Trans firefighter awarded MBE
Trans firefighter from Northern Ireland, Karen McDowell, has been awarded an MBE in the 2021 New Years honours list for her LGBTQ+ advocacy work and service to her community.
Trans* Equality
LGBTQ+ politicians express dismay at dropped GRA reform
LGBTQ+ Conservatives official took to Twitter to express its disappointment at the government’s decision to drop the 2004 Gender Recognition Act (GRA) reformation.
Companies urge UK Government to ‘make progress for the trans community’
A consortium of trans and LGBTQ+ charities and organisations – Mermaids, Cool2BeTrans, MindOut, Gendered Intelligence and Stonewall – announces that close to 200 major UK employers have come together in a show of support for trans communities.
Write a letter to Liz about Trans Equality
Gscene columnist Emma asks us all to Write a letter to Lizz about Trans Equality
Amnesty reacts to Gov plans to drop gender recognition reforms
Amnesty International reacts to reports that the UK government is planning to scrap plans to enable transgender people to change their birth certificate without a medical diagnosis, saying such measures would see the UK plummet in LGBTQ+ equality rankings.
Stonewall to campaign for trans equality
Stonewall, the LGB equality charity, has published a landmark report today explaining how in the future the organisation will extend its remit to campaign for trans equality. The historic move follows extensive consultation with over 700 trans people and will see the charity use its platform and exp