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The Minister of State for Equality made a holding statement to the House on 16 December:
‘In June 2010 we announced our commitment to publish the first ever Government action plan on transgender equality by the end of 2011. Work to develop the action plan is progressing. Our firm commitment is to work with transgender groups to develop the action plan. As part of this, to date the Government Equalities Office has held two informal workshops involving invited members of the transgender community to seek their views on what action is needed to tackle the inequalities they experience. I attended the workshop which took place on 6 December 2010. Our engagement with the transgender community will continue throughout 2011 as we continue to develop the action plan.’
As a result of the Minister’s statement, the output of the 6 December workshop was formatted as a basis for formal review/expansion by the community. Encouraged by the Government Equalities Office, a further workshop was conducted at the AGM of the LGBT Consortium held at Leeds, 22 January 2011. The Statement of Need given here is the output of that workshop and is being given wide distribution in the trans community and its supporters, prior to the next stage.
What is this page for?
This page is assisting in reaching those in the UK trans community and its supporters to bring to their attention both the existence of this excellent government initiative and to enable them to participate. Government will work the trans community to develop its action plan, based on the Statment of Need, during 2011 and the key objective is to ensure that all the issues are captured (the ‘what&rsquo
so that the solutions (the ‘when how and by whom&rsquocan then be determined.
Inputs from all elements of the community are encouraged. Those assisting in compiling the Statement of Need should not be assumed to be knowledgeable on the issues faced by all trans folk (for example problems encountered by trans people of a certain ethnicity etc).
With that in mind we are using Tranzwiki to keep the paper open and encourage free discussion and collaboration. If you click on the discussion page you will find instructions on how to contribute to the paper.
Who can contribute?
If you are a person affected by trans issues, and possibly affected by social issues such as ethnicity, sexuality or religion, and feel there is an alternative perspective that could be made, then please offer your opinion.
If there is an issue omitted, please identify this.
If you require a text-to-speech version, or other assistance to access the do***ent please email Holly
If you or your organisation do not have a tranzwiki account, or you would prefer not to use your tranzwiki account but you would like to comment or make an amendment please email Holly
All comments are valuable and do not worry if you are unable to suggest solutions. Establishing the current problems is the main objective at this time.
How Do I Contribute?
To contribute to the paper please click the link below, which contains guidelines on keeping the discussion in order.
The Statement
To contribute to the paper please click the link below, which contains guidelines on keeping the discussion in order.
http://gires.org.uk/tranzwiki/index.php/Talk:Trans_Action_Plan
Source.
==Purpose of TranzWiki.net==
TranzWiki.net attempts to be a comprehensive directory of the groups campaigning for, supporting or assisting [[transgender]] people across the UK, and has been developed by [[GIRES]]. Some groups may appear in one or more subdivisions.
People have many reasons for contacting support groups. Some of them may be the victim of a crime related to their being transgender and need to know who to turn to for support. TranzWiki also contains a list of Police forces, and these are also listed on each regional page. Groups may wish to use the information to liaise with other listed groups regarding issues of public policy.
The national groups are listed below. To access other groups, please click the relevant link.
===Using www.TCrime.net===
We have also set up a system for reporting transphobic crime, www.TCrime.net. We want to know about all the unpleasantness, and too often much worse, inflicted on gender variant people because, in their opinion, they have been targeted based on their actual or perceived transgender status. Very often this unpleasantness is criminal. However, whether or not anyone could be charged with a crime would depend upon a police investigation and Crown Prosecution Service examination of the case.
For instance, persistent use of transphobic language directed at a trans person probably does constitute a crime. But, regardless of that, we want those who experience such treatment to tell us about it, please. This will help us to build up a picture of the transphobia that too often results in abuse or much worse. We can use this information to persuade policy makers in the criminal justice system and elsewhere in government to take additional action to protect trans people. Improving the cir***stances in which trans people live may depend more on education than criminal prosecution. We also want to use this information in our work with educators and, in collaboration with [[Trans Media Watch]], journalists and people working in broadcasting.
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