London-based charity Not A Phase, has been providing free personal atack alarms for trans people via the website. Gscene spoke to one of the charity’s founders, Dani St James, who said, “We bought about 250 alarms and currently have around 30 left, they went very quickly. “Safety is a major concern
London-based charity Not A Phase, has been providing free personal atack alarms for trans people via the website.Gscene spoke to one of the charity’s founders, Dani St James, who said, “We bought about 250 alarms and currently have around 30 left, they went very quickly.“Safety is a major concern to trans people when going about thier everyday lives and prior to lockdown 2.0, we were planning to start self-defence classes based in central London.“The project is currently on pause, but in the meantime the alarms offer a solution to becoming safer when trans people are out and about.”Not A Phase was founded by Dani and her friend Jacqui Devon this year in response to the reversal of rights of trans people, the potential removal in healthcare for trans youth and the enforcement of the single-sex spaces.Jacqui designed a T-shirt with the slogan Not A Phase: Support Trans Youth, but following unprecedented sales success, the duo were in a position to form Not A Phase Ltd, which is now established, with charity registration pending.The friends are dedicated to lobbying for change and making a difference to trans lives across the UK and have adopted the slogan; ‘Not A Phase: Support Trans Lives’.The ethos is public education, acheived by providing training to institutions and companies on the real trans experience.Jacqui and Dani aim to break down stigma and prejudice and to foster stronger social inclusion and equality for the trans community.
