- Caroline will attend Trans Remembrance Service on Sunday

Caroline is urging the Government to take action to protect trans people In the prison service. She has written to the Home Office asking that they make changes to sentencing rules as necessary.

She will attend Brighton’s Trans Remembrance Service on Sunday – which comes after people across the world commemorated Trans Remembrance Day today.

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), a day to remember those trans people who have been victims of murder, or driven to suicide because of transphobia, takes place every November. The TDOR raises public awareness of hate crimes against trans people, provides a space for public mourning and honours the lives of those trans people who might otherwise be forgotten.

Caroline said:

“The trans community in Britain continues to face discrimination and violence.

“It’s outrageous that so many transgender people across the world have been killed this year simply for being who they are. The only fitting response to such tragedy is to redouble our efforts for justice and equality for the trans community. That why here in Britain we must work harder to battle discrimination in the media, our workplaces and indeed in schools.

“I’m specifically concerned about the treatment of trans people in our prisons. The deeply sad news about Vicky Thompson, a trans woman who died in a male prison this week, must serve as a wakeup call to the Government. I’ve written to the Home Office urging them to take urgent action to protect trans people in our prison system.

“Transphobia is not inevitable, nor is unbeatable. I look forward to continue working trans activists and allies to continue the fight for real equality.”

ENDS

Contact: Matthew Butcher on 07885 459 904

Information on the Trans Remembrance Service: http://www.clareproject.org.uk/home/news