This page lists all the downloadable documents currently available on the site.
- …And Others!1 (front & back cover)
Argumentation Training for Transgender Inclusion in Europe A ‘Good Practice’ Toolkit for Trans* Activists and Allies Working for Trans* Equality, Rights and Inclusion
- …And Others!2 Introduction
- …And Others!3 Gender Recognition
- …And Others!4 Healthcare
- …And Others!5 Employment
- …And Others!6 Media Representation
- …And Others!7 Hate Crime
- …And Others!8 Engaging Civil Servants
- …And Others!9 Glossary and Resources
- A4 Poster
- A5 Flyer
- Abuse Out of sight, out of mind?
2010 research report on transgender people’s experiences of domestic abuse, coauthored by the Scottish Transgender Alliance and LGBT Youth Scotland.
- Advising Transgender Clients Seminar
Report of Seminar on Advising Transgender Clients.
- Being Trans in the European Union
Report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights detailing the experiences of trans people throughout the EU. Largest study of its kind to date.
- Blog post Peaceful Protests
- Blog post Selective Abortions
- Board Member Application Form
- Board Member Application Form
- Board Member Application Pack
- Board Member Diversity Form
- Changing for the Better
A joint project of the Scottish Transgender Alliance and Stonewall Scotland providing guidance for promoting trans-friendly and inclusive workplaces. Includes advice on compliance with the Equality Act 2010.
- Click here to download the Cabinet Secretary’s letter as a PDF
- Community briefing paper
- Community briefing paper
- Creative writing for Transgender Day of Remembrance
This is the work of the writers who took part in our TRANSforming arts group which was read and performed at TDOR 2008.
- Discrimination Law Review consultation response
A Framework for Fairness: Proposals for a Single Equality Bill for Great Britain Submission to the Department for Communities and Local Government 4th September 2007
- drug-and-alcohol-mini-report
- drug-and-alcohol-mini-report
- EHRC workshop
- Employer-Guide-Intersex-Inclusion OII Australia
- Employment Tribunals PowerPoint
- Equal Marriage Amendments Briefing
Scottish Transgender Alliance briefing paper on the five amendments to the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill which are needed to secure equal marriage for trans and intersex people.
- Equal Recognition Briefing
- equal-recognition-non-binary-seminar-report
- Equality Network Submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights re: Equality Act 2010
The submission, dated 17 June, 2009 to the Joint Committee on Human Rights in response to the public consultation on the legislation that became the Equality Act 2010.
- Equality Network Submission to the Public Bill Committee re: Equality Act 2010
The submission, dated 1 June, 2009 to the Public Bill Committee in response to the public consultation on the legislation that became the Equality Act 2010.
- EU LGBT Survey
Comprehensive study of the experiences of LGBT people across the EU. Produced by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights
- Evaluation Report for Transgender Creative Writing Course
Evaluation of the 2008 TRANSforming Arts creative expression course.
- Example Statutory Declaration for Change of Name
Example Statutory Declaration for Change of Name
- Example-Statutory-Declaration-for-Change-of-Name
- Excluded benefits
- Flyer
- Gender Reassignment Audit Community Report
Scottish Trans Alliance report for NHS Scotland Gender Reassignment Protocol Audit of findings from community engagement focus groups. Jan 2014.
- Getting Equalities Monitoring Right
Joint Stonewall Scotland and Scottish Trans Alliance guide to LGBT equality monitoring. June 2017.
- GRP Development Community Engagement Report 2011
Report of key findings from a series of 10 focus groups held by the Scottish Transgender Alliance in May 2011 to help inform the development of the NHS Scotland Gender Reassignment Protocol.
- Guidance on Trans Equality in Post-school Education
A comprehensive guide, published by UNISON public employees union, on trans equality with a focus on the educational setting. Published prior to Equality Act 2010 so some information is dated, but the principles and guidance remain mostly valid.
- Guide for reps supporting trans members 2015
Joint project of the Scottish Transgender Alliance and UNISON public service employees’ union. It offers guidance for union representatives in understanding transgender employees and their rights, with assistance for effectively representing them with the employer.
- Helen Dale – Equal Marriage
STA Advising Transgender Clients Legal Seminar: PDF Handout by Helen Dale on Equal Marriage
- High Heels Ep1 – Casting Call
January 2014 casting call for actors for ‘High Heels aren’t Compulsory’, a drama set in a Scottish university, produced by Lock Up Your Daughters Productions.
- IGM Intersex Mutilation Primer
- ILGA-Europe magazine summer 2014
- Independent-Special-report-Intersex-women-speak-out-to-protect-the-next-generation
- Intersex Genital Mutilations History & Current Practice
- Introductory Guide for Supporting Transgender People
STA guide to the basics of being transgender, written for the benefit of those who find themselves in a position of supporting or interacting with a transgender person.
- James Morton – Trans Employment Law
Advising Transgender Clients Legal Seminar: James Morton’s PowerPoint presentation on transgender employment discrimination law.
- KaliedoScot-The-importance-of-Intersex-Awareness-Day
- Kenneth Norrie – Trans Health Legal Issues
- Kenneth Norrie – Trans Health Legal Issues
STA Advising Transgender Clients Legal Seminar: Kenneth Norrie’s PowerPoint presentation on transgender healthcare legal issues
- Letter from The Equality Network/STA to the Lord Advocate in reference to Chris Wilson
Response to concerns raised over the prosecution in March 2013 of a trans man for “obtaining sexual intimacy by fraud”. Points out to the chief prosecutor that this places an unfair burden on trans people regarding disclosure of their past, far in excess of the expectations placed on others.
