TransActual

Advocating, informing and empowering. By trans people, for trans people.

https://www.transactual.org.uk

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2026-10-31 12:02:23 GMT

A blessed Samhain and a happy Halloween to all celebrating
#BlessedSamhain #HappyHalloween
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2026-10-30 18:02:39 GMT

Every penny donated helps us work toward a world where our organisation no longer needs to exist. It takes two minutes to set up a monthly donation, or make a one-off contribution, to help us continue the fight for trans rights today.
https://tinyurl.com/DonateTransActual
#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary
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2026-10-30 14:03:07 GMT

Have you been questioned or stopped while using gendered spaces, services or groups?
Gendered spaces and services are places or activities that can only be accessed by people of a certain gender - like toilets and changing rooms, or men-only/women-only events and membership-based organisations.
If you have been challenged while trying to access a gendered space - whether you are trans or cis - you can use our tracker to share what happened.
https://form.typeform.com/to/pIqLFJBV
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2026-10-30 12:04:06 GMT

At its core transphobia is a rejection of trans identities or the belief that trans people should not be visible and able to participate in public life.
https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/10/08/transphobia-the-data-behind-discrimination/
Collecting data helps us understand the situation for trans people in the UK and work to improve it. Respond to our Trans Lives Survey 2026 https://transactual.org.uk/trans-lives-survey-2026/
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2026-10-29 18:00:50 GMT

Have you been questioned or stopped while using a gendered space like a bathroom or changing room? Let us know using our new and improved reporting tool!
https://form.typeform.com/to/pIqLFJBV
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2026-10-29 16:15:38 GMT

Many trans people have been left potentially outed, scared, unsafe and discriminated against in their workplaces.
https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/09/15/trans-at-work-trans-experiences-in-the-workplace/
Let us know how this has affected you by taking part in our Trans Lives Survey: https://form.typeform.com/to/BRppksJ3?typeform-source=transactual.org.uk
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2026-10-29 11:25:08 GMT

We're at the RCGP conference in Glasgow today. Find us at stall E12
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Accessing the spaces and services that align with our genders is a matter of not only dignity but safety.
https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/08/27/accessing-gendered-spaces/
Let us know how this has affected you by taking part in our Trans Lives Survey: https://form.typeform.com/to/BRppksJ3?typeform-source=transactual.org.uk
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Today is Intersex Awareness Day. October 26 marks the anniversary of the first demonstration by intersex people in North America in 1996. Intersex Awareness Day aims to gain recognition and support for intersex people in their right to live authentically and unapologetically.
We stand in solidarity with our intersex siblings, team members and supporters!
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Just a few weeks left to respond to our Trans Lives Survey!
https://form.typeform.com/to/BRppksJ3
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2026-10-25 12:02:00 GMT

Ace Week, formerly Asexual Awareness Week, is an international campaign dedicated to raising awareness and expanding education of asexuality.
We stand in solidarity with our Ace siblings, team members and supporters!
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There has been a lot of confusion recently around trans employees’ rights at work.
Here’s what you need to know!
https://transactual.org.uk/law/workplaces/
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2026-10-23 17:03:33 GMT

Just a few weeks left to respond to our Trans Lives Survey!
https://form.typeform.com/to/BRppksJ3
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We believe that the public has the right to know the consequences of this policy change. So if NHS England won’t publish the full assessment, we will.
https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/10/22/nhs-england-knows-that-new-guidance-on-single-sex-accommodation-will-harm-patients/
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2026-10-21 15:06:43 GMT

"We are calling for urgent clarity from NHS England on how employers can implement the guidance in a way that is safe and inclusive of trans and non-binary people...who are becoming ever more fearful of harassment and discrimination when accessing healthcare."
https://www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opinion/statement-nhs-guidance-on-the-provision-of-single-sex-services-and-facilities

2026-10-21 13:04:34 GMT

Just a few weeks left to respond to our Trans Lives Survey!
https://form.typeform.com/to/BRppksJ3
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2026-10-20 13:02:25 GMT

