Gender quiz in council’s road survey

COUNCIL taxpayers were asked about their SEX LIVES in a survey about ROADS!

Bemused residents were quizzed on whether they are “Gender Fluid” or “Non- Binary” in a survey issued by Cornwall Council.

Officials asked people about how they ‘ described’ their sex as part of its “Equality Monitoring Questions”.

But an ex- Mayor of Truro and current councillor criticised the questions, describing them as irrelevant to the issue of a levy on local buildings.

Councillor Armorel Carlyon said: “I am disappointed that Cornwall Council feel it necessary to include such irrelevant and what I consider to be offensive questions in their online surveys.”

Mrs Carlyon added: “My sex and gender details have no relevance whatsoever to my response to the consultation.

“I am not clear as to who authorised them to include questions of such a personal nature but I sincerely hope that it will not happen again.”

The Council said its monitoring was important to understand its customers.