GIRES Joins LGBT+ Charities demand to the BBC

GIRES & LGBT+ Charities demand that the BBC reinstate trans-support charities onto its Action Line   The decision to remove GIRES Mermaids, and the Gender Trust, (together, “the Charities”) from the gender identity page follows a concerted and orchestrated campaign of misinformation around transgender lives and those organisations working to support them. The BBC has

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Galop information for survivors of domestic abuse

GIRES is proud to share Galop’s resources and Publications for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) survivors of domestic abuse and the professionals supporting them. These new resources are aimed at recognising LGBT+ survivor’s experiences of hate crime, domestic abuse, sexual violence and other forms of abuse. GIRES and Galop hope you will find the

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Explaining to children

Four pdf documents are available which can be shown to children to help them understand what is happening to their parents. For younger children Your Dad’s Adventure (MtF) (PDF, 60KB) Your Mum’s Adventure (FtM) (PDF, 60KB) For teenagers Your Dad’s Story (MtF) (PDF, 93KB) Your Mum’s Story (FtM) (PDF, 93KB) (If these versions don’t suit,

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Family Case Study 1

When we find ourselves in a new situation it can make us uncertain about what to do.  At times like this it is often helpful to know that other people have gone through it too and to know what has worked for them. With this in mind we are putting together family case studies which

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The National LGB&T Partnership

The Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES) is proud to be part of The National LGB&T Partnership. The Partnership was established in early 2010, in order reduce health inequalities and challenge homophobia, biphobia and transphobia within public services. The National LGBT Partnership is made up of 40 partner organisations, led by LGBT Foundation and

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