Prism Presents – Gender Bender 21st Feb

Gender Bender Mon 21st Feb 10pm at the White Rabbit GENDER BENDER night is a great way to get out of your comfort zone (or back in it) and challenge the norms of society whilst having a bloody good laugh. Get yourselves into the role of the opposite sex and make a real effort to confuse everyone around you. We want hairgel, wigs, makeup, no makeup, boots, high heels, facial hair.. all in the wrong...

February 10th, 2011 by Pride in Plymouth 
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Government claims that it is committed to tackling hate crime against trans people

Equalities minister Lynne Featherstone has said the government is committed to tackling hate crime against trans people. Ms Featherstone said the government was “determined to tackle hate crime” and was committed to publishing a Transgender Action Plan. She said: “Together, we must tackle the transphobic prejudice which holds transgender people, and society, back. Equality is for all. That...

November 21st, 2010 by Pride in Plymouth 
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Read the Queer Theory Article on the new site

Read this insight into Queer Theory: Queer Theory allows us to consider the possibility that the rules by which we have lived and defined ourselves, throughout our lives, may not be rules at all but just handed down ways of living that we can choose to accept or reject. http://www.prideinplymouth.org.uk/gay-life/queer-theory
October 28th, 2010 by Pride in Plymouth 
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Trans Memorial Day

Nov 20th 2010 – The Twelfth International Trans Day of Remembrance Trans memorial day 20th Nov The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialise those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight...

September 22nd, 2010 by Pride in Plymouth 

Trans links updated

More links added on the support page http://www.prideinplymouth.org.uk/advice
August 7th, 2010 by Pride in Plymouth 
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