BEGINS Legal gender recognition is an important tool for trans people of all ages and backgrounds to affirm their identity in public and in private, to protect their rights to private and family life, and to enable them to live their lives more easily. The Republic of Ireland went from trailing Europe in 2014 to […]
We support the efforts from the Education Authority to increase the inclusion of transgender and non-binary young people within schools and youth services. We believe this guidance will provide schools and youth workers in Northern Ireland with the skills and ability to fully engage with trans inclusion. Although the guidance is not perfect, with notable […]
Today, TransgenderNI announces a new vision for healthcare services in Northern Ireland for transgender people, laying out a plan of action for bringing healthcare in the region into compliance with human rights standards and global best practice. The current Health & Social Care system in Northern Ireland fails to support trans and non-binary people in […]
It is reported today that the Education Authority in Northern Ireland is working on guidance for schools who are supporting or are likely to support a transgender pupil, to address the current guidance vacuum that faces schools today. We welcome this move from the EA, and are pleased that our Executive Director, Ellen Murray is […]
We’re pleased to welcome the new provision of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to people at risk of acquiring HIV in Northern Ireland through local GUM clinics across the 5 Health & Social Care Trust areas. The HIV Prevention / Risk Reduction Clinic will operate several times per week through the Belfast area GUM clinic at the […]
For the past several years, trans rights advocacy across Northern Ireland has developed enormously. The efforts by many across the community of trans people and their families have been tireless and passionate, and successful in many ways. Trans advocacy work in Northern Ireland has spread to international human rights work, direct work with health services, […]