Author: Translucent Team

Briefing Notes For MPs and Media Reforming the Gender Recognition Act 2004

Reforming the Gender Recognition Act 2004 – A Briefing Note for MPs The purpose of this briefing paper is to outline the current legislation in Western European countries regarding the rights of trans and gender nonconforming people to change their gender markers on official government documentation legally. It will briefly outline the current and proposed legislation for each of the Western European countries and identify the year that the legislation came in/or is coming into effect. Legislation in European Counties Most countries endorse what in the UK we call either “Self-ID” or “Self-Identification; those countries are in date order of…

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 sex hormones that lead to the physical changes of puberty. GnRH analogues have been used in various medical conditions since the 1980s – it is imperative to stress this medication is not new, and adverse reports by users are rare. We have concluded that there is insufficient evidence on which…

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 not to criticise Dr Cass’s work but to build a consensus in implementing her recommendations.We have presented our proposals to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and sought a response. We will update here as and when we get it.Our report is “supported and endorsed” by LGBT Consortium…

Dr. James Bellringer answers your questions – A Surgeons Perspective https://www.youtube.com/embed/XRWxNiZLowM In this episode of Honesty Box, we sit down with Dr. James Bellringer, one of only four UK surgeons qualified to perform vaginoplasties. Dr. Bellringer answers your questions on the procedure, the potential risks of surgery and its overall benefits to the patients. He also shares insight into the mental health of surgeons generally, and gives his thoughts on why JK Rowling should stay away from the work he does. #LADbible

The United Nations Calling Out Transphobia and the Gender-Critical Movement in the UK

We are disappointed that the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) Subcommittee on Accreditation has not downgraded the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). We remain of the view that our criticism of this organisation is justified, and we will continue to hold them to account through submissions to GANHRI, the Council of Europe, ILGA and other stakeholders. While retaining its grade-A status, it does not give the EHRC the right to continue to advocate for the reduction in the trans communities’ human rights. However, we recognise that the trans community represents just 0.5% of the population, and,…

We are thrilled  and delighted to welcome Lord Michael Cashman CBE as the patron of TransLucent.

EHRC advises Schools NOT to implement the Governments Transgender Guidance… but still refuses to stand up to protect trans lives.

Online Hate Against Trans Women: A Condemnation Statement. Trans people wish to live as their true selves, free from persecution, prejudice and discrimination. Accordingly, we condemn in the strongest possible terms the ongoing personal attacks against trans women by gender-critical “celebrities,” organisations, right-wing media and their supporters, purely because these people are openly transgender.  On April 1st 2024, a new law called the ‘Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act’ was enacted to protect people in society with protected characteristic status from hate. Most reasonable people believe this is a positive step forward.  However, those who wish to propagate their…