Author: Translucent Team

Steph Richards’ Speech at the Labour Party Conference. On Tuesday, 30th September, our CEO, Steph Richards, spoke at a fringe event at the Labour Party Conference alongside some fifteen MPs and trade union general secretaries. It was warmly accepted – not for the first time, Steph got a standing ovation. This is what she said. “Firstly, I want to thank Alex for inviting me to speak. Let’s be honest: life is tough right now. For people of colour. For people of certain faiths. And for trans people. But we must not let the forces of hate win. This country—our country—has…

The Cass Review Is Not Helping Trans Youth The publication of the UK’s Independent Review of gender identity services for children and young people, widely known as the Cass Review, sent shockwaves through the trans community and gender healthcare professionals worldwide. Subsequently criticised by high-profile reports from Utah, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, Australia has now joined the chorus, saying the Cass Review is deeply flawed. Published in the Medical Journal of Australia today, the report is highly critical of Cass.  Commissioned following increasing referrals to GIDS and legal cases like Bell v Tavistock, the Review’s final report is fundamentally flawed…

The Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine, described by researchers as a small group of anti-trans activists and a named hate group, influenced UK gender-affirming healthcare via the Cass Review. Continue Reading Exposing SEGM’s Influence on UK Trans Healthcare & Cass Review

Steph Richards National Diversity Awards Finalist Congratulations to our own Steph Richards, who, along with Natasha Day MBE, Caz May, Daniella Maison, Hilda Kwoffie, Alex Knight, Delyth Pannett and Holly Hostettler-Davies, is a shortlisted finalist at tonight’s National Diversity Awards (NDA) in the Positive Role Model (Gender) category. Steph’s NDA spotlight profile reads: Steph Richards is a dedicated human rights activist with over two decades of campaigning across issues of pregnancy, infant loss, women’s rights, and trans rights. As founder and CEO of Translucent.Org.UK, Steph has established the organisation as a leading voice for the trans community, regularly engaging with…

Joint Call: Demand Full Parliamentary Scrutiny for EHRC Code of Practice Over 110 partner organisations including TransLucent have united to call on MPs across the UK for robust parliamentary scrutiny, meaningful debate, and a free vote on the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) forthcoming Code of Practice. This updated Code, which includes proposals for mandatory exclusion and segregation, poses significant threats to the dignity, safety, and human rights of both trans and cisgender people. It also introduces legal and logistical risks for businesses and service providers. Despite its profound impact – potentially one of the most significant changes to…

This report details the extensive and ongoing challenges faced by the UK transgender community, proposing comprehensive positive action measures for genuine equality and inclusion. Continue Reading Trans Equality in Action – A Blueprint for Decision Makers

TransLucent is pleased to confirm that the Employment Tribunals (Scotland) has accepted our application to intervene in the case of Mrs. S Peggie v. Fife Health Board and Dr. Beth Upton. Continue Reading TransLucent Granted Permission to Intervene in Employment Tribunal Case

TransLucent is crowdfunding to defend transgender rights and the Ladies’ Pond’s inclusivity at Hampstead Heath against a legal challenge from Sex Matters. Continue Reading Keep Hampstead Heath’s Ladies’ Pond Inclusive: Fund Trans Rights and Defend Our Community!

This letter critiques the UK government’s trans healthcare policies, which are based on gender critical ideology from the Cass and Sullivan Reviews, and warns of human rights violations and potential genocide as highlighted by the Lemkin Institute. Continue Reading Letter to Dame Gillian Merron – Challenging UK Trans Healthcare Policy

The Lemkin Institute has issued a “Red Alert for Genocide” for the UK trans and intersex community due to concerning governmental and judicial actions. Continue Reading Genocide Warning Issued for UK Trans Community