Wheelie Queer are recruiting two independent, voluntary non-executive directors, with expertise in finance, governance and risk, or people, safeguarding and organisational development.
BSL summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuWkxz0S1pE
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2026-10-20 11:01:25 GMT

The EHRC's new Code of Practice is now in effect. Here's what you need to know! https://transactual.org.uk/know-your-rights/
#TransRights #Trans #TransResources
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2026-10-19 17:01:31 GMT

Just a few weeks left to respond to our Trans Lives Survey!
https://form.typeform.com/to/BRppksJ3
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2026-10-16 14:15:12 GMT

Yesterday NHSE published new guidance on NHS staff facilities which bars trans staff from single-sex toilets, changing rooms & shower rooms that align with their lived gender. The guidance tells NHS Trusts & ICBs not to wait for the EHRC Code of Practice for Workplaces, & instead to implement the ‘principles’ in the Code of Practice for Services, Public functions & Associations. The NHS - the UK’s largest employer - is now becoming an unsafe workplace for trans staff.
https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/10/16/statement-on-nhs-englands-new-guidance-on-staff-use-of-facilities/
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2026-10-15 18:53:04 GMT

NHS England’s new ‘single sex’ hospital wards policy risks relegating trans people in England to wards that do not align with our gender, causing harm, distress and increased clinical risk for trans patients.
Read our full statement: https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/10/15/nhs-englands-single-sex-wards-policy-putting-politics-over-patient-care/
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2026-10-11 13:02:15 GMT

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Next we have Steph! Steph is fundraising to pay off debts after gender-affirming surgeries. More info at: https://gofund.me/2fe9fcb3c
Finally we have Alicia! Alicia is fundraising to help LGBT refugees in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya. More info at: https://gofund.me/925d4163f
Donate if you can, share if you can't!

2026-10-11 13:02:14 GMT

It’s #FundingSunday
First up we have Timi! Timi is fundraising for top surgery. More info at: https://gofund.me/557228e28
Next up is Trans Matters Worldwide! Trans Matters Worldwide is fundraising to make films about transgender lives. More info at: https://gofund.me/d5f8442fa
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National Hate Crime Awareness Week is about bringing everyone together to tackle all forms prejudice and hate.
If you have experienced LGBT+ hate and would like support you can contact Galop:
📞 0800 999 5428
📧 [email protected]
💻 galop.org.uk
Or by using the Zoteria app
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Over 4,000 people have already responded! Can you help us reach more people than ever before? Respond to our Trans Lives Survey today, and share on your social media, so we can get a full picture of the experiences and views of trans people in the UK.
https://form.typeform.com/to/BRppksJ3
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2026-10-06 13:01:55 GMT

In May of this year, over 80 clinicians, researchers and academics signed an open letter.
In August, Medical Director James Palmer finally responded - yet many of the experts’ most significant concerns remain unaddressed or even acknowledged.
This is what they said:
https://transactual.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/TransActual-Letter-to-Yvette-Cooper.pdf
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2026-10-06 11:01:00 GMT

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We take your privacy very seriously. We will do everything we can to anonymise your data and limit any risk that you could be identified in our write-ups. Please visit https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/09/15/analysing-your-responses-to-the-ehrc-code-of-practice-consultation/ to find out how we’ll do this, and please get in touch if you have any questions!

2026-10-06 11:00:58 GMT

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Kat will analyse consultation responses to better understand trans people and our supporters’ concerns, how we talk about ourselves and our lives, and what we want to see from our government and society more broadly. Please visit LINK to find out more.

