” Ms Nicholls said in an interview with the Telegraph.
“The genesis of the petition was the murder of my constituency, Brianna Gee. “His life was brutally cut short before he even reached the legal age to do so,” she added.
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British lawmakers are pushing ahead with legislation that would allow transgender people to change their gender to match their gender identity after death. (British Parliament, via AP)
“At the time, the government said it did not think any reforms were necessary, but this is something I have continued to raise with constituents, and I have asked the government to respond accordingly to ensure there are options available to families. “I’m going to keep raising the issue, if the family wants it,” she said.
Mr Gee was stabbed 28 times in the head, neck, chest and back with a hunting knife in broad daylight after being lured to a park in Warrington on February 11, 2023. Police do not believe the incident was a hate crime. but.
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Police said the perpetrators, Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe, committed the crime for “fun” and a “lust for murder”.
Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe are seen in this combination photo issued by Cheshire Police on Friday, February 2, 2024. The two were found guilty of murdering transgender social media influencer Brianna Gee. (Cheshire Police, via AP)
The defendants denied killing Brianna and blamed each other for the fatal injuries. It is unclear who used the knife, or if both used the knife. Neither had ever been in trouble with the police. The two were found guilty by a jury last month after a four-week trial.
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The trial heard the defendants were intelligent and had an interest in violence, torture and serial killers.
Transgender TikTok personality Brianna Gee was found dead in a British park on February 11, 2023. (Cheshire Police)
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The two had been planning the attack for weeks, details of which were detailed in handwritten plans and phone messages discovered by detectives. They also discussed killing others, leading police to rule out transphobia as a motive for the murders early in the investigation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
