Trans Day of Remembrance
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Diwrnod Coffa Traws
Cyhoeddwyd: 20 Tachwedd 2020
Mae Diwrnod Coffa Traws (TDOR) yn cael ei arsylwi'n flynyddol i gofio'r rhai sydd wedi colli eu bywydau yn drasig o ganlyniad i drais trawsffobig a gwrth-draws. Dechreuwyd TDOR ym 1999 gan yr eiriolwr traws Gwendolyn Ann Smith fel gwylnos i anrhydeddu cof Rita Hester, menyw draws a laddwyd ym 1998.
Mae ystadegau traws allweddol gan Stonewall UK yn cyflwyno’r ffaith amlwg a sobreiddiol bod mwy nag un o bob pedwar (27 y cant) o bobl ifanc traws wedi ceisio cyflawni hunanladdiad a naw o bob deg (89 y cant) wedi meddwl amdano. Mae 72 y cant wedi hunan-niweidio o leiaf unwaith.
Yn anffodus mae trais trawsffobig yn dal i fod yn realiti trist yn ein cymdeithas, gyda dau o bob pump o bobl draws (41 y cant) a thri o bob deg o bobl anneuaidd (31 y cant) wedi profi trosedd casineb neu ddigwyddiad oherwydd eu hunaniaeth rhywedd yn y 12 mis diwethaf, yn ôl Stonewall UK. Canfu’r adroddiad hwn hefyd fod hanner y bobl draws ac anneuaidd (51 y cant a 50 y cant yn y drefn honno) wedi cuddio’r ffaith eu bod yn LHDT+ yn y gwaith oherwydd eu bod yn ofni gwahaniaethu.
Mae Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru yn dathlu amrywiaeth ein gweithlu, ac yn credu y dylai pawb fod yn rhydd i fod yn wir eu hunain yn y gwaith. Nid yn unig cyfrifoldeb pobl LHDT+ yn unig yw creu diwylliant gweithle sy'n cynnwys pawb, ond cynghreiriaid hefyd - mae gan bob un ohonom ran i'w chwarae wrth greu sefydliad cynhwysol.
Mae gennym hefyd rwydwaith LHDT+ staff, Enfys, sydd ar gyfer aelodau'r gymuned a chynghreiriaid cefnogol fel ei gilydd. Mae’r rhwydwaith newydd lansio clwb llyfrau, a bydd yn dechrau ar TDOR. I gymryd rhan, darganfod Collections mwy am ddod yn gynghreiriad, neu i ymuno â’r rhwydwaith, cysylltwch â chyd-gadeiryddion y rhwydwaith, Lewis Owen and Gavin Collins.
Am wybodaeth bellach gweler Tudalen fewnrwyd LHDT+
English Story
Trans Day of Remembrance
Published: 20 November 2020
The Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is observed annually to remember those who have tragically lost their lives as a result of transphobic and anti-transgender violence. TDOR was started in 1999 by trans advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a trans woman who was killed in 1998.
Trans key stats from Stonewall UK present the stark and sobering fact that more than one in four (27 per cent) trans young people have attempted to commit suicide and nine in ten (89 per cent) have thought about it. 72 per cent have self-harmed at least once.
Transphobic violence is unfortunately still a sad reality in our society, with two in five trans people (41 per cent) and three in ten non-binary people (31 per cent) having experienced a hate crime or incident because of their gender identity in the last 12 months, according to Stonewall UK. This report also found that half of trans and non-binary people (51 per cent and 50 per cent respectively) have hidden or disguised the fact that they are LGBT at work because they were afraid of discrimination.
Public Health Wales celebrates the diversity of our workforce, and believes that everyone should be free to be their true authentic selves at work. It’s the responsibility of not just LGBT+ people to create a workplace culture that is inclusive of everyone, but of allies too – we all have a part to play in creating an organisation of acceptance.
We also have a staff LGBT+ network, Enfys, which is for both members of the community and supportive allies alike. The network has just launched its own book club, and will be launching this on TDOR. If you would like to get involved, find out more about becoming an ally, or to join the Enfys network, please contact the network co-chairs, Lewis Owen and Gavin Collins.
For more information please see the LGBT+ intranet page