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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Transgender Day of Visibility

31 Mar 2023

Transgender Day of Visibility is on Friday, 31 March

Transgender Day of Visibility- Friday, 31 March

At our University we take a holistic approach that celebrates individuals and their many identities so that we are a truly inclusive organisation.  

We aim to create an inclusive, diverse and accessible environment where it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure all members of our University community are treated with fairness, dignity, respect and have a sense of belonging.  

Adèle MacKinlay (she/her), Director of People&OD and Executive Sponsor and Co-Chair of the Women@Manchester staff network said: 

“This is a very important event in the University calendar raising the visibility of our valued trans community and celebrating their achievements and stories.  

We are committed to everyone within our community feeling that they belong at our institution, acknowledging that inclusion is a fundamental part of organisational culture.  We can all play a part in ensuring the trans community feels included and I have already done this by including my pronouns on my signature and video call screens as well as signing up to be an ALLOUT ally. 

I’d encourage each and every one of you to find out more about trans issues and how we can as individuals improve the experience, both at the University and in wider society for this community.” 

Events 

Monday, 3 April 

4pm – 5pm on Zoom 

Rethinking Trans History with Dr Kit Heyam  

Kit Heyam is a Leeds-based writer, academic, trans awareness trainer and heritage practitioner. They are currently Community Project Lead on the ‘Hidden Stories’ project at the Royal Armouries, and research fellow on ‘Gender Stories’ at the University of Liverpool and National Museums Liverpool. During this talk Kit will consider the importance of rethinking trans history when considering trans identities. 

Resources 

We have a number of resources available to support our community of trans people including: 

ALLOUT 

ALLOUT is a fully inclusive staff network that welcomes all lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and non-binary staff as well as anyone who may have an interest or wish to support colleagues, friends and relatives.    

ALLOUT has a number of sub groups which bring together intersections of the LGBT+ community (including LGBT+ people of faith and non binary colleagues).  

ALLOUT allies 

TDOV is also an opportunity to remind us of the ways that allies can support trans colleagues and students. 

Allies are defined as individuals who do not identify as LGBT and who believe that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people should experience full equality in the workplace. 

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