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    Trans Hate Crime & Hate Incidents.

    StephBy 1 Min Read
    Hate Dec 6th 2022

    Being a human rights activist both for trans people and women, I guess it’s normal these days to upset some people.

    Sadly, though for some, a reasonable debate is not on the agenda, and they turn to hate. The message on this page (technically a hate incident) was sent to me via the contact page via the old Steph’s Place website on December 6th 2022. It was reported to the Police, who have done nothing other than send a letter saying they were sorry that I was a victim.

    Trans hate crime has, in the last year, increased by 56%, driven by a media that demonises the trans community and, in particular trans women – aided and abetted by gender-critical celebrities such as J.K. Rowling.

    Add to this the death threats I have received are concerning, if not surprising, the difference being if J. K. Rowling got the messages I got, it would be on the front page of all the right-wing press.

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    (Pronouns - she/her) - Steph Richards Steph, a 71-year-old 'post-op' trans woman with a Gender Recognition Certificate and works as a human rights activist. She is the Women's and LGBT Officer at Portsmouth Labour Party, CEO of Translucent.Org.UK, winner of the LGBT Organisation of the Year at the National Diversity Awards in 2022 and was appointed CEO of Endometriosis South Coast in November 2023. She has been platformed live on BBC Radio 4 three times, including Women's Hour. She has also appeared on LBC radio and Channel 4 News and debated at an American university event alongside Harvard biologist and author Carole Hooven, PhD. Steph is an intersectional feminist and is passionate about the inclusion and acceptance of trans people in society. She advocates for women in prison, specifically pregnant women and calls out the mounting concern that abortion rights are at risk in the UK. She is also calls out the inequality of women in society, in government, the workplace and in particular issues surrounding women’s healthcare. She was the recipient of an Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Award in 2023 and you can hear her acceptance speech by following this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e0ggPttZ6I

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