Transgender Rights Have Transformed Thanks To Amazing Brits Like These
The Huffington Post
Sarah Ann Harris
Posted: 17/12/2015 07:25 GMT
Updated: 17/12/2015 07:59 GMT
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/17/transgender-rights-people-doing-amazing-things-trans-community_n_8629820.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/17/transgender-rights-people-doing-amazing-things-trans-community_n_8629820.html)
"The transgender rights movement witnessed a huge shift in public attitudes and understanding in 2015, partly due to some high-profile role models in the media.
But things are not easy for people who identify with a different gender from the one they were assigned at birth.
Research from the Trans Mental Health Review, 2012, found that a shocking 84% of trans people have thought about ending their lives at some point.
More than 80% have avoided certain public situations out of fear, while 19% have even been physically attacked for being trans.
But things are beginning to change.
A poll for HuffPost UK has shown that 67% of Brits say they are comfortable sharing public toilet facilities with transgender people and the majority (69%) would support their child if they wanted to change sex.
Part of this is thanks to the increased profile of transgender issues. While high-profile US trans figures, including Caitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox, have dominated media coverage, Britain also has plenty of individuals doing fantastic things for trans people.
Some have helped by speaking out about their experiences, both positive and negative, while others have offered advice or even set up practical ways to help others like them. They have also done plenty to help people who don't identify as trans to understand related issues, particularly friends and family of people who may identify as trans.
In all walks of life, from entertainment to sport, here are nine of our UK transgender heroes..."
And there's many more like them as well. These people don't get the attention they deserve; even posts here about them go largely ignored.