Our Trans Inclusion Statement

Over the past few weeks, the heightened and unacceptable level of trans and non-binary discrimination has been alarming. Including but not limited to: the governments U-turn on not including trans people in the proposed conversion therapy ban. We as a committee and at an individual level are upset and frustrated by these recent events. Given this, we want to take the opportunity to clarify our position as an LGBTQ+ network that spans the insurance sector and to emphasise to our community, firms and people within our industry that we strongly and wholeheartedly disagree with the U-turn taken by the UK government in relation to trans and non-binary individuals, marginalising them more within our society.

With this in mind, Link seeks to:

• Ensure our initiatives and events are available and accessible for the entire gender identity spectrum.
• Push for a more inclusive culture in the Insurance sector for trans and non-binary people.
• Encourage and educate more allies about why allyship for trans and non-binary people is of the utmost importance.
• Give space to diverse trans and non-binary voices from our community.
• Commit to creating trans- and non-binary-specific safe spaces for people within our industry to come together.

We encourage our community, especially those with LGB identities, to realise that this is our issue too. Link calls on those in senior positions within our industry who are in a position to evoke change to use their privilege and stand up to protest the government’s U-turn on trans inclusion within the conversion therapy ban as well as support their trans and non-binary staff.  Most importantly we call upon the government to uphold its commitment to the entirety of the LGBTQ+ community.

Above all, for all our trans and non-binary friends, colleagues, and family – we support you and are here with you.

Love, as always,

Maxim, Maurice, & the entire Link Community