On Thursday 28 July, NHS England announced that the current sole provider of gender identity health services for children and young people in England, NHS Tavistock and Portman (known by many simply as the Tavistock), will be replaced in Spring 2023 by two regional centres – one in London, and another in the North West. …
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After 10 years of service, Sara R Phillips will be stepping down as Chair of TENI on the 30th of June 2022. Sara’s term on the TENI Board of Directors was due to end in October 2021. Sara continued in the position of Chair to assist the Board in finding a replacement and support the …
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Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, today launched a new guidance note on gender identity and expression in the workplace, supported and endorsed by the Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI). Speaking at the launch, Ibec Head of Social Policy, Kara McGann said: “Transgender and gender variant people are active members of Irish society and …
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TENI are delighted to announce the appointment of Tina Kolos Orban as our new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Tina joins us on the 19th of April from Transvanilla Transgender Association, where they currently hold the post of Vice President and Project Manager. Tina has also held the posts of Treasurer and Co-Chair with Transgender Europe, …
Transgender Equality Network Ireland [TENI] is appalled and deeply saddened by the horrific murders of two men in Sligo earlier this week. Supt. Aidan Glacken has stated: ‘”We are actively investigating as to whether there is any hate-related motive to these murders.’ These vicious attacks follow on from a third incident at Cleveragh Road in …
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TENI are delighted to welcome Daire Dempsey as TENI’s Education Officer. In this role they will be offering support and resources to trans students in higher level education, as well as working with staff to create more inclusive higher education experiences. Daire can be contacted at daire@teni.ie Daire holds a Master’s degree in Equality Studies, through …
On Sunday, 14th November 2021, the Sunday Independent published a column by Eilis O’Hanlon entitled “It’s time to say no to extremists who want to let children pick their gender”. Due to the transphobic nature of this column, TENI immediately requested a right of reply. The Sunday Independent granted this right. However, they limited the reply …
Recently, a lot of attention has been focused on healthcare for trans people. Often this commentary is unhelpful, and even damaging. The media is not the appropriate space for this discussion. Every trans person has the right to essential healthcare. This is not up for debate. Trans people deserve appropriate, accessible and timely healthcare; care …
Call It Out ‘Call It Out’ is a new civil society campaign to highlight and address the harm caused by homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in Ireland. The campaign is being led by the TENI and the team from the Hate and Hostility Research Group at the University of Limerick. Despite recent positive changes for LGBT+ …