- LGBT Centre for Health and Wellbeing Response to the Royal College of Psychiatrists Draft Good Practice Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of Gender Dysphoria
From 2007. Response to draft standards of care from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
- Lower surgery for those assigned female, who identify as trans men, trans masculine, non-binary or non-gender
- Lower surgery for those assigned male, who identify as trans women, trans feminine, non-binary or non-gender
- Lynn Welsh – Equality Act 2010
STA Advising Transgender Clients legal seminar: Powerpoint presentation on the Equality Act 2010’s protected characteristic of gender reassignment.
- Meeting the Gender Duty for Transsexual Staff: Guidance for GB Public Authorities
Equal Opportunities Commission guidance for public employers regarding the Gender Equality Duty set forth in the Equality Act 2006. These requirements have been modified under the Equality Act 2010 but the principles of good practise for employers remain the same.
- NHS A Guide to Hormone Therapy for Trans People
NHS pamphlet produced by the Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES). Covers hormone therapy for both FTM and MTF.
- NHS Bereavement A guide for Transsexual, Transgender people and their loved ones
NHS pamphlet produced by the Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES). Discusses bereavement issues for trans people who lose a loved one and for families who lose a trans loved one.
- NHS NSD Letter
- NHS Transgender Experiences — Information and Support
NHS pamphlet produced by the Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES). Covers basic information for transgender people, their families and medical staff.
- non-binary leaflet
- non-binary-gic-mini-report
- non-binary-guidance
- non-binary-report
- OII-Australia-Intersex for Allies
- OII-Australia-Making your service intersex friendly
- online-Diversity-form (1)
- Open Letter I-DSD 2013
- Oral Statement in response to UN Universal Periodic Review
Joint statement from STA and ILGA – Europe in response to the United Nations 2012 Universal Periodic Review of human rights in the UK.
- Provision of goods, facilities and services to trans people.
Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance for public authorities.
- Public bodies and the public sector duties relating to transsexual and transgender people: Report of findings and case studies
2010 Research report regarding the UK implementation of public sector duties and good practice examples.
- Rape Crisis Scotland LGBTI Survivors Booklet
Booklet on supporting LGBTI Survivors of Sexual Violence. Produced by Rape Crisis Scotland with assistance from Scottish Transgender Alliance.
- Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Report to the Scottish Government Socialising Transgender With Executive Summary
Summary report by Kate Norman of her PhD research exploring social care provision for transgender people in Scotland.
- report-final
- Royal College of Psychiatrists Good Practice Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of Gender Dysphoria 2006 Draft
2002 Draft version of the Royal College of Psychiatrists standards of care. Has undergone significant revision since 2006, however an updated version has not been published to date.
- Scottish Trans Health Conference Report
Report of the Nov 2012 Scottish Trans Health Conference. The report provides a summary of the conference discussions on the way forward for improving access to health services for trans people in Scotland.
- Scottish Transgender Alliance Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Written Evidence
- Special report Intersex women speak out to protect the next generation
- STA Policy Officer Application Form
- STA Policy Officer Application Pack
- STA suggested improvements to Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill
- STA trans justice guide
A guide to your legal rights as a trans person in Scotland and what you can do if you experience discrimination. Also includes practical information on how to change your name and gender on identity documents.
- Star Observer Why Intersex Awareness Day is Important
- Star-Observer-Why-Intersex-Awareness-Day-is-Important
- Statutory Declaration for Change of Name Template
Fill-in-the-blank template for a Statutory Declaration. This is the necessary form for a legal name change in the UK.
- Stronger_Together_-_September_2015
Good practice guidance on trans inclusion for women’s services. Created by the LGBT Domestic Abuse Project and the Scottish Transgender Alliance.
- TFVC – summary of key survey findings
- TFVC – survey findings in full
- Tfvc-summary
- The importance of Intersex Awareness Day
- trans inclusion in drug and alcohol services
- Trans Justice Hate Crime Reporting
- Trans Mental Health Study 2012
A research report representing the largest survey of its kind in Europe, providing groundbreaking data on trans people’s mental health needs and experiences, explored in the context of daily life, social/support mechanisms and when accessing healthcare and mental health services. Produced through a partnership of The Scottish Transgender Alliance, the Trans Resource and Empowerment Centre (TREC), Traverse, Sheffield Hallam University, and TransBareAll.
- trans rights are under threat
- trans-inclusin-in-drug-and-alcohol-services
- TRANSforming Arts — 2009
2009 creative writing project run by the Scottish Transgender Alliance to commemorate LGBT History Month. Original works by transgender people from Scotland.
- TransForming Research Practice – Collaborative Foundations
This document is the result of the one day seminar, TransForming Research Practice that took place on 9th May 2016. It considers the lessons learned through being involved in research with trans and non-binary populations to date and gives guidance for social researchers seeking to engage in trans and non-binary people in their research.
- TransForming Research Practice – Collaborative Foundations in Trans and Non-Binary Inclusive Research
- Transgender Experiences in Scotland — Research Summary
Key research findings of the Scottish Transgender Alliance survey of transgender people living in Scotland — March 2008
- Unison Factsheet on Transgender Workers’ Rights
This factsheet gives information about the rights of transgender people at work and good practice for employers and UNISON branches. It includes information on the law, support for members undergoing gender reassignment and checklists for negotiating and for branches.
- What does the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill mean for trans and intersex people
Trans and intersex specific interpretation of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill.
- What does the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill mean for trans and intersex people
Trans and intersex specific interpretation of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill.
- Why Intersex Awareness Day is Important
- WPATH Statement on Legal Recognition of Gender Identity 1-19-15
- Written Statement in response to UN Universal Periodic Review
Written statement from the STA in response to the United Nations 2012 Universal Periodic Review of human rights in the UK.
- Yogyakarta Principles — English
English version of the Yogyakarta Principles as published in November 2006.
- Your Beautiful Child
