Marie Moloney (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I have tabled a simple amendment because I do not see any logical reason for including this provision. I want to delete the term "based on a medical evaluation of the applicant". By including such a provision we are inferring that transgender people are ill. They are not ill, far from it. They know exactly what they want. By including a psychiatrist, are we inferring that they have mental health issues?

I recall that years ago when people came out as gay, parents and others would say "Ah, they'll grow out of it", but it does not happen, as Senator Norris will tell us.