Sentence examples for grc from inspiring English sources

"The introduction of the GRC seems to have complicated things.

NatWest, which is part of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS Groupp, agreed to change her name, but refused to change her title, saying she could remain as "Mr" or change to "Mx (also known as 'Ms')" but could not have her preferred honorific – "Ms" – unless she presented a gender recognition certificate (GRC).

Until 2014, when marriage equality legislation came into effect, if a transgender person was married and obtained a GRC it meant their marriage had to be annulled.

Now, society's not the issue, but corporations are, whereas before society was horrible, but institutions were fine Lynn, who is not yet able to apply for a GRC, has spent the past month battling NatWest.

I'm made to feel by the bank that perhaps there are two layers of transgender people – the real ones who have a GRC and fakes like me who don't have a certificate".

She said it is unnecessary and "in all probability illegal" for companies to ask to see a GRC before agreeing to change a customer's name and title.

She added that many transgender people do not have GRCs, either because, like Lynn, they don't yet qualify for them, object to them on principle, or do not want to go through the hassle and expense of applying.

GRCs were introduced in the UK in 2004 as part of the Gender Recognition Act and allow a transgender person to obtain a new birth certificate, which amends their gender and name.

In this election, all but 12 of the seats were subsumed by four-, five- or six-member GRCs.

After being approached by the Guardian, the bank issued Lynn an apology, saying its policy was not to require GRCs to change a customer's title and that the staff Lynn dealt with had failed to follow procedure.

Helen Belcher, secretary of the Parliamentary Forum on Gender Identity, said GRCs, while an attempt to recognise the validity of gender transitions, often make things more difficult for transgender people.