GIRES is a UK wide organisation whose purpose is to improve the lives of trans and gender diverse people of all ages, including those who are non-binary and non-gender.
GIRES is a professionally managed membership charity supported by volunteers that, in collaboration with other groups in its field, hears, helps, empowers and gives a voice to trans and gender diverse individuals, including those who are non-binary and non-gender, as well as their families.
We use evidence from individuals’ lived experiences, combined with scientific research into gender identity development, to educate all those who are able to improve trans and gender diverse individuals’ wellbeing. We contribute to policy development regarding equality and human rights for individuals, especially in healthcare.
We also deliver training, e-learning and information to public and private sector organisations, including supporting trans and gender diverse employees or students.
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2025-04-22
The Supreme Court ruling has many widespread and harmful implications. GIRES stands in solidarity with trans, intersex and non-binary people as we work with other LGBTQ+ organisations to navigate what the full implications are.
We need to understand fully what the ruling will mean on both legal and practical levels, and we will provide more information over the coming weeks. It is a complex ruling, but it is important to be reminded that the Supreme Court reaffirmed that the Equality Act protects trans people against discrimination, based on Gender Reassignment, and will continue to do so.
2025-04-22
Working in partnership with the LGBT+ Consortium, we are able to offer two new training dates. Book your place via Eventbrite:
½ day Level 1 Safeguarding training
LGBTQ+ specific Level 1 Safeguarding training, for LGBTQ+ organisations working with children & young people.
- 21st May 10am via zoom
- Access Eventbrite to book your place
- Sliding scale fees based on organisational income
- https://shorturl.at/gF8Ea
1 day Level 3 DSL Safeguarding training
LGBTQ+ specific Designated Safeguarding Lead training, for LGBTQ+ organisations working with children & young people.
- 24th June 9am via zoom
- Access Eventbrite to book your place
- Sliding scale fees based on organisational income
- https://shorturl.at/zXIv1
2025-04-02
GIRES has always valued itself on our unique service, training delivery and has some recently revised ideas. These include core training sessions designed to empower teams with practical knowledge and insights:
Introduction to Trans and Gender Diversity
Lunchtime Talks (1 hour) — These sessions are ideal for all staff, providing an introduction to trans and gender diversity that addresses key topics such as terminology, misconceptions, the importance of pronouns, and how to be a good ally. Please see the links for more information and booking.
Weds May 7th 2025 Trans 101, terms and ally tactics
Weds May 28th 2025 Neurodiversity & Trans Experiences
Weds June 25th 2025 Pride & Progress
Trans and Gender Diversity Management Training: 1/2 day or full day
Tailored for managers, HR, and senior leadership, these sessions dive deeper into best practices for supporting trans and gender-diverse staff, covering areas such as recruitment, communication, leadership, and compliance with UK law.
Both sessions include powerful video stories from people with lived experience, and participants receive helpful handouts summarising the content.
For more details and e-mail camilla.thrush@gires.org.uk to discuss further.
2025-03-31
Following on from the success of our Being Ready Project and the introduction of the training delivered to death, dying and bereavement workers in 2024, we are relaunching the training in June 2025 in a slightly different format.
It will be delivered by Ash Hayhurst and Angie McLachlan with two half-day sessions online, and one full-day in person (Dates to be confirmed for in-person). Past trainees include registrars, coroners, lawyers, palliative care staff, embalmers, funeral directors, celebrants and more.
We are excited to confirm that the training dates for the rollout of the 2-day online training will be as follows:
Day 1: Tuesday 3rd June 2025 or Wednesday 18th June 2025
Day 2: Thursday 5th June 2025 or Wednesday 25th June 2025
For more information and to book your place, see here
2025-02-26
Help us build this unique resource for the autistic trans & gender diverse community Target £25,000
We are creating a comprehensive online resource, offering a central platform that caters to the specific needs of autistic trans and gender diverse individuals, their families and professionals in the field.
NHS England has supported us with getting this project started but we want to deliver more than their funding allows. If we reach our target, this directory will provide information, articles, videos and support resources, to empower individuals with the knowledge necessary for informed decision-making and to improve the quality of care they receive.
The directory is being created from the information gained from 1-2-1 interviews, focus groups and our online survey, all of which will provide us with valuable information about what the community needs. This type of community-led research will help us address the lack of community evidence-based information.
There will be five sections to the directory:
- Information for Individuals
- Information for Professionals
- Healthcare Information
- Autism Resources
- Published Research
With your support, GIRES can reach this goal and continue the work we’ve set out to do in this campaign.
This directory will be of huge value to autistic trans and gender diverse individuals, so please help if you can. Every donation makes a difference. Link to Donation page https://shorturl.at/7ZIkx or scan the QR code.
Celebrating Infinitely Diverse Gender Expressions
A few of GIRES’ friends colleagues and supporters.
