Advancing transgender equality: a plan for action

13Civil societyDetailed action Start date End date LeadRun a workshop for the transgender communitywith Parliamentary Outreach to increasetransgender people’s understanding of howParliament and central Government work andthe best way to engage with them.Signpost, via digital media, relevant opportunitiesto young transgender people on participating ingovernment funded programmes and make surethat those providing these programmes makethem open to everyone.As part of wider work on encouraging peopleto participate in public and political life, promoterelevant opportunities to transgender peopleso, if they wish, they can act as role models forothers to participate.Promote, via government information portals,relevant funding streams to the transgendercommunity to ensure they are aware of fundingavailable to participate in the localism agenda.Signpost, on relevant digital media, opportunitiesfor transgender women to engage with work onstrengthening women’s voices in Government.January 2012December2011November2011December2011December2012December2012December2012OngoingGEOGEOCOGEOGEOCOJune 2011 Ongoing GEOPublic sector Equality DutyDetailed action Start date End date LeadRun a workshop for the transgender communityto increase their understanding of the publicsector Equality Duty and how they can holdpublic bodies to account.January 2012 January 2013 GEO