To mark World Suicide Prevention Day writer Michelle Green shares her thoughts about the recent suicide of a young trans boy, Leo Etherington, who died earlier this year and whose death was recently reported in the media. This week we heard about the heartbreaking death of Leo Etherington, a young trans lad who committed…
Category: Trans identities
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
Remember Me Research Fellow, Dr Louis Bailey highlights the importance of recognising and confronting discrimination Today (May 17th) marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. The day raises awareness of the ongoing stigma and discrimination that is directed towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people worldwide, and to highlight the urgent need…
Calling all trans people in the UK!
We are conducting a study on the topic of memorialisation and want to here your views: https://hull.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/trans-identities-and-memorialisation The survey explores attitudes towards death and experiences of bereavement within the trans community and forms part of the case study, ‘Who Were They: Trans Identities and Memorialisation’, which looks at the ways in which trans people are…
The International Transgender Day of Remembrance
Remember Me Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dr Louis Bailey, offers insights into the the origins of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, commemorated on the 20th of November.
University of Hull to conduct first ever study into how trans identities are memorialised after death
The Remember Me project case study “Who Were They? Trans Identities and Memorialisation” gets underway. Press Release: Researchers at the University of Hull are embarking on the first ever work into how trans and gender variant people are memorialised and commemorated after death. The case study, called ‘Who Were They: Trans Identities and Memorialisation’, will…
LGBT Pride and Memorialisation
In the lead-up to Manchester Pride 2016 Remember Me Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dr Louis Bailey reflects on memorialisation within the Manchester LGBT community. This year’s Manchester Pride is fast approaching and will be held on the August Bank Holiday weekend. Annual Pride events take place in cities around the world, often between June and August,…
Remember Me. The Changing Face of Memorialisation 