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Legacy of Kindness Press Release

Coinciding with this year’s LGBT History Month, the Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES) has been awarded a grant of £ £77,988 by the National Lotter Heritage Fund for an exciting project, entitled ‘A Legacy of Kindness’. It will document and showcase the rich history of the UK charity Gender Identity Research and Education Society, from its inception to the present day. The project will have national reach, with a Greater London and South-East focus.

Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, the project will capture the voices of trans and gender diverse people and their supporters and interpret them in a heritage context. We will uncover the memories through generations -of past, present and new members; trans activists and pioneers, who helped to establish the charity. GIRES was established in 1997 when Bernard Reed, OBE, and Terry Reed, OBE helped their transgender daughter win a landmark sex discrimination case. The charity has been instrumental in several positive changes to trans rights in the UK.

To deliver this project, GIRES will collaborate with a wide range of local and national organisations including archives and community groups, including Bishopsgate Archive, Mermaids, Stonewall, and LGBT+ History Month.

The project will provide opportunities for a wide range of people to participate end engage. Calls for participation will commence later this this month, with the project scheduled to be completed by July 2023.

Commenting on the award, Cat Burton (she/her), GIRES Chair of Trustees, said:

“We are thrilled to have received this support thanks to National Lottery players, and are confident the project will create a lasting legacy that will help educate and empower British society and the next generation, so that transgender heritage can be celebrated.”

About GIRES

GIRES is one of the longest-standing UK charities whose purpose is to improve the lives of all trans and gender diverse people. http://www.gires.org.uk/.

To find out more and how to participate, please contact the Project Manager Shaan Knan (he/him) at LoK@gires.org.uk .

Follow GIRES: Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and YouTube #LegacyofKindness #Lok #GIRES

About The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Using money raised by the National Lottery, we Inspire, lead and resource the UK’s heritage to create positive and lasting change for people and communities, now and in the future. www.heritagefund.org.uk.

Follow: @HeritageFundUK on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram

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