Notices by TransActual (transactualuk@mastodon.social)

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.

#TDOR #TDOR24

"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

#TransAwarenessWeek #Transgender #Trans #LGBT #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #Queer

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/

#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #Transition #NHS #HRT #Testosterone #Oestrogen

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/

#Trans #Transgender #FTM #MTF #TransMen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Activism #WriteYourMP #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Queer

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/

#UnheardStories #Transitions #Transition #Books #Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #LGBTQIA #LGBTQI #LGBTQ #LGBT #TransAlly

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/

#Trans #Transgender #WidowedAndYoung #TransWoman #Transition #Widow #LGBTQIA #LGBTQI #LGBTQ #LGBT

"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

#TransRights #TransHealth #TransFamilies #TransMan #TransWoman #NonBinary #Transition #Trans #Transgender #Queer #LGBTQI #LGBTQ #LGBTI #LGBT #TransAlly

“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)

#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #LGBT #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #Queer

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

#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #Queer #TransHealth #HRT #Testosterone #Oestrogen #MTF #FTM #MTX #FTX

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/

#TransRights #TransFamilies #TransMan #TransWoman #NonBinary #Transition #Trans #Transgender #Queer #LGBTQI #LGBTQ #LGBTI #LGBT #TransAlly #Activism

“When I was seen a man I feared bigger men. As a woman I fear all men, as a trans woman I fear everyone, both men and women. The nicest seeming person can turn very nasty towards trans people, anywhere anyone can turn on you as a trans person.”

#TransRights #TransMan #TransWoman #NonBinary #Trans #Transgender #Queer #LGBTQI #LGBTQ #LGBTI #LGBT #TransAlly

Anjali Ameer is an actress and is the first openly trans woman to have played a lead role in a Tamil language film.

Read the article about her here https://www.news18.com/amp/movies/when-anjali-ameer-became-first-transgender-to-play-female-lead-in-a-tamil-movie-8580126.html

#SouthAsianHeritageMonth #Trans #Transgender #TransWoman #Hijra #History

Change for trans people: Easy actions you can take. Contact companies and organisations whose forms are not non-binary inclusive. Send them a letter. https://www.transactual.org.uk/change-actions

#Trans #Transgender #TransMen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Queer #LGBT #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #Activism #TransAllies

Research Request!

If you are 18+, residing in UK, and identify as trans, including non-binary, and other gender expansive identities, please consider participating in a group discussion about how you perceive the public discussion around trans topics, and how this impacts you. Please email Abigail, at abigail.butler@city.ac.uk for further info.

#Research #ResearchRequest #Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #LGBT #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #Queer

"No one should have other people stand in judgement over their gender identity, deciding whether their gender is 'good enough' to count as a man or woman. Nor should they be forced into a binary identification.”

#Transgender #Trans #Nonbinary #LGBT #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Queer

Happy International Nonbinary People’s Day to our nonbinary siblings around the world.

Nonbinary people have always existed and always will do.

Everyone needs access to healthcare that meets their needs and trans people are no exception. Our ‘Trans Inclusive Hospital Care’ resource is designed to help hospital staff play their part in making a positive difference to trans people’s healthcare experiences.

You’ll find both the research and the guidance resource at https://transactual.org.uk/tih24/

#Trans #Transgender #NonBinary #TransHealth #LGBTQ

Being Transgender is nothing new. Roberta Cowell was a racing driver, a fighter pilot and a business woman. She was also one of the first people to have gender confirming surgery when she had a vaginoplasty in 1951.

#Transgender #Trans #TransWoman #TransHistory #QueerHistory #LGBTHistory #LGBT #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #Queer

Breaking news: We've taken the next step to challenge the ban on puberty blockers

We have asked for an urgent hearing that will seek to quash the ban. It is clear that this ban is having a devastating - and harmful - impact on young trans people and we do not believe that waiting is an option.

You can support the case by donating to cover the legal costs: https://tinyurl.com/blocker-legal-fund

Full press release: https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2024/06/18/press-release-transactual-issue-urgent-court-proceedings

#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #TransRights #Pride #TransKids