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Scottish Government Funded STA Outcomes

The Scottish Government Equality Unit initially provided funding for a 15 month pilot Scottish Transgender Alliance Development Pilot Project. In early June 2008, the Scottish Government Equality Unit announced that three further financial years of funding would be provided to enable the Scottish Transgender Alliance Project Coordination to continue to March 2011. A further 12 months of continued funding was provided for the period April 2011 to March 2012 (a Scottish Parliament election year). Through this funding, the Equality Network employs James Morton as the Scottish Transgender Alliance Project Coordinator. He has been in post since April 2007. His role is to organise the work of the Scottish Transgender Alliance and to promote transgender rights and equality across Scotland.

The Scottish Transgender Alliance's 2011-2012 Project Level Outcomes were developed through consultation with transgender people at four STA Forum events and are shown below:

OUTCOME ONE: Government policy makers, equality organisations, and other employers and service providers are more informed about how to improve gender identity and gender reassignment equality, rights and inclusion through policy and good practice development.

To progress towards this first outcome, the Scottish Transgender Alliance Project Outputs include:

maintaining, updating and publicising this website.
providing training and good practice guidance to government policy makers, public bodies and equality organisations.
participation in the NHS Gender Reassignment Protocol Working Group.
surveying transgender people about their experiences of inequality.
work to improve transgender inclusion within wider gender equality work and initiatives tackling gender-based violence.
submitting consultation responses to priority national policy proposals.
sharing knowledge of transgender equality and human rights legislation, policy and practice at European level.

OUTCOME TWO: Transgender people are more informed, equipped and supported to engage with equality organisations, policy makers, service providers and employers on improving gender identity and gender reassignment equality, rights and inclusion.

To progress towards this second outcome, the Scottish Transgender Alliance Project Outputs include:

holding community focus groups about NHS Gender Reassignment Services.
holding three STA Forums to steer the direction of the STA's work during 2011/2012 and to facilitate shared learning, engagement, dialogue and co-operation between individuals and organisations working to further gender identity and gender reassignment equality, rights and inclusion in Scotland.
expansion of the STA's online presence to create new community-focused information and news sections.
running community capacity building training for transgender people.
running a national community conference in partnership with the Equality Network's LGBT projects.
running a European Transgender Capacity Building Seminar in partnership with Transgender Europe.

OUTCOME THREE: An increase in accurate and positive visibility of transgender people's experiences in Scotland.

To progress towards this third outcome, the Scottish Transgender Alliance Project Outputs include:

running public transgender creative expression cultural events through the STA TRANSforming Arts group.
creating an educational resource aimed at the general public which educates about the difference between gender identity, gender reassignment and sexual orientation and also about the diversity of gender identities and experiences of transsexual people, non-binary gender people, cross-dressing people and intersex people.

PREVIOUS OUTCOMES:

The Scottish Transgender Alliance's previous 2008-2011 Project Level Outcomes were:

OUTCOME ONE: National policy makers are more informed about the inequality and discrimination experienced by transgender people and how these can be reduced.

OUTCOME TWO: An increase in the confidence and ability of transgender people in Scotland to lead visible work on transgender rights, equality and inclusion.

OUTCOME THREE: An increase in accurate and positive representations of transgender people’s experiences in Scotland.

OUTCOME FOUR: Transgender people are more informed about, and more included in, the national policy making process.

OUTCOME FIVE: Mainstream public service policy makers, planners and front-line service providers have an improved understanding of the needs and rights of transgender service users and how these can be met.