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The Spectator

Tags: Census, ONS (Office for National Statistics)

Why does the census say there are more trans people in Newham than Brighton?

Sex Matters board member Michael Biggs writes in The Spectator about the confusion caused by unclear language about sex and gender in the 2022 census.