BBC News – Guernsey States to fund gender change surgery
A great concise and informative article from the BBC News on the policy change for gender reassignment surgery. Read the full article here.
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BBC Radio Guernsey – States of Guernsey to pay for Gender Reassignment Surgery debate
BBC Radio Guernsey posted the below on their Facebook Page: “Guernsey’s health department has decided to start paying for sex change operations. We’ll be talking about the issue on the breakfast programme with Jim from 7am. But what’s your view on the move?” This provoked some lively debate on Facebook. You can listen to the…
DetailsGuernsey Press – Inside Politics with Nick Mann
A great report in the Guernsey Press’s Inside Politics column with Nick Mann on what he hopes Liberate will achieve. Seems like we aren’t the only ones who think the time is right for change!
Pink News – Guernsey Chief Minister will meet with LGBTQ group to discuss same-sex unions
Pink News report on our upcoming meeting with Guernsey’s Chief Minister. You can read their report here.
DetailsBBC News – Guernsey ‘woefully behind’ in gay marriage
Here is a BBC News report from January 2014, just before Liberate was formed. It’s good to know that we’ll have some great support when we open our dialogue with the States of Guernsey shortly. You can read the full article here.
DetailsBBC News – Channel Islands gay rights movement gains momentum
BBC News reports on our petition calling for equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) people in the Channel Islands and has attracted more than 800 signatures in one week. You can read the full article here.
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Trans* Group for Jersey announced – Transjersey.org
Transjersey.org is a new group has launched to provide help and support for transgender, transsexual, androgynous, genderqueer, bigender and intersex Jersey residents. Trans Jersey is the idea of the Jersey novelist, Vic Tanner Davy, and grew from his own experience of transitioning in Jersey and the need to respond to the States of Jersey’s consultation paper…
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Liberate on Transgender Policy Change – ITV Channel Television
Liberate talk, to ITV Channel Islands, about their joy of being involved in the change of policy regarding Transgender reassignment surgery in Guernsey. We hope it will be the first of many policy changes that will be made in regards to the LGBTQ community of the Channel Islands.
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