Happy Trans* Awareness Week!

13.11.24-19.11.24 is Trans* Awareness Week (TAW) which is dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide, as well as a celebration of their contributions to society. It is an opportunity to raise the visibility of transgender people and address issues that members within the transgender community face on a daily basis.

Trans awareness week culminates in Trans Day of Remembrance, which will take place on Sunday 20 November. This is an annual observance that honours the memory of those whose lives have been lost due to acts of anti-transgender violence.

Clinics and resources for trans and non-binary people | Terrence Higgins Trust

*Trans is an umbrella term encompassing all those who do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth, including but not limited to those who are transgender, genderqueer, agender and non-binary.

UK charities offering support, advice and information

• The Beaumont Society – help and support from the trans community.
• Gendered Intelligence – Trans-led charity that aims to improve the lives of trans and non-binary people in the UK, specialises in supporting young people.
• GIRES – Gender identity research & education.
• LGBT Foundation – National charity based in Manchester with trans services and resources.
• Mermaids – UK charity supporting trans and gender-diverse children, young people and their families.
• Mindline trans + – Emotional and mental health support helpline for anyone identifying as trans, non-binary, gender variant, and their families, friends, colleagues and carers. Their phone line is open Mondays and Fridays, 8pm to midnight. Ring 0300 330 5468.
• Spectra – Peer-led trans services accessible to all trans and gender-diverse people, including 1-2-1 health advocacy support, and counselling, peer mentoring, referral and signposting to relevant partners, talks and workshops and monthly online and in-person social groups. 
• Stonewall – UK charity campaigning for LGBT equality.
• Switchboard – LGBT+ helpline.

Trans Pride Bristol is also taking place with events over the coming weeks, more info here: Trans Pride Bristol