University College London have launched a "gender expression" fund
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2022/oct/ucl-launches-gender-expression-fund
Interestingly in the statement above they don't mention binders and packers,
yet the Students Union, who are giving out the grants, do!
"Grants can be used to purchase gender affirming products such as clothing, binders, packers and beauty products. Grants can also be used towards travel to medical or therapy/counselling appointments, but we are not able to provide funding for treatment or other medical procedures.
This is trust-based process based on self-declaration by the student, not investigation by the Union."
I hope lots of students go buy themselves a jumper.
Apparently UCL have upset their students somehow, and need to "rebuild trust" ......maybe it was hosting the Women's Place conference? Or possibly not hounding out professors for wrong think? 👇
Seyi Osibamowo, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Students’ Union UCL, says: “The establishment of this small grant fund to support the news of our trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming students is a step in the right direction to regain trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming students’ trust with the aim of fostering UCL as an inclusive safe space.”
To be fair to UCL they also talk about providing mixed and same sex toilets, which is a good thing.
The fund is part of a general hardship package. The packers, binders and skirts go spinny part.....