Statement from Fighting With Pride on the Supreme Court Ruling and the Equality & Human Rights Commission Guidance
As an LGBTQ Charity we are aware of the distressing impact that these recent announcements have had on the trans Veterans we are supporting.
Our Veteran Community Workers have engaged with many trans Veterans around the country, hearing their frustration, anguish, anger and fear. Having supported many LGBTQ Veterans who have felt isolated for too long, it is saddening to see that isolation deepened for those affected in light of these announcements.
Fighting With Pride has already joined calls for an extension to the consultation period.
Fighting With Pride is preparing a response to the consultation, based on the views of the trans Veterans we support and we will also be engaging with the LGBTQ service networks to ascertain the views of serving personnel too.
We have already received considerable feedback from trans Veterans, and will be collating the feedback we already have, to submit to the consultation.
If you are affected or impacted by the recent ruling and guidance, and have not yet provided your views to a Fighting With Pride Veteran Community Worker, we would invite you to send in your views, either to the FWP VCW that you are already working with, or directly to
[email protected]
