Press For Change is the largest representative organisation for trans people in the UK. Formed in 1992 and “seeking respect and equality for all trans people in the UK, through case law, legislation, and social change, it reaches around 2,500 transgender and transsexual people in the UK.
Press for Change has been the key lobbying and legal support organisation for Trans people in the UK. It is primarily a voluntary organisation, managed by the Vice-Presidents and key volunteers, alongside occasional part time workers.
PFC provides legal advice, training, and research to trans people, their representatives, and public and private bodies. PFC has regularly worked with Government on the Employment regulations 1999, the Working Group 2000, the Gender Recognition Act 2004, and the proposed Equality Act 2010.
PFC is not only one of the leading agencies in the UK providing legal advice and support to Trans and other Sex or Gender Variant people, but PFC’s reputation as legal and policy experts on transgender law has also been called upon worldwide.
PFC addresses both the immediate legal needs of Trans people who have faced unlawful discrimination, or abuse of their human rights as well as focusing on the needs of society, business, the public service sector and government to move forward in its understanding of Trans people and their lives. PFC achieves this through engagement, education, and training. PFC focuses on strengthening respect for the human rights and needs for equality of Trans people throughout institutions by promoting structural change and recognition of the value of Trans people as citizens of the world.
PFC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships, and thorough accountability to those we serve.
Based in Stockport, PFC engages with UK, European and other national and supranational agencies to achieve its aims. PFC supports programmes, contributes to policy and advocacy, raises funds to assist those Trans people affected by prejudice and discrimination, and carries out public education on related issues in Britain and Europe.
PFC is also acknowledged as one of the major groups into the rights of Trans people and is also the home to the TransEquality project which provides professional legal support to Trans people in key areas of the law, as well as advice to businesses and other non-profit organisations. PFC works closely with the Scottish Transgender Alliance, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Transgender Europe, many government departments and agencies including the Gender Recognition Panel, and numerous support organisations for Trans and Gender Variant people in the UK.
In late 2009, PFC was awarded funding by the Equality and Human Rights Commission to develop the TransEquality project, which provides legal support and advice services to Trans people and others.