Bereavement: A guide for Transsexual, Transgender people and their loved ones, 2007, Department of Health
This booklet has been produced to assist bereaved trans people or friends, or the family of a trans person who has died. There have been recent legal changes regarding gender recognition for legal purposes as well as obligations to protect the privacy of trans people. These impact on the obtaining and
security of details of trans people in the circumstances where either they have died, or when dealing with the death of a family member.
Trans people are aware of the prejudices which exist – and the popularity of ‘sex swap’ stories in the media and keep a low profile in their local communities. For many, the death of a trans person brings the additional anxiety of dealing with the appropriate authorities and maintaining the status of the deceased as trans, private.
Image was taken from Transgender Resource and Neighborhood Space (TRANS) USA. Thankyou
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