- Telling the PM directly about what’s going on is the best way to ensure he’s in the loop and is accountable for his Cabinet
- The more he hears from trans people and the wider LGBTQ+ community, and the more he hears about trans experiences in general, the likelier is it Trans people will keep hard-won rights.
- See the template email below, but please personalise it before sending it off. Click on ’email tips’ for a bit of help with what to add.
It’s very easy, is for everyone Trans and allies to do, but please do it today, this is urgent!
On 14th June, The Sunday Times had as its front page an article on how the much-needed reforms to the Gender Recognition Act were being shelved. Compounding the trans community’s worries was that in the same article, prospective plans were revealed that would tighten the screw of exclusion for trans people from single-sex spaces.
This follows on from the Minister Liz Truss’s statement to the Women and Equalities Committee stating her plan to “make sure that the under‑18s are protected from decisions that they could make that are irreversible”, we are calling on MPs to take action.
The threat of rollbacks to trans rights, dignity, and legal protections in the UK cannot be overstated.
This is an issue of human rights, and of bodily autonomy and integrity. If we allow trans young people to be stripped of their agency to make decisions around their healthcare and around which toilets they’re legally allowed to use, next on the chopping block will be wider rights around access to abortion and contraception.
A loss to trans youth is a loss for all. Excluding trans women from women’s spaces would be a huge step in the wrong direction, and a monumental loss to the UK’s proud human rights record.
Tell the Prime Minister, Boris Johnston, why these issues are important to you
You can access the letter template here, please ensure you personalise the letter before pressing send, this makes it more effective and harder to ignore.
