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Name: | Elijah |
Age: | 17 |
Year of the Fix: | 2013 |
Location: | Dundee |
Campaign: | Support for transgender people |
I always knew there was something different about me growing up.
Living as a girl made me feel trapped and I wasn’t really comfortable in my own skin.
Not having many female friends, I tended to hang around with other boys at my school because I found I could relate to them more.
When I decided to finally come out as transgender last year, it wasn’t too much of a shock for my friends because I think they already knew.
I don’t feel there is enough support out there for transgender people so I’ve decided to work with Fixers to create a booklet offering advice and information.
It will also help family and friends understand how to support and respect transgender people.
The aim is to make others see that we are part of the community and have feelings just like everyone else.
Here is a list of Fixers helping me with my Fix:
Gary Cunningham
Marc Young
Gabe Patterson
LGBT Youth has supported my Fixers project by helping us find a venue for meetings. They also helped provide content for the booklet.
January 2014
The response to my campaign has been amazing. We've had plenty of support, and you can read some of this feedback below:
Julie Ann Lyons, LGBT Youth and Community development worker:
'This is a great resource, we'll definitely be using the booklet and would love more of them. There is a real need for something like this as currently there aren't really any resources for the trans community.
I like that it is 'youthy', it's bright and colourful, and has just the right amount of information so it's easy to read. I think the explanation of terms is really useful because it can make people feel awkward when they don't know how to refer to someone, or what the correct terminology is.
I think this will really help people talk about being transgender and be a good icebreaker.'
Bert McGregor, Support Assistant at The Richmond Fellowship Scotland:
'Looks good! I'm sure it will be of great support for folks.'
Nathan (17):
'Explains the terms and phrases associated with trans people well, also good for knowing the 'Do's and Dont's''
Nikolas (20):
'Good explanation of the terms associated with trans people. Nice and accessible.'
'Ben'
Alexandra Garrick
Becky Thorn
Becky
Shano
Olivia G
Ethan Mcinally
Ben Simms
Fern Lulham
Macauley Collinson
Timothy Cranfield
Sam Womack
Jo Quinn
Shak & Natasha
Jade Kingdom
Tilly and Bella
Meghann
Hannah Baker
Me and my friends want young people to know that calories aren't the enemy!
Mary-Anne White and Lucy Wills
Lauren Taylor
Jack H