Name: Bee watts Email: bobbyw9684@googlemail.com Phone: 07465670667 Comment: Good evening, My name is bee and I have started up a feminist page and YouTube channel that discusses representation, reporting assault and violence and society’s treatment of different groups. Currently I am looking for volunteers for my transgender episode, I really would like 2-3 volunteers to […]
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Reform of the Gender Recognition Act: Your opportunity to contribute to a new discussion
https://committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evidence/291/reform-of-the-gender-recognition-act/ Click on the above link for more information on this. The committee wants to hear your views. They say that they welcome submissions from anyone with answers to the questions in the call for evidence. You can submit evidence until Friday 27 November 2020. Reform of the Gender Recognition Act Inquiry The Government has […]
Occupational Therapy Students Seeking Help
We are two BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy students from York St John University in our third year and are completing research as part of our studies. We are being supervised by Dr Hannah Spring, Senior Lecturer in the School of Science, Technology at the University. Our research project has been approved by the 3OT610 module […]
Prostate Cancer Information for Trans Women
For those of you that don’t already have this information – I have been informed that Prostate Cancer now has a range of information resources for trans women affected by prostate cancer that you can access online on the links below. Pre-diagnosis – awareness in trans women https://prostatecanceruk.org/prostate-information/are-you-at-risk/trans-women-and-prostate-cancer Diagnosis of prostate cancer in trans women […]
Can you help this student journalist with her survey?
Hi, I’m a student studying Fashion Journalism at the University of Sunderland. For my final year project, I’m designing, writing and creating a magazine focusing on the transgender and LGBTQ+ community. The magazine will include features such as beauty tips for beginners, what pieces you need in your wardrobe… I will also talk about how […]
The Autumn issue of the Beaumont Magazine is in the post
We apologise for a later than planned printing of the new magazine. The delay was due to a technical hitch beyond our control. However, Barbie and I spent an exciting day yesterday putting them in envelopes, and sticking on the address labels and stamps. This morning I took them all to our local sorting office […]
Are you able to help this student with her research?
I am currently a student at the university of Chichester and I was wondering whether you would be able to help me for my research project. I want to conduct a study on the trans community and their self esteem. I was wondering if anyone within your community would be able to fill out a […]
Liz Truss gives a written answer about reforms to the Gender Recognition Act
Essentially, there won’t be any! It would seem that the only change they are proposing is that to ‘reduce bureaucracy’ the process will be placed online. That does not reduce bureaucracy! The only good news is that the government is proposing to open three new gender identity clinics this year to reduce the waiting lists. […]
What happens when your partner comes out as trans?
Just in case anyone is interested, there is an article called “What happens when your partner comes out as trans?” in today’s Guardian Weekend, that includes a piece about Barbie and me, but it’s mainly about her. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/sep/19/what-happens-when-your-partner-comes-out-as-trans
Employment Tribunal affirms that the Equality Act (2010) protects non-binary and gender fluid people from discrimination
In a ruling on Monday 14th September Patrice Hughes, a Birmingham employment judge, found in favour of an engineer, R Taylor, who was “subjected to insults and abusive jokes at work” and had their access to toilet facilities restricted. Under the 2010 Equality Act people are entitled to protection from discriminatory treatment in the workplace […]