Scottish Transgender Alliance (STA) Forum
 
12:30pm to 4pm
Saturday 22nd October 2011
Best Western Queen's Hotel, 160 Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4DU

The STA Forum aims to bring together trans people and their allies from around Scotland to discuss key gender identity and gender reassignment equality issues and to steer the future work of the Scottish Transgender Alliance.

Agenda:
12:30pm to 1:00pm = Registration & Buffet Lunch
1:00pm to 1:20pm = NHS Gender Reassignment Protocol Update
1:20pm to 2:20pm = Consultation on Marriage Equality for Trans People
2:20pm to 2:40pm = Coffee Break
2:40pm to 3:40pm = Consultation on Gender Identity Monitoring Questions
3:40pm to 4:00pm = Transgender Day of Remembrance Events Info


Marriage Equality for Trans People:

The Scottish Government's Marriage Equality Consultation runs until 9th December 2011 and has the potential to lead to the removal of the divorce requirement from the Gender Recognition Act 2004. (Scottish Government consultation document.)

This STA Forum on 22nd October provides a unique opportunity for trans people to:

• discuss marriage equality for trans people directly with the Scottish Government civil servants running the consultation;
• decide the content of the Scottish Transgender Alliance formal written response to the Scottish Government Marriage Equality Consultation;
• learn how to easily submit your own individual or group written consultation response to the Scottish Government

Gender Identity Monitoring Questions:

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) recently published research by the National Centre for Social Research (NAT-CEN) into possible phrasings of gender identity monitoring questions which could be used by public bodies. The EHRC summary guidance resulting from this research. The full research report.

This STA Forum on 22nd October provides a unique opportunity for trans people to:

• learn about the key findings of the research into gender identity monitoring questions (you don't need to have read the research report);
• discuss directly with Scottish Government statiticians your views on whether the questions proposed in the research should be implemented by public bodies in Scotland;
•  decide the content of new Scottish Transgender Alliance guidance on gender identity monitoring

Booking:
 
To book your free place at the STA Forum, please email lynne@equality-network.org the following information or phone her on 0131 467 6039:
 
Name:
Email:
Phone number:
Any accessibility or dietary requirements:
Any public transport expenses:

To claim travel expenses, you must provide standard fare public transport receipts. Taxis receipts and travel by car will only be refunded if approved in advance as an accessibility requirement. Travel by car will be refunded at the equivalent public transport fare.
 
James Morton
Scottish Transgender Alliance Coordinator
Equality Network
30 Bernard Street, Edinburgh, EH6 6PR
www.scottishtrans.org