T Break

Join Trans in the City CEO, Bobbi Pickard and Events Manager, Eva Echo as they chat about Trans Day of Visibility.TW: Mention of suicide.

Join Trans in the City Dep. CEO, Emily Hamilton and Events Manager, Eva Echo as they discuss LGBT+ History Month.

Join Trans in the City Executive Director, Sarah Maslen-Roberts, and Founder of Queer Student Awards, Steve Keith, as they discuss Queer Students Day and Student Connect by Trans in the City.

Join Emily Hamilton and Eva Echo as they discuss the importance of allyship during Trans Awareness Week.

Join Vicky and guest Pips as they chat about genderfluid visibility week and how organisations can be more inclusive of the trans, non-binary and gender-diverse communities.

TW - Mention of suicideWelcome back to T Break, Trans in the City's podcast!For our first episode back after the summer, we welcome you to join Emily Hamilton and Eva Echo as they tell their coming out stories and give advice for allies in honour of National Coming Out Day.

Trans in the City’s Directors, Eva Echo & Oscar Hoyle discuss Pride Month and celebrating pride beyond just the month of June.

Trans in the City are delighted to launch our new Student Ambassador Scheme. In this podcast join one of our Executive Directors Sarah (she/her) as she talks to Sagar (he/him) the student who has designed our Student Ambassador Logo and Rory (he/him) from RMP Enterprise about why this groundbreaking scheme is so important, what it is designed to do and how you can get involved.For more information please go to www.transinthecity.co.uk

Skye Morden and Brian Ashmead-Siers talk about IDAHOBIT - International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia and how it affects the LGBTQ+ Community.IDAHOBIT, celebrated annually on 17th May, is a global initiative that aims to raise awareness about discrimination, violence, and challenges faced by the LGBTQIA+ community.

Sarah Maslen - Exec Director & Arlene McDermott - Exec Director Allies, discuss Lesbian Visibility Week (LVW) with Linda Riley - Publisher of DIVA Magazine, Founder of LVW and a Trans in The City Champion.This week's discussion focuses on the history of LVW and its principles of Trans Women's inclusion and Intersectionality being at the core of LVW & DIVA Magazine, which celebrates its 30th Birthday this year.Arlene and London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) held a Market Closing Ceremony for LVW this week and our guests talk about Allyship & Visibility in the workplace, the removal of barriers to workplace inclusion and the importance of support and friendship.They also bust a few myths and remind us of the plans for a "Party at The Fourth Plinth - Trafalgar Square" on Sept 19th.

Becca Davies - Media Director & Nicki Lambert - Business Director, discuss the importance of allyship, their personal commitment to being great allies and their experiences of how effective allyship can make a huge difference to the LGBTQ+ community. Simple changes such as using appropriate language and terminology; listening to and amplifying the voices of LGBTQ+ people; standing alongside LGBTQ+ friends, family & colleagues, can all make a profound difference in the lives of LQBTQ+ people to help make them feel respected and loved. As Nicki rightly says, "We're all equal and should help support each other and be kind.”

Safe Haven Cornwall, Supporting transgender and non-binary people, their partners and families. Safe Haven provides a safe private venue for people to come and socialise, make friends and just be themselves in a supportive environment. Safe Haven offers respite breaks, counselling, trips away and the most positive and happy events for the trans and non-binary community - and their family members - from all over the world and need your help in improving their function and meeting hall "The Bat Cave". In order to improve facilities and make it inclusive for neurodiverse people it needs a complete revamp. It's going to cost at least £30,000 For more detail: https://www.safehaven.org.uk/

Trans in The City Exec Directors; Emily Hamilton, Leah Beckbridge and Skye Morden chat with Vicky Hodges about Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV), which is celebrated every year on March 31st.We discuss the purpose of TDoV, why it's important to the Trans and Non-Binary community, the reasons why we celebrate it and what it means to us on a personal level.TDoV is one of three main events in the year that celebrates Trans and Non-Binary people, other events include Trans Awareness Week (TAW) and Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR).TDoV - Transgender Day of Visibility March 31stTAW - Transgender Awareness Week November 13th - 19thTDoR - Transgender Day of Remembrance November 20th

Emily Hamilton - TitC Executive Director and Oscar Hoyle - TitC Director, chat about LGBT History Month and what it means to them and our community.Topics include; The Buggery Act 1533, Colonialism, Ancient Greek and Egyptian History, Criminalisation, Aversion Therapy and Mesopotamian Culture (to name a few). There's also a LGBT History Month Quiz and Oscar gets a couple of correct answers...! Well done Oscar.

Sarah Maslen, Trans in the City Director interviews Sarah Furley, FFLAG Chair of Trustees.The two fabulous Sarahs discuss the amazing work FFLAG do as a national voluntary organisation and charity dedicated to supporting families and their LGBT+ loved ones.More info here: https://www.fflag.org.uk/FFLAG's Mission:To support families with LGBT+ members.To be the national umbrella organisation for affiliated groups supporting families with LGBT+ members.To support and develop a network of local family support groups.To provide direct individual support where local family support groups are not involved.To educate and advocate for a world in line with our vision.To work with other organisations to achieve our vision.To ensure that we have the necessary resources to achieve our mission.Some of FFLAG's Patrons include Peter Tatchell, Bobbi Pickard, Michael Cashman and Sir Ian McKellen (to name a few).