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Bernard Reed of UK-based group Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES) notes:
Dear Colleagues,
You may wish to know about some recent additions to the website of the Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES).
> Transphobic Bullying in Schools: The British Home Office has commissioned GIRES to develop a toolkit for schools to use in combating transphobic bullying and provided a link to it from the Crime Reduction section of its own website. GIRES has consulted widely in preparing this material and has already incorporated most of the good suggestions generated by that process into the current version of the document. The consultation process is ongoing and GIRES will be very happy to receive further suggestions for improving the material. There are currently two versions of the toolkit. The first is designed for easy internet navigability and contains hyperlinks to other material within the toolkit and located externally. The second is an easy to print version. Like all GIRES material, the toolkit is subject to the charity’s copyright policy (see http://www.gires.org.uk/copyright.php). However, schools, as well as other organisations, are specifically permitted to use it, in whole or in part, for internal discussion and teaching. Both versions may be accessed via:
http://www.gires.org.uk/transbullying.php
> Prevalence and Growth of Gender Variance in the UK: GIRES is preparing a paper on this topic for publication in a peer reviewed journal. So far, it has published the abstract and also presented its main findings at the LGBT Health Summit in Bristol, on 4 September 2008. This material is on view at:
http://www.gires.org.uk/prevalence.php#LBGTSummit
> Information about the Gender Recognition Panel: GIRES is keeping track of the rate at which the Panel is issuing Gender Recognition Certificates and the likely time that applicants (including those who have been required to reapply) will have to wait for a decision. This data, together with other information about the Panel is on view at:
http://www.gires.org.uk/grp.php
Kind regards, Bernard Reed
Trustee, GIRES
