'I loved my time at GenderGP, working with the amazing team, supporting trans people to be able to access, timely, appropriate, affordable and affirmative care. However my heart lies in the charitable sector. I will be working on other projects and continuing to fight for trans people’s rights and autonomy.
This statement still stands. As an advocate for transgender people, I have long been frustrated by the barriers trans people face, including the discrimination and prejudice that extends to their ability to access healthcare. I experienced this with my daughter and see the distress caused by the failures of the NHS to treat trans people with respect and provide timely affirmative and appropriate care.
The blatant discrimination coming from our own government, attacking trans kids particularly, is incredibly worrying, with ‘guidance’ that is deeply flawed, a new Section 28 style approach that creates a hostile environment that actively threatens kids safety.
My history of standing with the community speaks for itself. Despite constant attacks aimed at destroying my credibility and that of trans people in general.
For over 22 years I was involved with the trans youth support charity Mermaids. For just under 7 of those years I was the CEO, and am incredibly proud of the charity and what it has achieved.
Mermaids is a national charity supporting trans and gender diverse children and young people, and their families and associated professionals. As CEO, my role was to expand our services to deal with an unprecedented growth in demand. Children and their families need support, and Mermaids needed to be there for them. I took the charity from a small, volunteer only organisation to a 2 million pound income charity supporting thousands of children, young people and their families every year.
The trans community are facing unprecedented challenges, and I am comitted to continuing to stand for what is rght. Trans rights are human rights.'
Currently unemployed, as far as I can tell.