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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill Statement

In December 2022, the Scottish Government passed its Gender Recognition Reform (GRR) with overwhelming cross-party support from Members of the Scottish Parliament after many years of consultation, review and discussion.

The UK Government is now considering challenging the Scottish Government’s mandate to implement this bill by ending reciprocal recognition of Gender Recognition Certificates (GRCs) from all countries that support trans people changing their legal gender using a self-determination mode - including Canada, Australia and New Zealand - after the UK has accepted them for years.

Seeking to end this system is an extraordinary move that is not based on any evidence or experience.

It sends a clear message that the UK Government does not feel trans people are worthy of respect in our society; instead, they are a threat to contain.

These moves also directly oppose the inclusive values that characterise modern Britain and will actively harm the UK’s international reputation as an open, diverse and dynamic society - an important reason why global corporations who proudly support LGBTQ+ rights are attracted to doing business in the UK.

We implore the Prime Minister to stop this unnecessary and damaging action immediately and instead recognise the significant positive contribution of trans people across the UK.

Statement Signatories

Paul Roberts OBE

Chief Executive of Consortium

Pip Gardner

Chief Executive of The Kite Trust

Ian Howley

Chief Executive of LGBT HERO

Osman Mohammed

Outreach Volunteer at Hidayah LGBT 

Tina Carnally

Director of Forward CIC

Berkeley Wilde

Chief Executive of The Diversity Trust CIC

Daniel Hibbs-Woodings

Committee Member of First Brick Housing

Dr Siddhi Joshi

Chair person of British Asian LGBTI

Nichola Queen

Director of Trans Safety Network CIC

Tyler Chitty

Chairman of Herne bay LGBTQ+ society

Vicki Mulligan

Chair of the Board of Trustees for Sparkle - The National Transgender Charity

John McKernaghan

Chief Officer of The Brunswick Centre

Lisa Charlwood-Green

Director of The WOW Network

Aubrey Crawley

Founder of West London Queer Project

Susan Hart

Secretary of Scottish Borders LGBT Equality

Nigel Whitfield

Director of Breeches and Leather Uniform Fanclub

Marcus Morgan

Chair of The Bisexual Index

Lauren Bowen

Director of Pure Professional Fundraising Ltd

Leith Ramage

Chairman of The TIN Wardrobe

Ellis Beardsmore

Director of Pride Outside CIC

Andy Hunt

CEO of Intercom Trust 

Katie Vicent

CEO of Allsorts Youth Project

Christos Bitzis-Politis

Club Secretary & Welfare Officer of London Frontrunners

Stewart O'Callaghan

CEO of Live Through This

Cat Hurst-McGahey

Chair of LGBT+ Northern Social Group

Richard Euston

Head of Charity of Chester Pride

Lukasz Konieczka

Executive Director of Mosaic LGBT+ Young Persons' Trust

Karen Skipper

CEO of Spectra

Oscar Hoyle

Company Director of Blossom LGBT CIC

Lisa Harvey-Nebil

CEO of The Proud Trust

Richard Stevens

Chair of Pride in Gloucestershire 

Sarah Furley

Chair of Trustees at FFLAG

Jordan Daly

Director of Time for Inclusive Education

Jacob Bayliss

Chief Executive Officer of Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard

