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
More ...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
More ...In light of recent policy changes by Meta and the broader erosion of protections and equity initiatives globally, we want to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to you: our vibrant, diverse, and resilient community. The changes to Meta’s Community Standards, which now permit harmful rhetoric targeting LGBTQ+ people, women, and other marginalised groups, are deeply troubling.
More ...GIRES has signed a statement by GATE that calls for inclusion in sports to ensure that everyone, regardless of gender identity or sex characteristics, can participate. Trans, Gender Diverse and Intersex Inclusion in Sports is a Human Right — GATE | Global Action for Trans Equality
More ...14th August 2024 Trans Healthcare Coalition The Trans Healthcare Coalition was created to provide a collective and coordinated effort to engage with and respond to the recent NHS review of its Adult Gender Dysphoria Services. In response to one of the recommendations made in the Cass Review, NHS England has taken the decision to conduct a review of
More ...The BMA is to undertake an evaluation of the Cass Review – the independent report on gender identity services for children and young people in the UK, published earlier this year. Members of the BMA’s Council recently voted in favour of a motion which asked the Association to ‘publicly critique the Cass Review’,
More ...30th April 2024 Details about the review are on the government website: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/nhs-constitution-10-year-review/nhs-constitution-10-year-review Statement regarding the review Everyone deserves timely access to holistic, high-quality healthcare and to be treated with dignity, privacy and respect throughout their treatment and care. This includes trans, non-binary and intersex people who already face significant barriers and inequality when accessing NHS
More ...NHS England’s consultation on an interim service specification for services for children and young people with gender dysphoria has now closed. Next steps NHS England will now be reviewing and analysing responses and a report summarising all the feedback they have received will be published in early 2023 on their website below alongside the final
More ...The Equality and Human Rights Commission released their response to the government’s consultation on banning so-called conversion therapy (CT). After reviewing this document, GIRES’ trustees feel compelled to call attention to the attempt in this response to legitimise a wide range of CT practices (as defined by the Cooper report, which was produced by a
More ...This release is distributed by Trans media Watch on behalf of the Gender Inclusion Network The Gender Inclusion Network (GIN), a major new global movement, dedicated to countering anti-trans propaganda at home and abroad, and spear-headed by academics in UK universities, was launched this week by Professor Sally Hines, Chair of Sociology at the University
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