Fundraising News Trans-Mit Festival to return to Brighton bigger and better on Saturday, November 19 The event will raise funds for MindOut and Trans Radio UK By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News ‘Conversation Piece: Swimming for Trans and Non-Binary Bodies’ at Fabrica on November 8 Join researcher and artist Lorenza Ippolito at Fabrica in Brighton on Tuesday, November 8 to discuss how bodies are policed in public space and the effects this has on trans and non-binary people. Conversation Piece: Swimming for Trans and Non-Binary Bodies is a regular discussion event that explore By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News TransSober seeks donations TransSober, the drug and alcohol community peer support group for trans and non-binary communities, is seeking donations for new wellbeing recovery bags to give to people who attend its peer support group or use its services By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Department for Education removes trans rights charity Mermaids from mental health and wellbeing resources for schools DfE removed a reference to the Mermaids advice line from its list of mental health and wellbeing resources for schools or those working with children and young people. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Stonewall report reveals Britain is becoming a ‘Rainbow Nation’ The report reveals ‘stark differences’ between the generations – with more younger people identifying as lesbian, gay, bi and trans. In ‘Gen Z’, only 71% of people identify as straight (compared to 91% of ‘Baby Boomers’), and 14% of people identify as bi or pansexual (compared to just 2% of ‘Baby Bo By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Please Miss: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Penis by Grace Lavery Please Miss: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Penis Grace Lavery Grace Lavery is in their own words ‘a reformed druggie, an unreformed omnisexual chaos Muppet, and 100 percent, all-natural, synthetic female hormone monster’. In this meta surreal book she solves her “penis problem,” begins receivin By Eric Page • 3 min read
Community Martlets partners with Allsorts Youth Project for trans inclusion training Two Sussex-based charities join forces to increase understanding of caring for trans and non-binary community. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Trans Can Sport announces programme of events for this autumn The charity, a not-for-profit project based in Brighton & Hove, was created to get trans people into exercise and healthy living, and aims to help anyone who feels their transgender identity makes participating in sport difficult By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Clare Project Community News The Clare Project seeks new trustees The Clare Project, the trans, non-binary and intersex support charity in Sussex, is looking for volunteer trustees to support them over the coming years. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Mermaids appeals against LGB Alliance’s charity status The hearing, which will run from September 9 – 16, will focus attention on debates over sex and gender identity, and the legal definitions of same-sex attraction and sexual orientation. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Jobs The Clare Project seeks Community Development Coordinator With support from LGBT+ Consortium’s LGBT+ Futures Equity Fund, the Clare Project (TCP), the charity supporting trans, non-binary and intersex adults in Sussex, has introduced a new role in order to support the development of its Community Investment Programme. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News NHS Confederation to draw up trans guide for hospitals NHS leaders are drawing up a trans guide for hospitals that will include how to fight anti-trans groups and use inclusive language. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
