Press for Change explained

Press for Change (PFC) is a UK-based campaign group focusing on the rights and treatment of trans people. Its stated aim is "seeking respect and equality for all trans people in the UK". The group led the campaign for full legal recognition for transgender people living in Britain including the right to marry.^[1] The organisation began on 27 February 1992 and its founders included Mark Rees^[2] and Stephen Whittle.^{[3] [4]}

Notable figures in the group

• Christine Burns MBE, former vice president.^[5]
• Angela Clayton MBE, former vice president.^[6]
• Claire McNab MBE, former vice president.^{[7] [8]}
• Mark Rees, co founder of the group (deceased).
• Professor Stephen Whittle, OBE, PhD vice president and co founder of the group.

Burns and Whittle were given their honours, "for services to gender issues," in relation to their work for Press for Change.^[9]

Patrons

• Julie Hesmondhalgh, the actress who plays Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street, the first transgender character in a British soap opera.^[10]
• Baron Beaumont of Whitley, Anglican priest, life peer, first member of either the House of Lords or House of Commons to sit as a member of the Green Party.^[11]

See also

• Transgender rights in the United Kingdom

External links

• Press for Change
  • Webarchive link to old version of Press for Change including extensive document archive

Notes and References

1. News: British transsexuals to get right to get married - World - NZ Herald News . nzherald.co.nz . 10 December 2002. 2012-05-10.
2. Web site: Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender History Month UK . Lgbthistorymonth.org.uk . 2012-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929163516/http://www.lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/history/markrees.htm . 29 September 2011 . dead .
3. News: So, I had a sex change . Telegraph. 11 July 2010. 2012-05-10. London.
4. Web site: Stephen Whittle . LGBT History Month . 2012-05-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121128024242/http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/history/lgbt-people/inspirational-trans-people/stephen-whittle/ . 28 November 2012 . dmy-all .
5. Web site: Para who became a woman - Local . Blackpool Gazette . 2008-03-14 . 2012-05-10.
6. Web site: UNISON News | The public service union | Greater London LGBT Organising Day . Unison.org.uk . 2008-02-26 . 2012-05-11.
7. News: Goodchild . Sophie . New hope for transsexuals as MPs move to change the law on birth certificates - UK Politics - UK . The Independent . 2002-06-23 . 2012-05-10 . London.
8. News: Len Tingle . Programmes | Politics Show | Yorks and Lincs: The trauma of transsexuality . BBC News . 2006-10-08 . 2012-05-10.
9. News: UK | England | Manchester | Eric Sykes gets New Year's honour . BBC News . 2004-12-31 . 2012-05-11.
10. Web site: Hayley Cropper . LGBT History Month . 2011-03-15 . 2012-05-11 . dead . https://archive.today/20120709210633/http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/history/lgbt-people/biographies/hayley-cropper/ . 9 July 2012 . dmy-all .
11. News: Roth . Andrew . 2008-04-10 . Lord Beaumont of Whitley . 2024-01-15 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.