This is me: Trans* people in Norfolk tell their stories

Dear Colleagues,

Thursday 20th November is Transgender Day of Remembrance and the Norfolk LGBT Project is marking the day by launching a new booklet called This is me: Trans* people in Norfolk tell their stories. We are going to have a short service and lunch at 1pm at St John the Baptist Church on Timberhill. Barbara Ross OBE will do an opening speech; Poppy Rose will read some of her poetry; Rod the Harpist will provide gentle music; Jen Alexander will tell the story of Lucy Meadows (www.theguardian.com); and there will be an opportunity for us all to light candles to remember victims of transphobic hate crime everywhere. We would love you to come to the event if you can.

The paper booklets will be available at the launch; in the meantime I am sending you a PDF of the booklet so you can see it in advance. We will be using the booklet in our work with schools and it will be available to anyone who wants to raise trans* awareness and ensure that Norfolk is a county where all trans* people are treated with respect. Thanks to Norfolk Community Foundation for funding the booklet and Hate Free Norfolk for funding the launch event.

The chaplaincy at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Trust are also running events for Transgender Day of Remembrance. These are:

• an information stand in the East Atrium of the hospital, outside the restaurant. The stand will have information from a number of trans* support groups, and anti-hate and discrimination leaflets. The stand will be up all day, and be manned from 12 - 2pm with members of the Norfolk police anti-hate crime department, although they will not be in uniform. The aim is to support trans* people, and also to broaden awareness and understanding of trans* issues within the wider community.






• an evening event in the hospital Chapel at 6pm, lasting for about half an hour, and followed by (non-alcoholic) refreshments. It will be an opportunity for trans* people to celebrate who they are, and also to remember some of the struggles of being trans* in society and the impact it has on families. The event will include readings, poems, music, and an opportunity to share experiences if people wish to.