Claire's Transgender Talks

There is an often quoted “statistic” thrown around that around 80% of transgender young people “grow out of” being transgender. It’s also called “desistance”, and sometimes erroneously stated as “detransition”.

It’s a figure that is persistently used by trans hostile people and groups to deny trans identities and trans related healthcare to young people, and is often cited as “evidence” that being transgender is just a fad, phase or something trendy.

It’s also highly contested, poorly researched, and , speaking as a trans person - complete and total rubbish.

Here’s a brief explanation why.

Human rights organisation Amnesty International released its Annual Report 20/21 this week - which examines progress on human rights issues by country.

The UK was heavily criticised for failures in multiple areas, including health, racism, immigration, domestic abuse, policing and protest, and LGBT+ rights.

In relation to transgender people, it said :

This article can also be found on the Resources page.

You may have heard the term “Ally” used in relation to LGBT+ people, and are wondering what it is, means and how it applies to you.

This guide aims to demystify what it means and what can be expected of a good “Trans Ally”

We have recently updated our Resources page to include the following:

Terminology Guide - A list of some of the more common terms & meanings that you may come across in relation to transgender people.

Glossary of Gender Identities - A list of some of the more common gender identities and definitions that you may encounter.

This year the theme for International Women’s Day is #ChooseToChallenge.

I was recently asked by the School for Social Entrepreneurs to contribute to an article in Good Finance, and I feel honoured to stand with the other social entrepreneur’s featured.

It is incredibly important to challenge gender equality issues. All women are affected, no matter their background, origin or experience, and those same issues often lead to other negative social effects and outcomes.

By Choosing to Challenge inequalities we can introduce positive change that benefit everyone.

My contribution can be read on the Good Finance Blog here : https://www.goodfinance.org.uk/latest/post/choose-challenge-5-female-leaders-share-lessons-advice