Sponsors

The Metropolitan Police Service is committed to making London safer for everyone, providing services and a response that meets the needs of all its citizens. We recognise and acknowledge that within some communities, people may be marginalized for a range of reasons because of their gender identity, sexual orientation and/or cultural backgrounds and that many people from these diverse communities have not always had the confidence to engage with the Metropolitan Police Service, particularly as victims of crime.

Our commitment to engage with all of London's communities is reflected in our Citizen Focused approach, where we understand and incorporate the needs of individuals and communities into our day-to-day practices, policies and procedures. We strive to be an employer of choice, to allow us to reflect the communities we serve within our own workforce.

Our established partnership with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Advisory Group coupled with our developing partnerships with organisations such as Gendered Intelligence, Press for Change, GIRES and many other LGBT stakeholder associations ensures that we can achieve those commitments. Through that engagement we are developing a range of joint initiatives, which will improve the reporting and investigation of transphobic and homophobic hate crime.

We are proud to have been part of the Trans with Pride one-day conference in June 2007 and to be a supporting partner. We welcome the Conference Report, which we believe will positively impact on local, national and international understanding of the issues affecting transgender/transgender communities.

Yours sincerely

Denise Milani, Director MPS, Diversity & Citizen Focus Directorate

Pride London includes two weeks of events, a conference, the parade and rally in Trafalgar Square and much more besides.

TUC

With member unions representing over six and a half million working people, we campaign for a fair deal at work and for social justice at home and abroad.

Central School of Speech and Drama

The Central School of Speech and Drama has been going much longer than a great many university drama departments. It was founded in 1906 by Elsie Fogerty to offer an entirely new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students. It espoused principles that were firmly held yet responsive to change. That sense of continuing critical openness to new developments is a lasting hallmark of the School. We offer a full range of courses from short one-day classes, to summer school programmes, Undergraduate and Postgraduate degrees, as well as Research Degrees. We are pleased to support the Trans with Pride conference.