On 22 April 2020 Conservative equalities minister Liz Truss announced plans for reforms to the Gender Recognition Act yesterday, which would not only deny vital life saving medication and puberty blockers to trans youth and limit Trans people to using gender-neutral toilets, but would also set us back years, seriously diluting progress. Here is the Pink News article with all the facts.

My awesome friend (proud to say) Jacqui Devon hear this and decided that she would use her time in lockdown to do something about it. Jacqui’s Not a Phase campaign jumped off straight away and her self-designed tees starting popping up all over social media, raising awareness of the need to support trans you, but also raising loads of money for Mermaids UK. When we recorded, Not a Phase had raised nearly £1,500, which will 100% have surpassed that by now as the campaign grows daily.

Jacqui honestly discusses her experience of bullying, leading to her being taken out of school. Sadly, her experience is not uncommon, highlighting exactly why we need to support trans rights and fight to dissolve the proposed GRA reforms. Jacqui knows first-hand why organisations like Mermaids UK are vital to helping gender-diverse kids, young people and their families.

PLEASE get yourself a Not a Phase tee and post it on social media and tag @mermaidsgender @jacquidevon and @lgbtpillars, using hashtags #notaphase and #lgbtqpillars . They’re only 15quid and 100% of the profit goes to Mermaids UK.

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