Susie Green Explained

Occupation:Former CEO of Mermaids[1]
Children:4

Susie Green is the former chief executive officer of Mermaids, a British advocacy organisation for gender variant and transgender youth.[2] She stepped down unexpectedly on 25 November 2022 after six years of service.[1] [3]

Career

Green worked as an IT manager for Citizens Advice[4] from 2002 to 2015 prior to her appointment as CEO of Mermaids in 2016.[5] She stepped down as CEO in November 2022.[1] Green worked with the actors and producers on a 2018 drama by ITV, advising on the script and introducing them to some of the young people and parents she helps.[6] [7]

She is involved with WPATH[8] and contributed to the chapter on children up to adolescence in the Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People Version 8 (SOC8).

Personal life

Green lives in Yorkshire. She has four adult children, including twins, with her husband Tim. In 2017, Green presented a Ted Talk discussing the journey to get gender-affirming surgery for her eldest child at age 16 in Thailand.[9] [10] Green met members of the British royal family at an event to acknowledge the contribution of those working in the mental health sector in the U.K.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Susie Green leaves Mermaids . 25 November 2022 . Mermaids . https://web.archive.org/web/20221125173920/https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/news/susie-green-leaves-mermaids/ . Nov 25, 2022.
  2. Web site: Mermaids Journal 2020 . January 2020 . Mermaids . 9 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Gentleman . Amelia . Head of trans children charity Mermaids resigns after six years . 25 November 2022 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20221125194941/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/25/head-of-trans-children-charity-mermaids-resigns-after-six-years . Nov 25, 2022.
  4. Web site: Contributor - Susie Green CEO of Mermaids. 10 September 2017 . . 11 October 2022.
  5. Web site: Mermaids Journal 2020 . 16 December 2018 . The Times . subscription . https://archive.today/20200225054937/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/child-sex-change-charity-handed-500-000-by-national-lottery-dvbt7t2kb . 25 Feb 2020.
  6. Web site: How ITV's Butterfly hopes to be a 'game-changer' for trans people . 15 October 2018 . . 11 October 2022.
  7. Web site: David . Levesley . Butterfly: what it was like to consult on the ITV drama . 15 October 2018 . . 22 October 2018.
  8. https://www.wpath.org/member/3308
  9. Web site: Mum of Leeds transgender woman who inspired ITV's Butterfly opens up about daughter's suicide attempts after bullying . 25 October 2018 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230523121904/https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/mum-of-leeds-transgender-woman-who-inspired-itvs-butterfly-opens-up-about-daughters-suicide-attempts-after-bullying-237976 . May 23, 2023.
  10. Web site: Janice . Turner . Trans ideologists are spreading cod science . 22 December 2018 . . subscription . https://archive.today/20200225020337/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/trans-ideologists-are-spreading-cod-science-m8n0pdbq3 . 25 Feb 2020.
  11. Web site: Prince Harry has recognised the work of a transgender children's charity at a Buckingham Palace reception. . 11 October 2017 . . 11 October 2022.

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