Author: Translucent Team

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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.

EHRC and GANHRI - A Statement

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,…

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Post No Hate poster

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…

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TransLucent Parkrun Statement Feb 2024

TransLucent.org roundly condemns the ongoing Gender Critical attempts to create an invented problem for Parkrun, which is a charity organisation whose aim is simply to improve people’s health and has never been promoted as a competitive sport. It’s a fun run.

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