Lizzie Jordan

CEO of Think2Speak

Shea Coffey

Co-founder of Medway Pride Radio

Sue Jones

Head of Operations at Ditch The Label

Ste Dunn

Director of Northern Pride Events Ltd

Carl Austin-Behan OBE

Lead of Greater Manchester Pride Network

Avi Kay

Chair of Bi Pride UK

Daniel Huw Bowen

Director of Paned o Gê

Ian Pearson-Brown

Treasurer of United with Pride

Helen Belcher OBE

Managing Director of TransActual

Jen Yockney MBE

Editor of Bi Community News

Miss saHHara Iris

President / Executive Producer of Miss Trans Global

Ashley Spiers

Director of LGBT Bedfordshire

Harvey Kennedy-Pitt

Chief Executive Officer of Black Beetle Health

Jenny-Anne Bishop OBE

Chairperson of Unique Transgender Network / TransForum Manchester

Stephen Bowyer

Chairperson of Stockport Pride

Tim Whitehead

Artistic Director of Happy Valley Pride

Tor Docherty

Chief Executive of New Family Social

Keira Evans

Volunteer for Trans Aid Cymru

Teresa Sharpe

CEO of elop

Josephine Shaw

Co-founder of Trans Legal Project

Paul Murray

Secretary of Fife Pride

Kevin Wright

Festival Director Pride Bolton

Rev David Austin

Chair of Oldham Pride

Rachel Reese & Emma Cusdin

Global Butterflies

Lisa Cordery-Bruce

Trustee of Pride Cymru

Jack Earley-Fagg

Chair of TransBareAll

Adam Tipping

Chairperson of Wolds Pride

Revd Jide Macaulay

Founder of House Of Rainbow CIC

Matthew Lloyd

National Co-Chair of LGBT+ Labour

Stephanie Fuller

CEO of Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline

Scott Williams

Chair of Wigan Pride

Kirsty Lewiis

Director of Trans-Staffordshire

Peter Angwyn Evans

Senior Pastor at Metropolitan Community Church of North London

Tim Fellows

CEO of Enfield LGBT Network

Sarah Moore

Director at London LGBTQ+ Community Centre

Kai L Millar

Reverend of Northern Lights Metropolitan Community Church

Bobbi Pickard

CEO of Trans in the City

Mark Kelvin

Chief Executive Officer of LGBT Health and Wellbeing

Helen R Walsh

CEO of Space Youth Project

Jack A Chapman

Chair of Navigate Brighton 

Nancy Kelley

Chief Executive of Stonewall

Santi Sorrenti

Director of G(end)er Swap CIC

Adalberto Lonardi

Chief Creative Director of Katherine Low Settlement

Ellen Hill

Operations Manager of Yorkshire MESMAC

Sarah Maslen

Founder and CEO of Undivided Consultancy

Rebecca Davies

Founder of Branding By Becca

Stuart Duffy

Founder of Pink Saltire

Steph Keeble

Director of Birmingham LGBT 

John Scott

Director of Skoosh Media Scotland

Sage M Stephanou

Managing Director of Radical Therapist Network CIC

Christopher Howard

Lead for Intertech LGBT+ Diversity Forum

Christopher Joell-Deshields

Chief Executive for Pride in London

Miss Kathryn Downs

Chair person of Chase Pride CIO

Natalie Bowen

Vice Chair person of RCT Pride

Anna Kear

CEO of Tonic Housing

Katy Harrad

Team Member of London BiFest

Louise Beardsmore

Director of Pride Outside CIC

Fergal McCullough

Director of The Manchester Men's Room

Spencer Blackwell

Chair of Trans Pride South West

Capt Catherine S Burton FRAeS

Chair of GIRES

Dr Alexander Rhys

Chair of It Gets Better UK

Michael Steven

Finance Director of Trans Pride NI

Bryony Beynon

Co-Founder of Good Night Out Campaign CIC

Lucie Brooke

Director of Free2B Alliance 

Matt Taylor-Roberts

Managing Director of Proud 2 b parents

Steve Williamson

Chief Executive Officer of Cara-Friend

Avril Clark

Owner of Distinction Partner Support

Nicki Lambert

Business Manager of Trans In The City Ltd

Chris Porter

Wellbeing Team Lead (LGBTQ+) of YPAS- GYRO- LGBTQ+ Youth Liverpool

David Wheeler

Group Co-ordinator of Families Together London - Transgender (FTL-T) 

Wendy Checksfield

Area Manager of Porchlight BeYou Project

Dr Paul Martin OBE

Chief Executive of LGBT Foundation

Rory Finn

Co-founder of Trans Can Sport

Lauren Stoner

Interim CEO of Mermaids

Giulia Tanasi

Chair of Queer Wandsworth

Zelly Lisanework

Co-Founder and Co-Director of House of Guramayle CIC

Georgia Day

LGBTQ+ Community Link Worker for The Gathering Cardiff

Alec Scott Rook

Founder of TMSA-UK (Trans Masculine Support & Advice UK)

