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Aug 6, 2021, 7 tweets

🏳️‍⚧️Today, hundreds of people are meeting outside 10 Downing Street in London for the #TransRightsProtest.

🪧 They want to raise awareness of issues faced by transgender and non-binary people in Britain, including access to healthcare.

🗣️ "As a non-binary person, I want the right to be legally recognised" says @OwenJHurcum, the world's first non-binary Mayor in Bangor, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.

🗣️ "Being able to be someone's representation and to fight for more representation is so important, without that, it's so isolating. It's so destructive."

Read our interview with @OwenJHurcum 👇bit.ly/3fB0eLA

🗣️ "Trans healthcare right now is seriously in crisis," says Sean.

"This lack of access to healthcare, frankly, it is killing us"

🗣️ "They need to take action on these things, to give any of use any confidence that our lives are protected," says Bernice.

🗣️ "I'm here today to support the trans community, to stand in solidarity with their struggle for dignity, respect and rights," says @PeterTatchell.

🪧 Thank you for following our coverage of the protest!

📸 @hugo_greenhalgh

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