Trans Rights

  • Trans Day of Visibility

    Every 31st of March marks Trans Day of Visibility, a day to celebrate trans and non-binary people but also to raise awareness of the discrimination still faced. There are reasons why visibility is important. At the same time, for a...

  • Trans Awareness Week

    Trans Awareness Week, 13-19 November, aims to raise visibility and address the issues that the community faces. Trans people face huge barriers in jobs, housing, and healthcare. Trans people are at increased risk of violence, and it is difficult not...

  • International Pronouns Day

    October 20th is International Pronouns Day which seeks to normalise respecting, sharing, and educating about personal pronouns. Specifically, this day is referring to the pronouns that a person wants to be referred to by in the singular third person. For...

  • Happy Transgender Day of Visibility

    Happy Transgender Day of Visibility!  This amazing annual event is in place to celebrate and raise positive awareness of trans people across the world and we are entering the 11th year of celebrations! So, whether you’re trans, non-binary, within the...

  • LGBT+ History Month 28/28: The Queero Within

    Today marks the last day of LGBTQ+ History Month 2021, a time to celebrate LGBTQ+ people past and present for their contributions to the world. Over the last few weeks, we awarded the title of Queero to a number of...

  • LGBT+ History Month 27/28: Queeroes, The Collection

    It’s the last Saturday of LGBTQ+ History Month 2021 and the last weekend at that!  The Queeroes series has shared the stories of numerous Queeroes who have made considerable contributions on behalf of the community to achieve equality from a...

  • LGBT+ History Month 18/28: Paris Lees

    [DISCLAIMER] This post touches on sensitive topics including self-harm and suicide and you should not proceed should these subjects cause distress. In today’s edition of the Queeroes series we are looking at a pioneering trans icon.  Her work on furthering...

  • LGBT+ History Month 15/28: Roberta Cowell

    Week 3 of LGBTQ+ History Month begins and with it the ever-growing list of our Queeroes. So far, we’ve discovered activists, pacifists, and educationalists.  We’ve seen refugees become saviours.  Literary greats become write offs.  We’ve even seen war heroes labelled...

  • LGBT+ History Month 12/28: Stephen Whittle

    [DISCLAIMER] This post touches on sensitive topics including self-harm and suicide and you should not proceed should these subjects cause distress. As we approach the weekend of the second week that is LGBTQ+ History month, I hope that this series...