Angela Clayton
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Angela Helen Clayton MBE, is a campaigner for the rights of transsexual
people. Based in the United Kingdom, she is a physicist by profession.
After early traumatic experiences when she approached medics for help with her transsexualism, she finally transitioned without medical support and only engaged once more with medics to obtain surgery after several years living as a woman.
Ms Clayton has been working with the trans campaigning organisation Press for Change since 1999. She took a close interest in the role of trade unions in promoting equality for trans people in the workplace and in 2002 became the first “trans observer” to the UK Trades Union Congress (TUC) LGBT Committee when it added trans people to its remit. She has continued to work with trade unions and has served three terms as a member of the TUC LGBT Committee.
In 2003 she became Chair of the trans support charity the Gender Trust and in the next two years became closely involved in supporting many trans people in their workplace transitions and representing their needs to employers and government.
She was closely involved in development of the Gender Recognition Act 2004
which for the first time gave trans people in Britain legal recognition in their lived gender. She served as a member of the implementation team for the Act, along with her colleague Stephen Whittle
, presenting the views of trans people on the implementation process.
She was made an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2006 for her services to gender issues.
Ms Clayton continues to campaign on behalf of trans people within Press for Change.
Transsexualism
Transsexualism is an individual's identification with a gender inconsistent or not culturally associated with their biological sex. Simply put, it defines a person whose biological birth sex conflicts with their psychological gender...
people. Based in the United Kingdom, she is a physicist by profession.
After early traumatic experiences when she approached medics for help with her transsexualism, she finally transitioned without medical support and only engaged once more with medics to obtain surgery after several years living as a woman.
Ms Clayton has been working with the trans campaigning organisation Press for Change since 1999. She took a close interest in the role of trade unions in promoting equality for trans people in the workplace and in 2002 became the first “trans observer” to the UK Trades Union Congress (TUC) LGBT Committee when it added trans people to its remit. She has continued to work with trade unions and has served three terms as a member of the TUC LGBT Committee.
In 2003 she became Chair of the trans support charity the Gender Trust and in the next two years became closely involved in supporting many trans people in their workplace transitions and representing their needs to employers and government.
She was closely involved in development of the Gender Recognition Act 2004
Gender Recognition Act 2004
The Gender Recognition Act 2004 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that allows transsexual people to change their legal gender. It came into effect on 4 April 2005.-Operation of the law:...
which for the first time gave trans people in Britain legal recognition in their lived gender. She served as a member of the implementation team for the Act, along with her colleague Stephen Whittle
Stephen Whittle
Professor Stephen Whittle OBE, PhD is an active member of the United Kingdom TransActivist organisation Press for Change. Now , Whittle is Professor of Equalities Law in the School of Law at Manchester Metropolitan University....
, presenting the views of trans people on the implementation process.
She was made an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2006 for her services to gender issues.
Ms Clayton continues to campaign on behalf of trans people within Press for Change.