Today the Women and Equalities Select Committee released its report on its recent inquiry into transgender equality. The Inquiry heard written and oral evidence from trans individuals and organisations, including from Action for Trans Health, on various areas of life which affects trans people. Their report can be found here. Overall, we were pleasantly surprised… Read more »
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Sheffield Activist Training Day
Action for Trans Health are teaming up with Sheffield IWW to hold a training day in Sheffield. Jess Bradley from Action for Trans Health will be visiting Sheffield to deliver training for trans activists. Join us in learning about: – Campaigns planning and training – Setting up a group – Training people how to give… Read more »
Solidarity Actions with the Junior Doctor Strikes
We know that the workplace conditions of healthcare professionals make up patients healthcare conditions. The new junior doctor contract represents a 30% real term pay cut to doctors salary. More than that though, it puts patients lives at risk by putting overworked and overtired doctors in charge our lives. [The BMA / junior doctors strikes… Read more »
Alternative Trans Day of Remembrance 2015 Manchester
Join us to remember those we have lost from transphobic violence, discrimination and harassment. Organised by trans people, for trans people (although respectful cis allies are welcome). Please bring candles with jam jars to hold them in, and flowers if you can afford them. We will be collecting donations to cover the cost of putting… Read more »
Solidarity Fund Now Open for Applications
Our solidarity fund is now open for applications. The deadline for applications is the 15th November 2015. Who can apply? We are offering small grants for to help UK based trans and intersex people access healthcare. Any trans, nonbinary, intersex or otherwise gender nonconforming person based in the UK can apply. We have a specific… Read more »
Upcoming: Activist Training Day and AGM
Join Action for Trans Health for an exciting weekend of activist training, plotting, and networking with awesome trans activists. On the 21st Nov we will be having an activist training day: learn about organising for democratic healthcare, taking direct action, healthcare advocacy, and more… including an open mic night in the evening. On the 22nd… Read more »
Around the Toilet / Postcards for Toilet Campaigns
Are you campaigning for a gender-neutral toilet in your school, campus or workplace? Against closures to public toilets in your town-centre? For you workplace to improve the accessibility of its toilets? You’re in luck. Recently Action for Trans Health has collaborated on the Around the Toilet project, with campaigners from the Greater Manchester Coalition of… Read more »
Autumn 2015 Funding Round Announced
We are really happy to announce that we will be opening applications for a new round of solidarity funding on the 29th October 2015 (deadline: 15th November 2015). This fund will be allocated to trans (including non-binary) and intersex people to help them access healthcare. At the moment, we have about £1000 in the fund…. Read more »
Healthcare is a right, not a prize
You wouldnt catch me in a beauty pageant anytime soon, but I don’t knock the women for whom that is a thing they wanna do. But Miss Transgender UK’s first prize of gender confirmation surgery has left me speechless. Jess Bradley writes A few days ago the Miss Transgender UK facebook page posted an update detailing… Read more »
On gay marriage and the crisis of queer relevance
Recently I was invited to speak on “the future of LGBT activism” at Manchester’s Political Pride. I was on the panel with Hope Winter-Hall, an original member of the UK Gay Liberation Front; Florence Okoye; member of the AfroFutures collective; and Alex Young, a trans activist and Christian. Hope talked about some of the tactics… Read more »
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