# Charity leaders pledge to #StandWithTrans

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/07/04/charity-leaders-pledge-to-standwithtrans/
- Published: 2023-07-04T11:26:49+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Charity leaders are among those to have pledged to #StandWithTrans as part of 
a new campaign from Charity So Straight, which officially launched yesterday (3 
July)**.

The campaign’s supporters include Chief Executives of charities including Teenage
Cancer Trust, The Children’s Society, VoiceAbility, and Catching Lives, as well 
as NCVO, CharityComms and Co-op Foundation.

The signatories pledge their commitment _“to supporting the rights of our trans,
non-binary, and gender diverse communities”_, and to work to make the sector a safe
place for all trans and non-binary people to work, volunteer or seek support.

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The campaign pledge can be signed on behalf of a charity or as an individual, with
all CEOs, charity leaders and trustees encouraged to sign.

Signatories are listed on the [Charity So Straight website](http://charitysostraight.org.uk/),
and can download a participation pack and social media assets that they can use 
to show their support more widely. There’s also a guide about staying safe online
while supporting the campaign.

![We Stand with Trans](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2023/07/I-We-StandWithTrans-
03.png)

On 20 July there will be a #StandWithTrans webinar, [‘Trans and non-binary voices’](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/standwithtrans-campaign-trans-non-binary-voices-tickets-660732608017)
on trans inclusion.

On the pledge page of the site, signatory Tasmin Maitland, Chief Executive, Catching
Lives says:

> “It’s up to us as charity leaders to create trans inclusive organisations for 
> our staff, our volunteers and for the people we support.”

Also a signatory, Alex Feis-Bryce, CEO of Transform Drug Policy Foundation, says:

> “The charity sector must be part of the change it wants to see in the world. Key
> to that is providing a safe space for trans and non-binary people in the workplace,
> as partners and allies, and people we support as organisations.”