If you feel you have been treated unfairly because of your transgender status…
Trans people should be able to live with dignity – there are protections for some of the forms of discrimination that trans people experience.
Trans (or Transgender) is an umbrella term used by people whose gender identity and/or gender expression differs from their birth sex. The term includes, but is not limited to, transsexual people and others who define as gender-variant. Transgender people may or may not choose to alter their bodies hormonally and/or surgically. Known as gender reassignment or transition this is usually a complex process that takes place over a long period of time.
The Sex Discrimination Act (SDA) contains protections for people who plan to undergo, are undergoing, or have undergone gender reassignment. Some transgender people are not covered by the gender reassignment provisions in the SDA but are still protected from discrimination on the basis of their birth sex by the SDA.
To find out about any of the following, click here to link to Equality and Human Rights Commission
Understanding the terms that are used
Transgender: what the law says
Transsexual people: your rights at work
Taking a sex discrimination case
Transexual people: your rights relating to the provision of goods, facilities and services
Transexual people: your rights relating to privacy
Transexual people: your right to change your name
Transgender – additional resources
If there has been an alleged case of discrimination your case may be referred to our service by the Equality and Human Rights Commission directly or through a third party referrer such as a Citizens Advice Bureau or Law Centre.