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The Equality Act 2010 defines Gender Reassignment in the following way “A person has the protected characteristic of gender reassignment if the person is proposing to undergo, is undergoing or has undergone a process (or part of a process) for the purpose of reassigning the person's sex by changing physiological or other attributes of sex.” This means that a person is protected under the equality act even if they are not “out”. This can be challenging for clubs and sporting organisations as they can often require information such as name/age/gender before a session begins. It is important to be mindful that not everyone who attends your sessions will fit into male or female categories and it is advisable for you to create at least one more option, an “other” section on the form, to help create an inclusive environment.
Similarly, to Sexual Orientation we recognise that visibility for people who are within the trans umbrella (see below policy for more information), is very limited in sport. Even more concerning is that most of the visibility around trans athletes is negative, and this can create pockets of ignorance that are very unhelpful for inclusivity. One of the ways that Hate Crimes can present against Gender Reassignment would be not allowing people to take part in sporting activities based on their presenting gender.
We recognise that this is an area that sport and physical activity may need support in to understand better and we are able to offer LGBT+ Awareness Training, for more information please contact Luke on lmedcalf@activehumber.co.uk.
Report
The Metropolitan Police define Hate crime as 'Any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person's race or perceived race; religion or perceived religion; sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation; disability or perceived disability and any crime motivated by hostility or prejudice against a person who is transgender or perceived to be transgender.'
A hate incident is any incident which the victim, or anyone else, thinks is based on someone’s prejudice towards them because of their race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or because they are transgender.
Reporting a crime can be powerful in bringing about long-lasting change. It could stop it from happening again and send a strong message that hate won’t be tolerated. It can also help authorities in understanding the real picture of hate crime, enabling them to put the correct measures in place in the future.
If you witness a hate crime/incident or are the victim of one then you can report it to the police using the below:
Police
Emergency: 999
Non-emergencies: 101
Trains: Text 61016 or call 0800 40 50 40.
Online: www.report-it.org.uk
Crime Stoppers
Call 0800 555111 or go to www.crimestoppers-uk.org
Support
The easiest way to make people feel supported after they have been the victim of hate crimes or incidents is to make it clear that you believe them and that the incident isn’t their fault.
We have creates Trans Inclusion policies for Children and Young People and Adults, they can be found here. (They are attached but need to be on the website so we can link them in)
Last year we met with Step Out, a Hull based LGBT+ Youth organisation who shared their thoughts on this topic. This can be viewed here: https://activehumber.co.uk/news-article/2023-03-31/international-day-of-trans-visibility