Gendered language is all around us …and nowhere more so than in the hospitality industry. “Welcome ladies and gentleman.” “Sir, may I take your bags?” “We are delighted to have you stay with us madam, let me show you to your room.” Phrases such as these have become synonymous with...
This incredibly unflattering pic is me hurling myself off a rock, into a canyon, in Spain. The image captures the way it can sometimes feel as a cis woman working in trans inclusion and awareness, something in which I have specialised for the past seven years. Despite...
Trans people are everywhere! Earlier this week I was casually chatting with one of my neighbours. They did not know what I did for a living, but dropped a comment into our conversation which prompted me to ask for their pronouns. As the conversation evolved it became...
Q&A with Bobbi Pickard During a recent webinar hosted by UN Global Compact, Bobbi Pickard, Diversity and Inclusion Director at BP and CEO of Trans in The City spoke about the opportunity - and responsibility - businesses have to own their trans allyship. We caught up with...
“How come there are suddenly SO many trans people around?” I won’t lie, this question comes up A LOT. When it does I like to whip out this beauty… It was created to illustrate the prevalence of left-handedness. We all know that left handedness is a natural part...
In a recent interview with Sky News, following the forced cancellation of “Safe To Be Me” the UK’s flagship event for LGBT+ people, Boris Johnson was asked to clarify his position on trans rights. His response was that his thinking on the subject was "under-developed". Placing...
The ‘pile-on’ is a phenomenon of the social media age, and one that is uniquely tailored to the platform of social media giant, Twitter. While Twitter pile-ons occupy an online space, the impact can be personally and psychologically harmful for individuals, and damaging for brands...
Consumers are becoming increasingly savvy to the notion of rainbow-washing; those that fail to stand up to scrutiny need to be prepared for a backlash. We live in a time when companies are increasingly being held to account - and this is exactly as it should...
For Trans Day of Visibility this year, March 31, we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge some of the talented individuals that have joined our network since TransMission PR went live. Help Us Celebrate the Best in Trans Talent this Trans Day of Visibility Our vision...
There’s no avoiding it. Whoever you happen to be, CEO, leader of the opposition, awesome celeb type, whether you are being interviewed about something related - or entirely unrelated - internally or externally, your position on “all things trans” could come up when you least...