Beste GIRES podcaster (2024)

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Foundations for a Path Forward 15:25

1y ago15:25

15:25

History describes the past, informs the present, and shapes the future. In this final episode, we focus on the impact of GIRES, its future, and the future of trans activism more broadly. Hope and optimism, fear and pessimism punctuate the interviews, sometimes in the same breath. Contributors reflected on GIRES’ history through the lens of the pres…

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A Legacy of Kindness 14:08

1y ago14:08

14:08

When asked what the legacy of the charity was, co-founder Terry Reed responded that she hoped the legacy was one of kindness. Terry sadly passed away in 2021, but her memory lives on in the connections formed throughout her decades of activism. Bernard Reed remains involved as a trustee with GIRES, watching the charity evolve. Throughout the interv…

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Policy Over Politics 15:31

1y ago15:31

15:31

This episode explores the political work done by GIRES throughout its history. Niki Reed’s employment tribunal case against Chessington World of Adventures in 1997 was a significant court case for trans rights, but it was not the first. In 1996, the landmark case of P vs S and Cornwall County Council was tried in the European Court of Justice.These…

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Education and Action 14:19

1y ago14:19

14:19

As suggested in the charity’s name, education has remained a key component of GIRES’ work, from employer training to health advocacy to research funding. This episode, ‘Education for Action’, explores this educational work done by GIRES. Catering for an increasingly online world, the charity created numerous e-learning resources. In 2010 TranzWiki …

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Trans at Work 16:54

1y ago16:54

16:54

This episode, ‘Trans at Work’, looks at trans people in employment, and how the charity’s efforts have sought to change patterns of discrimination. Being trans at work has historically been difficult, sometimes even impossible. The extent of discrimination brought up in the interviews might be surprising, but this stemmed from a lack of employment …

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The Roots of GIRES 12:57

1+ y ago12:57

12:57

Before the 1960s trans people self-identified, they accessed affirmative medical care of their choice. It was only in the mid to late 1960s, that opposition to that began. From 1970 to 1996 Trans people were unable to marry, unable to adopt, had no employment rights, the Institute of Personnel Management advised employers to dismiss all trans peopl…

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A Legacy of Kindness - Telling the Story of Trans Charity GIRES

Social Broadcasts / Legacy of Kindness

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Foundations for a Path Forward 15:25

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A Legacy of Kindness 14:08

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Policy Over Politics 15:31

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Education and Action 14:19

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Trans at Work 16:54

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The Roots of GIRES 12:57

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