International Transgender Day of Visibility takes place annually on 31 March each year and celebrates transgender and gender non-conforming people, their contributions to society and raises awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide.
R星视频 is proud to support trans and gender non-confirming staff and students and is signatory to the 'Trans Rights are Human Rights' campaign led by , Britain's leading charity for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans equality, as well as being a .
To highlight trans issues, we recently held a number of events for #R星视频pride 2022, which included:
- A , an activist, public speaker and blogger with a focus on transgender rights who shared her own experiences to shed light on what it is to be transgender and to challenge the obstacles that may be encountered by gender-diverse people within today's society.
- Charlie Martin - a British racing driver and LGBTQ+ activist, who made LGBTQ+ history as the first ever transgender driver to compete in the ADAC TOTAL 24hr Nürburgring-Rennen, where she finished 4th in class racing a BMW M240i - who talked about the huge adversity that she overcome since transitioning mid-way through her career. You can , which is available to view until Friday 8 April.
Protecting and supporting Trans, gender fluid and non-binary staff and students
We have revised the policy on , talking to staff and students through focus groups and ensuring that terminology was updated and the format was as user friendly as possible.
Guidance
Access the , and also find a guide on .
Join the LGBTQ+ Society
Students can join the De Montfort Student’s Union’s LGBTQ+ Society, welfare/social group for anyone who identifies as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or any other identity which comes under the LGBTQ+ banner.
Find out more and .
Posted on Tuesday 29 March 2022