Stonewall is asking for your help. The organisation has written to all their subscribers, asking them for help as follows. We have reproduced the letter here because QX also believes that as a community we need to stand united and take action:
Stonewall Letter
The human rights of trans people in the UK are under attack.
In the latest shocking twist, the UK’s own equality body, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), this week released two statements that effectively seek to exclude trans people from improved rights and protections.
The EHRC’s purpose is to regulate, promote and uphold human rights. Instead, they are calling for further delays to legislation that trans people, and the wider LGBTQ+ community, have been waiting on for several years.
The statements released this week from the EHRC come in response to the plans for the ban on conversion therapy in England and Wales, and the Gender Recognition Act reform in Scotland.
They are trying to delay legislation that would improve the lives and rights of our communities. In doing so, the EHRC is giving voice to a noisy minority of anti-trans activists, rather than promoting human rights for all LGBTQ+ people.
We know this is not what the majority of people in Britain want.
We urge both Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon to continue showing leadership to recognise and protect trans people, and progress rights for our communities by supporting these key pieces of legislation. Show your support:
SIGN OUR PETITION HERE
READ OUR FULL STATEMENT HERE
The UK Government’s own research shows that trans people are proportionally far more likely to be offered or subjected to conversion therapy. With only a week to go until the consultation on the ban closes, it’s vital we make sure that the ban protects those who are most vulnerable to this harmful practice.
Have your say by 4 February 2022:
Take action now
Our communities need and deserve a stronger human rights institution, and governments committed to protecting all LGBTQIA+ people without unnecessary delays.
Thank you for your ongoing support – let’s make our voices heard together!
– The Stonewall Team
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