2026-10-06 11:00:57 GMT

TransActual is working with Dr Kat Gupta, a researcher in Politics, to examine how trans people and our supporters responded to this consultation.
Please visit https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/09/15/analysing-your-responses-to-the-ehrc-code-of-practice-consultation/ for more information.
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2026-10-05 17:00:30 GMT

In May of this year, over 80 clinicians, researchers and academics signed an open letter.
In August, Medical Director James Palmer finally responded - yet many of the experts’ most significant concerns remain unaddressed or even acknowledged.
This is what they said:
https://transactual.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/TransActual-Letter-to-Yvette-Cooper.pdf
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2026-10-05 14:45:16 GMT

Healthcare experts have signed an open letter to Health Secretary Yvette Cooper escalating concerns over the rationale behind NHS England’s evidence reviews of gender-affirming care for under-18s.
Read the full statement here: https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/10/05/experts-escalate-concerns-over-nhs-englands-evidence-reviews-of-gender-affirming-care/
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Researcher from the University of Westminster recruiting participants for research on trans attrition (death and involuntary detransition/desistance).
Contact: [email protected]
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2026-10-01 13:03:23 GMT

1st October is International Day of Older People, a day to raise awareness of opportunities and challenges faced by ageing populations, and to mobilise the wider community to address difficulties faced by older people.
This year’s UK theme is “What’s on your doorstep?”- celebrating the people, places and services that help older people to stay active and connected in their community - whilst shining a light on the barriers that can make them harder to access.
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We stand in solidarity with our older siblings, team members and supporters!

2026-10-01 11:01:28 GMT

October is UK Black History Month. This year’s theme, “Honouring Our Communities,” invites us to recognise the individuals whose everyday contributions shape, support and sustain Black life across the United Kingdom.
We also want to highlight the Black folks who pioneered LGBT+ and trans rights movements through rebellion, campaigning and mutual aid.
We stand in solidarity with Black communities and celebrate our Black siblings, team members and supporters!
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2026-09-30 17:02:34 GMT

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2026-09-30 15:28:44 GMT

TransActual partnered with Scottish Trans and Trans+ Solidarity Alliance to bring messages from this month’s Mass Lobby for Trans Equality to the Labour conference in Liverpool, and to ask the party: what now for our standing on LGBTQ+ rights?
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2026-09-30 11:02:11 GMT

Can you help us reach more people than ever before? Respond to our Trans Lives Survey today, and share on your social media, so we can get a full picture of the experiences and views of trans people in the UK.
https://form.typeform.com/to/BRppksJ3
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2026-09-29 11:01:43 GMT

Researchers from London Metropolitan University are recruiting non-binary UK-based research participants for a research study:
"Thriving beyond the binary: Experiences of gender euphoria among non-binary people"
Contact Jay Urquhart at [email protected] for more information
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A masters student from the University of Greenwich is recruiting trans+ young people to share their perspectives on how rising anti-trans sentiments in public discussions are impacting the wellbeing of our community. Scan the QR code or email them at [email protected] for more info.
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It’s Bi+ Visibility Day!
We stand in solidarity with our Bi+ siblings, team members and supporters!
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2026-09-22 11:01:38 GMT

Sport should bring people together, not shut people out. This challenge is about keeping sport open to everyone who takes part at grassroots level for fitness, friendship, community and belonging.
https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/protect-grassroots-sport-for-all/
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2026-09-20 17:01:08 GMT

We’re asking our supporters across the UK to write to the Chief Commissioner of NHS Wales ahead of Tuesday, to demand that surgery is reinstated immediately while the investigation goes ahead, and to issue a formal apology for making such an irresponsible decision.
https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/09/16/take-action-to-restore-access-to-gender-affirming-surgeries-in-wales/
Read the full statement: https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/09/17/update-on-nhs-wales-decision-to-pause-gender-affirming-surgery/
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It’s #FundingSunday
First up we have Jess! Jess is fundraising for bottom surgery. More info at: https://gofund.me/cedf7e2e0
Finally we have Gillian! Gillian is fundraising for gender affirming healthcare. More info at: https://gofund.me/07d6a0415
#FundingSunday #TransFundraiser #TransSupport
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It’s LGBT+ Parents & Carers Day. A day that aims to shed light on the narratives, struggles, joys, and achievements of our LGBT+ Parents and Carers. This year's theme ‘Visibility’ isn’t just about being seen- it’s about being recognised, understood, and supported in all aspects of life.
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