TransLucent appreciates the efforts made by Dr Hillary Cass and her team to improve the healthcare of gender-questioning children and young adults – we welcome her report. However, as Dr Cass has discovered, due to the vast amount of global criticism, this area of healthcare is complicated and contentious. We aim…
Introduction TransLucent has carefully considered the factors contributing to the withdrawal of puberty blocker treatment, sometimes referred to as Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues for young trans people. Puberty blockers (GnRH analogues) work by mimicking a natural hormone, binding to receptors on the pituitary gland, which eventually pauses the production of…
TransLucent advocates for the trans and non-binary community, which represents approximately 0.5% of the UK population, similar in size to the Jewish community. We are very aware of the toxicity of debates in the media and some parts of society concerning trans people’s human rights, and we are pleased that…
Her Name Is Alice: Caroline Litman “When my third child was born, I was told I had a boy. The baby was given a boy’s name and raised in that gender. But when she died, twenty years later, she died as my daughter, and will forever be remembered that way.”…
Briefing Notes For MPs and Media Victims of far-right, “gender-critical” organisations with seemingly unlimited funds (often from evangelical sources), a culture war against the trans community, which started in 2017, see no signs of abating. The UK trans community consists of approximately 250,000 people, roughly the same size as the…
The Culture War Against Trans People – Briefing Note In October 2017, at the ‘Values Voter Summit’ (an annual conference attended by American evangelical far-right, conservatives, anti-abortion and anti-LGBT groups), a new campaign was agreed after conceding the battle against same-sex marriage was lost. Later, merging with allies from the…
Trans Women in Female NHS Hospital Wards – Briefing Note Everyone, regardless of their gender identity, should be able to expect privacy and dignity while staying in an NHS hospital ward. However, in recent years, there has been a surge in gender-critical claims that trans women’s presence in women’s hospital…
Transgender People, Crime and Prisons – Briefing Note There is a common narrative, perpetuated by trans-hostile actors and the right-wing media in the UK, that most trans women held in British prisons are typical sex offenders. In this briefing note, we aim to provide accurate information to counter this misinformation.…
The United Nations Calling Out Transphobia and the Gender-Critical Movement in the UK
Incredibly, on June 4th, 2024, the Conservative party, supported by various so-called “sex-based” rights groups, made an election pledge to change the Equality Act 2010.
We are thrilled and delighted to welcome Lord Michael Cashman CBE as the patron of TransLucent.
The aim of this survey was to ascertain if there were major problems with Transgender Women using Changing/Locker Rooms and Toilets within the Local Authority owned estate.
Transgender People, Crime and Prisons – Briefing Note There is a common narrative, perpetuated by…
Her Name Is Alice: Caroline Litman “When my third child was born, I was told…
Gender Exploratory Therapy (GET) – Briefing Note – Conversion Therapy. As part of its election…
Transgender Health – Misinformation: Briefing Note The vast amount of misinformation surrounding transgender healthcare is…
The Puberty Blocker Ban 2024 & why 5 of Europe’s Primary LGBT Organisations Condemn it…
Transgender Children’s Healthcare in the UK – Navigating the Complexities As a Transgender Advocacy Organisation,…
The definition of transphobia is the dislike, prejudice, discrimination, denial of identity, hatred or violence towards people who identify as transgender or gender diverse.
The definition of transphobia is the dislike, prejudice, discrimination, denial of identity, hatred or violence towards people who identify as transgender or gender diverse.
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