New Year’s Resolutions January 4, 2022 CEO Blog Good morning everyone! Happy 2022 and all that. I hope that you all found some time for relaxation over the… Read More How to have a happy holiday December 20, 2021 CEO Blog Today’s blog is for everyone. All you wonderful people who read my words. The trans people and the cis people,… Read More
Beyond Reflections November 29, 2021 Announcements, CEO Blog, Press Releases Press Release This Saturday Beyond Reflections, formerly ‘Chrysalis’, launched their new name and business plan. The charity for trans, non-binary,… Read More
Moving Beyond Butterflies November 23, 2021 CEO Blog As we approach our most momentous annual general meeting, I want to explore the concept of change and our understanding… Read More Trans Awareness Week November 16, 2021 CEO Blog Back in the mists of time, before Facebook, most people were unaware that gender diverse people existed. For certain gender… Read More
Fly the trans flag for transgender awareness week November 3, 2021 CEO Blog, Conferences, Events, Governance, News, Outreach Today we launch our annual Allies Visibility Campaign An opportunity for allies everywhere to be seen. To fly the trans… Read More
Gender neutral excludes no-one October 25, 2021 CEO Blog, Training Gender neutral includes everyone: a statement we make during our training. We use the dial tainted with the blue and… Read More
International Pronouns Day October 18, 2021 CEO Blog Wednesday 20th is International Pronouns Day. What a splendid concept. I have just popped along to the site and signed… Read More The power of coming out and living authentically October 11, 2021 CEO Blog Yesterday was National Coming Out day, for some it is odd that we need a day for that. For others… Read More Hate Crime Awareness Week October 4, 2021 CEO Blog, Outreach This week is Hate Crime Awareness Week and so today’s blog is about the work we do supporting people who… Read More
Change is coming September 28, 2021 CEO Blog, Donations, Events, Governance Long time followers of Chrysalis will know that we are no strangers to change, to growth, to development and indeed… Read More Welcome back! September 7, 2021 Announcements, CEO Blog, Events, Governance, News I hope that you had a good summer. Has it really only been just over a month since I last… Read More
A cheer for volunteers July 12, 2021 Campaigns, CEO Blog, Governance, Volunteers Chrysalis exists because of the hard work of all our volunteers. In this week’s blog I would like to introduce… Read More
Mental Wellbeing Through Exercise July 5, 2021 Campaigns, CEO Blog, Donations, Outreach, Tour De Trans Today’s blog is all about how exercising can help you feel good and help Chrysalis. Exercise as work There is… Read More
Inclusion only starts with Pride June 28, 2021 Campaigns, CEO Blog, Donations, Events, News Force only controls how people act In preparation for this blog, I viewed the recent assault on young LGBT+ people… Read More
Making Pride accessible June 21, 2021 CEO Blog In 2019 Disability Equality highlighted that “around one-third of all people who identify as LGBTQ+ also state they are disabled”… Read More
Pride, and the power of visibility June 14, 2021 CEO Blog Pulse nightclub memorial Lockdown has brought a few new things into my life and one of those is a new… Read More
In celebration of all the volunteers who have made Chrysalis great May 28, 2021 CEO Blog June starts with Volunteer Week so this week's blog is a retrospective of volunteering at Chrysalis: what people have given… Read More
Get active and come together May 24, 2021 Announcements, CEO Blog, Tour De Trans The time of our connecting is nigh How are you all doing with your fitness challenges? Did everyone make resolutions… Read More
Together: Resisting, Supporting, Healing May 17, 2021 CEO Blog, Governance Today, May 17th, is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) day. An international day, begun in 2005,… Read More