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- LSIS Promoting Trans Equality (Manchester) (4th March 2010)
- PACE LGBT Information Sharing Event (12th March 2010)
- LSIS Promoting Trans Equality (Newcastle) (25th March 2010)
- New Scottish Hate Crimes Legislation (25th March 2010)
- LSIS Innovations in Inclusion Launch Event (30th March 2010)
- Putting the T first – photo exhibition (10–15th May 2010)
- Trans Community Conference 2010 (16th July 2010)
- 1st International Conference on LGBT Human Rights in Wales Postponed
- Sixth Barbara Ross Association Conference for 2010 (TG10) 3–5 September 2010
- LGBT Health Summit 2010 6–7 September 2010
- Regular Events
Promoting Trans Equality – the 7th Equality Strand
The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) working in partnership with the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), the Forum for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Equality in post-school education and with support from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (DBIS) have designed a series of trans-equality development workshops. These interactive workshops are designed to inform, develop and build individual and organisational learning and to give you the skills to effectively promote and mainstream trans-equality.
The workshops have been designed and will be delivered by colleagues and learners from the trans community in FE, with input from the Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES) and Laura Miles from the UCU.
Practical, interactive and engaging, these workshops use the ‘lived experience’, presentations from colleagues and learners from the trans community, case studies and small group discussions to develop your understanding, build knowledge and the skills needed to meaningfully promote trans equality in your organisations.
| Dates for 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 22 | January | Birmingham |
| 11 | February | Bristol |
| 25 | February | London |
| 4 | March | Manchester |
| 25 | March | Newcastle |
New Scottish Hate Crimes Legislation
New legislation that will protect queer people in Scotland will pass into law next month, making Scotland the first country in Europe to
implement hate crime law which covers transphobic hate crime.
The Offences (Aggravation by Prejudice) (Scotland) Act 2009, also known as the hate crimes bill, will extend protection for victims of violent crime because of race or religion to cover sexuality, gender identity and disability.
It will mean that when someone does something that’s already a crime such as assault right through to murder and they were motivated by homophobic or transphobic reasons, sheriffs and judges will have to take this into account when sentencing.
The Equality Network is inviting people to the National LGBT Forum and Scottish Transgender Alliance Forum in Glasgow on March 20 to find out what exactly the changes will mean.
There will be contributions from Police forces across the country and victims of hate crime, discussions about how the law will be implemented and the best ways of ensuring gay people across Scotland know their rights.
Nearly one in four people in Scotland have been physcially assaulted because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Police forces, councils and organisations across Scotland are planning campaigns and events to co-incide with the new law.
If you would like to register for the event
An event to launch three new tools and resources
- Training resources for the ‘7th Strand’ – Promoting Transgender Equality
- The new equality and diversity one-stop shop on the Excellence Gateway
- Research published by Lifelong Learning UK and the Forum for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Post-School Education.
This event is for those involved in the development and implementation of equality and diversity (E&D) and inclusion practices in further education colleges, such as: E&D practitioners, senior managers, HR professionals, curriculum development managers, inspection programme leaders, training and development managers, and learner services managers.
Book here
Tel: 024 7682 3651
Putting the T first - Photo Exhibition
On 10th May 2010 Jane Wrin will open a new Photo Exhibition, at the Brighton Media Centre, entitled ‘Putting the T first’. This is Brighton’s first photo exhibition focussing on the trans community.
Jane aims to raise awareness of the trans community; to show how many people’s pre-conceived ideas of transgender and transexuality is skewed by the hidden nature of many trans people and to reshape the way that people react to and think about the trans community.
Many, even those in the LGBT community not only put the T at the end, but they also discriminate and vilify them in a manner that gays and lesbians were treated no so long ago (and still are of course in many places). With a rise in Transphobia in 2009, this exhibition will form just one part of a movement towards change.
Jane is looking for models. If you identify as trans please email her for a chat. Shooting must end by 17th April and will take place during weekends in a central Brighton location, unless a group can be gathered for a specific location outside of Brighton.
Trans Community Conference 2010
Submit art works and sign up for a stall
Central School of Speech and Drama
Embassy Theatre
Eton Avenue
LondonNW3 3HY
More details available here.
25–27th February
To be confirmed
1st International Conference on LGBT Human Rights in Wales
The conference will be held in Cardiff just before the kick off of Cardiff Mardi Gras 2009. “Come Out and Play” aims to get everyone involved in this event: come out or understand coming out and visibility issues, come along to the conference and also join the fun of the Mardi Gras, celebrate our sexuality and our gender identity, and work to eradicate discrimination in all walks of life. With all the themes covered by the conference, we aim to achieve better human right of every LGBT person in the world to participate fully, equally and openly in every part of life through collaborative leadership.
Telephone: 01792 645325 (general) – 07876 655871 (mobile)
More details available here
LGBT Information Sharing Event
PACE would like to invite London’s youth organisations to our information sharing event (priority will be given to LGBT specific youth organisations). This FREE event is an excellent opportunity for you to network with other organisations in London.
Order of the day:
- Speech from Chief Executive Tim Franks
- Results of Needs Assessment
- Workshop – Dealing With & Reducing the Risk of Sexual Exploitation
- Networking Lunch
Places are limited, so please book early. (A number of spaces will be reserved for LGBT specific organisations).
very part of life through collaborative leadership. A booking form can be found here.
Telephone:
020 7700 1323 (office)
020 7715 0368 (direct)
07504 874195 (mobile)
Everybody interested in or concerned with Transgender Issues
The sixth Barbara Ross Association Conference for 2010 (TG10) will take place on 3rd, 4th and 5th September (Friday evening to Sunday afternoon)2010.
More Information here.
LGBT Health Summit 2010
Emotional health & wellbeing is an issue for everyone, however for many LGBT people there can oftens be times in our lives when our emotional health & wellbeing suffers, having a significant impact on our physical health.
The LGBT Health Summit 2010 is a free event and this year will focus on how emotional health can impact on physical health and vice versa. They want to hear from as many people as possible from all across the UK sharing their ideas on how we can work together to improve services for LGBT people. They especially want to hear from LGBT people themselves who are interested in getting involved in the event, whether behind the scenes or up on stage!
Although the conference is free, we will be planning some evening entertainment on the first day with a cost attached but we will try to keep the costs down as much as possible to ensure you have a great experience and will release more details about this shortly as we start to finalise the programme.
The summit will take place in Hatfield, Hertfordshire on the University of Hertfordshire site.
More Information here.
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