Trans in the City<\/a>, the largest organisation for trans and non-binary people in business. It was privilege speaking Bobbi Pickard, learning more about what motivates her and the inspirational work of Trans in the City.<\/p>\nWhat motivated you to campaign on trans and LGBTQIA+ rights?<\/h3>\n
Firstly, what I saw in business, is huge injustice. For example, injustice for trans and non-binary people in getting jobs and promotions. I\u2019ve seen trans people paid less after transitioning. Secondly, I\u2019ve been an activist for 23-years and when I first started campaigning, I lost a friend through suicide.<\/p>\n
How did that impact you?<\/h3>\n
I can\u2019t accept a society that makes people feel so bad about themselves, that they feel the only option is to take their own lives. I didn\u2019t get a chance to say goodbye to her and she was the person that helped me come out. I don\u2019t know where she\u2019s buried and I don\u2019t know when her funeral was. It\u2019s still an incredibly hard thing for me to deal with now. It made me want to try and make things better. Unfortunately, five other people I knew have taken their lives through suicide and so many other people have had their mental well-being ravaged by the way society treats trans and non-binary people.<\/p>\n
Which areas concern you the most on trans rights?<\/h3>\n
The overarching problem is the amount of funding that is coming from right-wing organisations into media and government circles. We\u2019ve seen the impact in court actions, the vilification of the trans and non-binary community and introducing fake threats, that trans women are supposed to be inflicting on society! That\u2019s my main concern.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s an ongoing issue with access to healthcare and it\u2019s not just around transitioning, it\u2019s healthcare generally. Most trans and non-binary people won\u2019t see a doctor because of the level of abuse they receive from clinicians, so trans and non-binary people are dying earlier because they\u2019re not getting conditions diagnosed. We\u2019ve seen hideous consequences from the push back on healthcare for young trans and non-binary people.<\/p>\n
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Can you briefly expand on how non-binary people are impacted?<\/h3>\n
For non-binary people, especially, there\u2019s still no recognition for their identity. If you don\u2019t recognise a person in your society, how can you afford them equal rights? There are so many areas where trans and non-binary people are not thriving but barely surviving.<\/p>\n
Do you have a key tip on how we can be allies to trans people?<\/h3>\n
An ally isn\u2019t just somebody who thinks what happening is wrong and it should be changed. That\u2019s an interested bystander. An ally is somebody that stands up, defends and changes things. No minority in history has gained equality or more rights alone. A minority does not have that power. A minority has to raise the injustice, get the majority interested, but it\u2019s the people in the majority that need to open the door for equality.<\/p>\n
What about allyship within the LGBTQIA+ community?<\/h3>\n
Being an ally, you need to understand the power you have. In the LGBTQIA+ community, the people who are empowered to make a difference are white gay men. We need that group of the community to be really involved. There\u2019s this misconception that people who aren\u2019t trans can\u2019t talk for trans people, but they absolutely can.<\/p>\n
People who aren\u2019t trans or non-binary can\u2019t speak from lived experience, but it\u2019s the job of an ally to amplify those trans voices, either directly or by saying what you\u2019ve learned and been told. We need people to be our shield, amplify and support us. There\u2019re so few trans and non-binary people, and so few that have the platform to be role models, a handful of people, so we need people to be allies.<\/p>\n
How can people support Trans in the City?<\/h3>\n
If you\u2019re an organisation then you can become a sponsor, if you\u2019re a trans or non-binary individual you can join us as a member, if you\u2019re an ally, we\u2019ve got a very active allies\u2019 stream. I\u2019m extremely keen on building and empowering our allies\u2019 group. We\u2019re here as a collaboration. Our 350 global corporates and other businesses are here to work together and that\u2019s the whole point of Trans in the City \u2013 come and join with us. Bring your ideas and we\u2019ll collaborate with you. Trans and non-binary rights need everybody working together.<\/p>\n
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