Trans women are not included in JK Rowling-backed rape crisis center
Date
12/13/2022 7:18:17 AM
(MENAFN) J.K. Rowling, a writer, has introduced a brand-new support program for female sex assault victims. Guys or transgender men, according to the organizers, would be referred to "other appropriate services."
According to a Monday post on the services' twitter account, the facility, known as Beira's Place, is situated in Edinburgh and is going to offer free telephone, online, and in-person advocacy and support for women aged 16 and older.
During the organization's weekend formal debut, Rowling declared, “I founded Beira’s Place to provide what I believe is currently an unmet need for women in the Lothians area.” Noting that “as a survivor of sexual assault myself, I know how important it is that survivors have the option of women-centred and women-delivered care at such a vulnerable time.”
Beira's Place's chief executive, Isabelle Kerr, claimed the organization "recognises that effective sexual violence services must be independent, needs-led, and provide responsive, women-centred services so that they are free from the pressure of current political agendas."
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