Notices by TransActual (transactualuk@mastodon.social)

Geraldine Roman is a politician in the Philippines. On trans rights she says:
"Recognizing our rights and dignity will in no way diminish yours. We are not asking for special privileges or extra rights. We simply ask for equality. With inclusiveness and diversity, our nation has so much to gain."

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“My self-care routines often depend on my state of wellbeing. If it's overall good, then reading, cooking nice food, and playing video games helped. Otherwise it would be much more basic - showering regularly, cooking full stop, or getting dressed in the morning.” Emma

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History tells us that trans people have always been around. St Marinos was a monk living in the medieval era. He was ejected from his monastery because he was thought to have got one of the local girls pregnant. However, he was later allowed to return to live in the monastery. When Marinos died, the other monks were surprised to discover that he had a vagina rather than a penis.

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Are you a healthcare professional working in the UK? TransActual are here to help you play your part in reducing health inequalities for trans people.

As a trans led and run organisation, we have the knowledge, expertise and experience to ensure you and your colleagues are confident and ready to support your trans patients.

You’ll find more about our healthcare focused training and consultancy offer at: https://buff.ly/3tsTKIu

Thank you to everyone that’s taken part in the Trans Lives Survey 2024/25 so far. We’re really keen to hear more from Black and brown trans people.

If you’ve got any questions about the survey, send us a DM or email research@transactual.org.uk

To take part, go to: https://buff.ly/3ZNjAnh

TransActual need to hear from you. The Trans Lives Survey 2024/25 is now open and your answers will be used to write a report. Take the survey by clicking the link in our bio or by typing in: https://buff.ly/3ZNjAnh

By filling out the survey you can also be entered into a draw for £150 worth of Love to Shop vouchers, able to be used at many major high street shops!

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NHS England have launched a survey for adults who are using an NHS England gender clinic or have in the past 5 years. Given recent experiences with consultations, it could be tempting not to engage. But we do we encourage trans adults in England to take part (reasons in the thread below).

You'll find the survey https://nhs.welcomesyourfeedback.net/s/93arah

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Our reasoning: If we and you, and our friends and family don’t respond to the survey, the only people completing it will be those campaigning to take our care away. If the data only shows the views of the tiny minority of people that regret transitioning, or of friends and family members who would have stopped the trans person in their lives from transitioning if they could, then the report into the survey will definitely be used to restrict our access to care.

It's #HumanRightsDay and yet today thousands, probably millions of people worldwide will be having their human rights violated. Our solidarity extends to them all, but especially to our trans siblings - internationally as well as in the UK.

You can read more about global human rights in relation to trans people in UN OHCR's article: 'The struggle of trans and gender-diverse persons'.
https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/ie-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity/struggle-trans-and-gender-diverse-persons

It's Trans Day of Remembrance. Like we do every year, we're remembering all the trans people around the world murdered just for being trans. Days like this shouldn't need to exist. We will keep working until all trans people can live happy and fulfilled lives free from transphobia.

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"When cis people try to understand what it is to be trans, I think they often try to imagine what it would feel like to want to be 'the opposite sex'. What they should be trying to imagine, instead, is how it would feel to wake up and find that the whole world insists they *are* the opposite sex. That would be a much closer scenario to how it feels to be trans." Sage

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We're hearing increasing reports of GPs refusing to prescribe HRT for trans people, even when they have a letter from an NHS gender clinic.

If this happens to you or has happened to you in the past year:
1. Let us know: https://tinyurl.com/TransActualHRT
2. Check out our 'My GP is refusing to prescribe' resource: https://transactual.org.uk/medical-transition/my-gp-is-refusing-to-prescribe-my-hrt-what-can-i-do/

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By writing to your MP, you can let them know about the issues that impact trans people and ask them to take action on your behalf. Read our top tips at: https://transactual.org.uk/change-actions/write-to-your-mp/

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Transitions: The Unheard Stories is a book for…
…Trans folk: discover a kaleidoscope of stories about your community.
…Cis folk: listen without the filter of a thoroughly transphobic media.

Available to pre-order today. Find out more: http://transactual.org.uk/transitions/

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Research request:
Trans and non-binary participants needed for study about Fertility Services & Consultations

You can take part if you are transgender or non-binary, are at least 18 years old, and have accessed a fertility service in the UK between 2009 and 2024.

To take part email research.trans.fertility@contacts.bham.ac.uk

We hope you're having a lovely Bank Holiday Monday so far. Put your feet up, grab yourself a drink and have a read of our new article: Trans and widowed: My story of loss, finding my tribe and finding myself

You'll find it at: https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2024/08/26/trans-and-widowed-my-story-of-loss-finding-my-tribe-and-finding-myself/

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"Trans people come in all shapes and sizes. The ones I have met are nice and just want to get on with their lives. It is wearing to have to justify your existence every time someone wants to call you out on something someone has read or heard." Louise

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“As a non-binary UK citizen I am not able to marry or to travel abroad. To apply for a marriage license or a passport I am required to lie about my gender.” Calley (Photo: Calley)

(Accessibility: Picture of Calley in a striped shirt. Text: “As a non-binary UK citizen I am not able to marry or to travel abroad. To apply for a marriage license or a passport I am required to lie about my gender.” Calley)

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We've been hearing an increasing number of reports of trans people's GPs refusing to prescribe their HRT to them - even if they have a letter from an NHS gender clinic requesting that they do. That's why we're created our new My GP is Refusing to Prescribe My HRT resource: https://transactual.org.uk/medical-transition/my-gp-is-refusing-to-prescribe-my-hrt-what-can-i-do/

Has your GP recently refused to prescribe you HRT? Let us know at https://tinyurl.com/TransActualHRT

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Many MPs won't knowingly have met a trans person, but we need them to speak up for us in parliament. A good way to let your MP know about the issues impacting trans people is to meet and talk to them. Everyone can ask their MP for a meeting. You can read our top tips at https://transactual.org.uk/change-actions/meet-your-mp/

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