Vic Tanner Davy MBE

CEO of Liberate Jersey

Paul Kemp

Director of Brighton and Hove Pride

Naomi Bennett

CEO of Lesflicks Ltd

Iain Smith

Secretary / Trustee of The Hive LGBT+ Centre

Dave Moreton

Community Advocate for LGBT+ Open House, Oasis Church Waterloo London

Matthew Higgins

Trustee of Walsall Pride

Monty Moncrieff

Chief Executive of London Friend

Ian Pearson-Brown

Co-chair of Pride in Tennis

Daniele Lul

Community Engagement Director of ParaPride

Nick Lewis

Director of Umbrella Cymru

John O'Doherty

Director of The Rainbow Project

Michael Gettins

Chair of Arran Pride

Reece Holmes

Project and Devt Lead Salford Pride

Martha Dunkley

Director CliniQ CIC

Chris Fox

Joint Chair of Pride on the Range

Tonii Bell

Managing Director of Arcus LGBT CIC

Dr Alfredo Carpineti PhD

Chair of Pride in STEM

Chris Everall

Treasurer and Trustee of Exmouth Pride

Dylan Lewis-Creser

Co-Chair of LGBTIQA+ Greens

Evie Brooks

National Co-Chair of LGBT+ Labour

Erin Lux

Co-Convenor of Out for Independence, the LGBTQ affiliate of the SNP

Daniel Browne

Chair of Trustees, Warwickshire Pride

Reverend Michael Hydes

Senior Pastor at The Village Metropolitan Community Church

Anya McKenna

CEO of Cheltenham Pride

Tyler Hatwell

Executive Director & Founder of Traveller Pride

Dr Lady Stephanie Holmes PhD MBCS

Chief Executive Officer of Chrysalis Transsexual Support

Zoe Grant

Youth Manager at Breakout Youth

Steven McIntyre

Chief Executive Officer of Stonewall Housing

Tim Spoor MBE

Chief Executive of AKT

Mark Fletcher

CEO of Manchester Pride

Louie Stafford

Founder & Managing Director of Learnest CIC

Cole Banton

Host of T Time Podcast

Danielle St James

Chief Executive of Not A Phase

Berny Simcox

CEO of The Wild Mind Project

Davinia-Louise Green

Director of Stonewall Cymru

Tom Doyle

CEO of Yorkshire MESMAC

Mark Nichols

Director of Pride World Media

Will Watters

Founder of Connexons LGBT Fife

Colin Macfarlane

Director Nations of Stonewall

Ignacio Labayen de Inza

CEO of CONTROLLING CHEMSEX

Emily Metcalfe

Chair of LGBT+ Lit Fest

Matt Wester

Community Support Worker of Rainbow Heartlands LGBT+

Sarah Savage

Chief Executive of Trans Pride Brighton

Ray Carter

LGBT Partnership Stakeholder Engagement Officer of LGBT Partnership

Zoe Richards

Chair of Queerfest

Lewis Turner

Chief Executive of Lancashire LGBT

Ian Walllace

Business Director of Gaydio

Quinn Collins

Chair of Prism LGBTQ+ Coventry

Deejay Bullock

CEO of Four Pillars

Matthew Kenworthy Gomes

Chief Executive of Cornwall Pride CIO

Jayne Ozanne

Director of Ozanne Foundation

Niranjan Kamatkar

Chief Executive and Artistic Director of Wise Thoughts

Sebastian Rocca

Founder and CEO of Micro Rainbow

Tashnuva Anan

Executive Director of Inclusive Bangladesh

Amy Roch

Deputy CEO of Galop

Lucy & Avril Clark

Founders of Trans Radio UK Group

Cara English

Head of Public Engagement at Gendered Intelligence

Tyler White

Chairman of Dursley Pride

Anna-Maria Tesfaye

CEO of Queer Svit

Andi Herring

CEO of LCR Pride Foundation

Stiofan O’Ceallaigh

Director of Balaclava.Q

Ben Vincent

Research Co-ordinator of Trans Learning Partnership

Rebecca Joseph Hazell

Director of Rebecca Hazell

Chris Jepson

Artist of Chris Jepson Photography

Biff Nesbitt

Participation Youth Worker, LGBTQIA+ for Youth Empowerment Service, Newham

James Braun

Founder and Chair of Unicorns LGBTQIA+ Netball Club

Amy Roberts

Chairperson of Friends of the Joiners Arms

Ian Pearson-Brown

Founder of Geordie Grand Slammers

Max and Maya Price

Founders of Proud2Be CIC

Jake Short

Incoming Chair of Sutton LGBTQ Forum

Chiara Razzi Di Nunzio

Organisation Representative for YAG - Young Adult Group

William Cox

Operations Manager of Generate

Andrew Evans

CEO of METRO Charity

Aderonke Apata

Founder & CEO of African Rainbow Family

Naomi Bennett

CEO of Sapphic Services

Kieran Bohan

Coordinator of Open Table Network

Debbie Brixey

Chair of Oxford Pride

Richard Williams

CEO of Swansea YMCA

Dr J Gosling

Co Chair of Regard

Gavin Brown

Chief Executive of Trade Sexual Health

Iain Anderson

Chair of Stonewall

Ricki Hewitt

Head of People Salford Pride

George Nicholls

CEO of Inkluder CIC

Leila Zadeh

Executive Director of Rainbow Migration

David Catterall DL

Co Chair of Bury LGBTQI+ Forum
and Bury Pride

Bryan Beresford

Community & Inclusion Manager for Your Trust

Charlotte P

Committee Chair of Tameside Pride

Carol Robinson

Director of Sh-OUT Northeast

Kate Howarth

Project Manager for Humankind LGBT+ North East

Lily Soaper

National Secretary of LGBT+ Labour

Rev Dwayne Morgan

Pastor and Chair of Inclusive Community Church

Jamie Wareham

Founder of QueerAF

Ocean Riley

Chairperson of Bromsgrove Pride

Heather Paterson

Chief Executive Officer of SAYiT (Sheena Amos Youth Trust)

Lucia Thompson

Freedom Team Manager at Freedom, Off The Record

Rev. Elder Cecilia Eggleston

Moderator of Metropolitan Community Churches

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