Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Trolls hell of UK’S first transgender dad and daughter
Family on their abuse struggle Deed poll sex changes soar
RECORD numbers of kids are switching gender by deed poll.
The £35 changes often include a new first name too, according to UK Deed Poll Service.
Louise Bowers said: “We used to issue a couple every few months, now it’s seven to 10 a week. The majority are teens – 14 or 15 – but they go down to 10.”
The first child under 16 to adopt the gender-neutral title “Mx” made the change this month.
Parental approval is needed to change the name of an under-16. They can also pay £8 to replace words like “son”, “daughter”, “he” and “she” to conceal birth sex.