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British Embassy TDoV panel (28/03/2023) speech transcript

I was recently contacted by the British embassy because they wanted to organize a panel discussion just a couple of days before the International Trans Day of Visibility, with presentations from trans activists from Europe. Their intent was to empower their LGBT staff and educate when it comes to experiences trans people throughout Europe have, so that they understand our struggles better and hence treat us better. They also wanted to have a general understanding of how different trans related practices and legislation can be throughout Europe, compared to equivalents in the UK.The panel was promoted and held internally as it was specifically for British embassy staff in different parts of the world. I gave a little presentation with personal and other photos while I was speaking (will not be included here,contact me if you're reaaaally reaaally interested for some reason). There was a QnA session afterwards. I was the only one of the panelists that has actually lived in the UK ...