It's completely unlawful as a matter of Strasbourg law - it shows no regard to the dignity or privacy of trans people - but whether this will detain a Labour Party which has shown itself willing to undermine the human rights of other groups attacked by the Far Right is a moot point.

Look at their photos and read their stories. They deserve to be remembered.

Trans people are just ordinary people who want to be happy. Is being happy and safe too much to ask?

I urge you to please go to www.tdor.translivesmatter.info to find out more about these incredible people we have lost this year. You can filter the list however you wish, but please don't just consider the stats. Please click on the links for individual people.

Sadly, we lost 367 trans or non-binary people globally, last year (from 1st October 2024 to 30th September 2025), 14 of which were from the UK.

However, we also remember the trans people who tragically took their own life, often caused by constant transphobia or by brutally long waiting times for NHS Gender Identity Clinic first appointments.

6 - "She delivered an inspirational and very personal speech to our senior nurses today to help them learn and understand more about trans people’s experience of healthcare, and to advise them how to be great allies to the trans community. I can’t thank Katie enough for this wonderful session."

5 - Afterwards, their Branch Secretary, David Burgess wrote this glowing recommendation about me on LinkedIn: "Katie is a fantastic ambassador for the Trans community.

4 - My session was very well received and I was asked many healthcare-related questions in the no-holds-barred Q&A at the end.