Briefing Notes – For MPs and Media – Transgender Hate Crime in the UK Our briefing notes for MP’s and Media provide a concise summary of transgender hate crime in the UK.
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Translucent Team
A team of authors with a mission to advocate for and promote the UK’s Transgender and Gender Diverse community in order to advance visibility, acceptance, legal recognition and healthcare.
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The TransLucent briefing notes are for MPs and journalists, giving details on human rights issues facing the trans community, a marginalised and vulnerable demographic.
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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. Reforming the Gender Recognition Act 2004 – Legislation in European Counties Most countries endorse what in the UK we call either “Self-ID” or “Self-Identification;…
TransLucent’s position statement argues against the ban on puberty blockers (GnRH analogues) for young trans people, citing insufficient evidence and potential bias in the Cass Review. Continue Reading TransLucent Puberty Blocker (GnRH Analogues) Position Statement
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 thrilled and delighted to welcome Lord Michael Cashman CBE as the patron of TransLucent.
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…
Why trans activists protest at some feminist events.
