The LGBT Foundation’s Trans Programme report: Transforming Outcomes

A recent report identifies that Trans people face a range of barriers in education and employment. What are or would be the experiences of your trans staff and students?

According to a September 2017 report published by the LGBT Foundation’s Trans Programme, Trans people experience roadblocks when accessing, enjoying and staying in education. Issues such as bullying, transphobia, discrimination and administration errors act as contributing factors to these blocks.

The report highlights a number of examples of such barriers, including:

• Higher rates of mental health problems
• Isolation and lack of social support
• Lack of gender neutral toilets
• Higher rates of disability
• Binary-gendered student accommodation

The report identifies that educational institutions often do not have clear policies on the administrative process for changing names and/or genders on their records. This can result in trans people being asked to provide documentation (such as Gender Recognition Certificates or medical information) in contravention of the Gender Recognition Act.

The report also covers employment issues faced by trans people

You can download the report here