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Why Pressing Mattered
Christine Burns MBEMonday 27th February 2011
Happy Birthday PFC !
About Press for Change• Formed in 1992
• “To campaign to achieve equality and human rights for all trans people in the UK through legislation and social change”
• 7 Vice Presidents
• Non-hierarchic, facilitative, approach
• No office, no secretariat. A bedroom-based campaign
Trans rights in the UK in the early 1990’s
• Unchanged since 1970
• Defined by outcome of Corbett v Corbett case (April Ashley) in 1970 and R v Tan 1974
• Not affected by Sex Discrimination Act (1975)
Trans Rights in 1992• Change name
• Change documents
• Change birth certificate
• Marry in assigned gender
• Employment protection
• Goods, services, housing
• Rape / sexual offences
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Mark Rees
Stephen Whittle
AlexWhinnom
Sarah and Myka
The Early Years• 1992 – PFC formed in Grandma Lee’s Tea Shoppe
• 1993 – Drafting of the objectives, rules for campaigners, first newsletters. Recruited myself
• 1994 – Fringe meeting at the LibDem conference. Other modest appearances at meetings. Parliamentary Forum.
• 1995 – Labour and Conservative conference fringe
• 1996 – Alex Carlile Bill / P vs S and Cornwall County Council / First web site
• 1997 – Labour Party Landslide / PFC goes digital
We Gain Supporters
We Are Seen
We Rewrite The Rules
We Network with Allies
We Win Ground
• 1997 – Promises and invites from Labour
• 1998 – Legislative Consultation / Corrie
• 1999 – Employment protection / the right to NHS treatment / Hayley gets Married / the Interdepartmental Working Group / Sheffield & Horsham
• 2002 – Goodwin & I vs UK
We Learn Lobbying
Adjusting to the Post-GRA World
We Move On
• 2005 – Implementation of the GRA / Launch of LGBT History Month
• 2006 – Medicine and Media / SOGIAG
• 2007 – Gender Duty / Trans with Pride / MS / Parting Company / Personal Pursuits
Trans Rights in 1992• Change name
• Change documents
• Change birth certificate
• Marry in assigned gender
• Employment protection
• Goods, services, housing
• Rape / sexual offences
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Trans Rights in 2012• Change name
• Change documents
• Change birth certificate
• Marry in assigned gender
• Employment protection
• Goods, services, housing
• Rape / sexual offences
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
A New Generation
The End of the Beginning