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−	[[file:croydontranslogo.png| |right|Croydon Trans Group logo]]'''Croydon Trans Group''' is a group based in [[Croydon]], South London for local trans people. It was founded in 2002, building on a previous group that had been meeting locally since 2000.	+	[[file:croydontranslogo.png| |right|Croydon Trans Group logo]]'''Croydon Trans Group''' was a group based in [[Croydon]], [[South London]], for local trans people. It was founded in 2002, building on a previous group that had been meeting locally since 2000. The group met monthly in a local pub (originally the [[Bird in Hand]]). Some members used to visit the [[Fountain, Handcross]] before it closed.<ref>http://www.croydontrans.org.uk/transhistory.shtml. Accessed: 2015-07-31. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6aQccpGCY)</ref>
−	The group's logo includes the [[trans flag]].	+	The group’s logo incorporated the [[trans flag]].
	Notable achievements by the group include:		Notable achievements by the group include:
−	*participation with [[Aurora (Croydon)|Aurora]] in the work that led to the publication of the [[Which Loo document]] in 2003	+	* participation with [[Aurora (Croydon)|Aurora]] in the work that led to the publication of the [[Which Loo document]] in 2003
−	*a special event as part of [[LGBT History Month]] commemorating Croydon-born [[Roberta Cowell]].	+	* a special event as part of [[LGBT History Month]] in 2010 commemorating Croydon-born [[Roberta Cowell]].<ref>http://www.croydontrans.org.uk/roberta.shtml. Accessed: 2015-07-31. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6aQcjakRw)</ref>
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		+	In 2012 the group contributed to the Government's consultation on [[marriage equality]].<ref>http://www.croydontrans.org.uk/marriage-consultation.shtml. Accessed: 2015-07-31. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6aQdHycXe)</ref>
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		+	In 2014 the group was relaunched as [[TransPALS]].
	==References==		==References==
−	[http://www.croydontrans.org.uk/transhistory.htm The History of Croydon Trans Group]	+	<references>
	==External links==		==External links==
−	[http://www.croydontrans.org.uk/ Official site]	+	http://www.croydontrans.org.uk
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		+	[[Category:Trans groups]]
		+	[[Category:Croydon]]
		+	[[Category:Former Consortium members]]

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Latest revision as of 12:25, 29 January 2019

Croydon Trans Group was a group based in Croydon, South London, for local trans people. It was founded in 2002, building on a previous group that had been meeting locally since 2000. The group met monthly in a local pub (originally the Bird in Hand). Some members used to visit the Fountain, Handcross before it closed.^[1]

The group’s logo incorporated the trans flag.

Notable achievements by the group include:

• participation with Aurora in the work that led to the publication of the Which Loo document in 2003
• a special event as part of LGBT History Month in 2010 commemorating Croydon-born Roberta Cowell.^[2]

In 2012 the group contributed to the Government's consultation on marriage equality.^[3]

In 2014 the group was relaunched as TransPALS.

References

1. ↑ http://www.croydontrans.org.uk/transhistory.shtml. Accessed: 2015-07-31. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6aQccpGCY)
2. ↑ http://www.croydontrans.org.uk/roberta.shtml. Accessed: 2015-07-31. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6aQcjakRw)
3. ↑ http://www.croydontrans.org.uk/marriage-consultation.shtml. Accessed: 2015-07-31. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6aQdHycXe)