GIRES combines the expertise of a largely voluntary team of trans and non trans people, which provides a wide range of support for trans people and those who care for them, while ensuring that the charity is robustly governed. GIRES now has over 400 individual and corporate members, making annual subscriptions, one-off donations and payments
Read More ...On 3 December, 2012 section 65 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offender Act 2012, extends section 146 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 that permits additional sentencing for transphobic hate crime and Schedule 21 that sets a minimum tariff of 30 years for a transphobic murder, came into effect. The act also
Read More ...In collaboration with two support organisations, Depend and Mermaids, GIRES presents a workshop that enables family members to share their experiences, understand their own situations better and work together on finding ways to help their loved ones and themselves. It is primarily aimed at the families of trans and gender ‘non conforming’ people and people
Read More ...Document: Canadian families in transition guide by CTYS (PDF, 28MB). If you have this guide in hand, your child may have just come out as trans – transgender or transsexual. This is big news, and you are likely feeling some of the common feelings parents initially report: shock, disbelief, fear, grief, anger, or shame. You might
Read More ...If the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA) are contacted by a former Service Person who has undergone gender reassignment or who wishes to change permanently their gender, their records will be changed as follows: Name Change On receipt of a request for Gender name change, supported by a copy of a deed poll, the
Read More ...Armed Forces Act 2006 Section 241 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 was revised in December 2012 to include increased sentances for hurting trans people. The text of the revisions can be found in Armed Forces Act 2006 (PDF, 1.4MB). Ministry of Defence Policy towards trans people The Ministry of Defence’s current policy for the recruitment and
Read More ...The Legal Position This is a brief initial report on the current policies of English and Scottish local authorities with regard to trans people as employees and service users GIRES thanks Press for Change and The Gender Trust for the helpful information they provided. Local Authorities are not permitted to discriminate in employment on grounds
Read More ...Dr. Stephen Whittle, PH.D. Reader in Law Manchester Metropolitan University Synopsis Gender Dysphoria is a recognised medical condition. Those who experience the condition do not feel, on the inside, to be of the gender that their bodies are perceived to be. Many of them experience such intense and prolonged discomfort that, in adulthood, they undergo
Read More ...Report on Workplace Discrimination in the United Kingdom Dr. Stephen Whittle The report describes how, during the period 1996-99, the legal responsibility of employers to protect transsexual employees against sex discrimination in the workplace was clearly established by several test cases and new government regulations. Based on a survey conducted in late 2000, the report
Read More ...This document, produced by Stonewall Scotland and Scottish Transgender Alliance provides guidance on how to best help trans people in the workplace. Document: Changing for the Better (PDF, 564KB)
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