With the Coronavirus still around and another hard lockdown in place along with existing Government restrictions of group numbers and social distancing in hotels, Kay and Irene have decided that it is just not possible to go ahead with their event which was scheduled to take place in the Cairn Hotel, Harrogate, for four days […]
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Petition the Government to improve the NHS Transgender Services
Vivian has drawn our attention to a recent petition that members might like to support – even if you do not intend using a Gender Identity Clinic yourself: There is a petition to the government to improve NHS Transgender Services. You can sign it here – https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/321492?fbclid=IwAR1NwFP0U1cTNhdptJOljkYKwDxzYBz-KU_0WH49C0AFQFifoWhZNASkO0g I’ve copied the blurb which introduces it – […]
Royal College of Nursing: Fair care for trans and non-binary people
The Royal College of Nursing has recently updated its advice for nursing and health care professionals when treating patients who identify as trans and non-binary. You can read it here: RCN Fair Care for Trans and Non-Binary People I will be talking to a journalist from a nursing magazine about this tomorrow (5th January). If […]
Can those with style and an interest in fashion help this student?
We have received this email from Sarah who would like to interview some trans women as part of her research project. Please help her, if this is something that interests you. “I’m currently a final year sociology student and I am doing a dissertation the relationship transwomen have with style and fashion as well as […]
Winter magazine on its way
I spent nearly all of Tuesday putting magazines into envelopes, sticking on stamps and address labels and then took them to the sorting office in Taunton. I was greeted with a gruff, “You’re too late. The lorry’s gone.” (It was about 7pm) Fortunately he soon warmed and was most helpful, though the magazines would have […]
Gender Recognition Act Consultation
The Analysis Report on the 2018 Government Consultation on the Reform of the Gender Recognition Act was published in September of this year. If you would like to read the Analysis Report click here: Analysis_of_responses_Gender_Recognition_Act If you were thinking of responding to the new consultation set up by the House of Commons Women and Equalities […]
Someone is looking for trans people to discuss issues on their You Tube channel
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 […]
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 […]