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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2025-04-02
GIRES has always valued itself on our unique service training delivery and has some recently revised ideas. These include two core training sessions designed to empower teams with practical knowledge and insights:
- Introduction to Trans and Gender Diversity (1 hour) — Ideal for all staff, this session provides a solid understanding of trans and gender diversity, addressing key topics like terminology, misconceptions, the importance of pronouns, and how to be a good ally.
- Trans and Gender Diversity Management Training (2.5 hours) — Tailored for managers, HR, and senior leadership, this session dives 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.
Click here for more details and e-mail camilla.thrush@gires.org.uk to discuss further.
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Bitesize Breakthroughs- Coincident with upcoming pride events
We have recently created 2 different bite-sized taster webinar training sessions – a quick and insightful one-hour of learning about transgender experiences. These are aimed at individuals or companies that have limited time and can be done in a lunch hour.
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
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.
