Guidance for trans-inclusive practice

This article was first published by the Museums Association.

Guidance on trans-inclusive practice in museums, galleries, archives and heritage sites has been published by the University of Leicester.

The Trans-Inclusive Culture document, which has the backing of a wide range of cultural organisations including the Museums Association, is designed to help museums, galleries, archives and heritage sites be more ambitious and confident in advancing trans inclusion.

The University of Leicester’s Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) worked with a team of legal scholars and experts in inclusion, equality and ethics to develop the guidance. The work was carried out in the context of growing uncertainty and anxiety surrounding this topic, and a statement from the university says the aim is “to bring clarity, common sense, pragmatism and ethics to a debate that is too often distorted by misinformed, highly charged and polarised viewpoints”.