We were deeply concerned to hear about the High Court judgement in the Bell v Tavistock & Portman case earlier this week. This ruling has already and will continue to have a profoundly detrimental impact on the health and well-being of young trans people and their families. Access to puberty blockers can be a life-saving […]
TransgenderNI is pleased to see today’s news from Ava Moore and the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland that Debenhams has settled a case on sex discrimination in recruitment. Trans people are covered under the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, meaning that discrimination against an individual on the basis of their trans status may be […]
TransgenderNI welcomes the New Decade, New Approach deal to get Stormont up and running, including the renewed attempt to bring forward a Bill Of Rights for Northern Ireland – although with no outright commitment to do so – and increasing funding for public services. We also recognise, however, that despite an escalating crisis in trans […]
We welcomed the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 being passed earlier this year, mandating the UK Government to provide access to abortion services in line with the UN CEDAW Committee’s recommendations in Northern Ireland by 31st March 2020. This legislation decriminalised abortion, repealing Sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person […]
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, […]