I'm Running for Trans Can Sport
I am raising money to allow Trans Can Sport to do more great work in Brighton & Hove.
I will be running the Brighton Half Marathon in Feburary in order to raise this money.
Follow my training on Instagram!
Trans Can Sport provides safer and friendly opportunities for people to access physical activities who otherwise feel that their trans identity prevents them from doing so.
We launched in January 2016, and between then and November 2016 we have provided 50 sessions for 54 people, many of whom returning each week or trying out different activities.
We have just launched Trans Can Pilates, a with Trans Can Run our running group being launched in April 2017.
Activities we have offered so far are Trans Can...
- Fight; boxing skills.
- Yoga; gentle holistic yoga practice.
- Lift; teaching safe weight lifting
- Circuits; high intensity workouts that can be done anywhere.
We’ve also supported the Trans swimming session at St. Luke's Swimming Pool.
The rationale behind Trans Can Sport is that trans people often feel unable to access regular sporting and leisure facilities. There are many reasons for this, but most notably because sport is heavily gendered. Changing facilities are a minefield for trans people to navigate to the extent that will stop people exercising full stop. Even the activities themselves bar people from participating, with gender segregation being endemic.
Like everyone else, trans people want to engage in activities where they can be social and be free to be themselves. As one of our participants states, “I like being treated as a normal person for once".
Physical exercise is proven to be greatly beneficial to a person's well-being. The majority of our participants recognise this as it was the most frequently given reason for why they got involved.
Trans Can Sport is open to anyone who feels their transgender identity prevents them from accessing sport.
We also welcome friends, family and allies to join us.
For more information get in touch:
email [email redacted]
or visit us on www.facebook.com/transcansport
