Trans Pride Scotland

🪧 March Stewards: ensure safety, hold signs, direct crowds, keep eyes peeled.

🎟️ Venue Steward: check tickets, general help to run things smoothly.

📸 Social Media: either to assist, or join the committee and fully manage it

Anything else: help out however you can with your own idea

We listen to each other to understand, not just to respond.

We allow everyone a chance to speak.

We respect each other’s boundaries and only share what we feel comfortable sharing.

If we are unsure of someone’s boundaries, we always ask.

We think about our words and assumptions about others.

We speak respectfully about and stand up for others whether they are present or not.

If you feel able to, respectfully tell the person or people involved that you feel that they are breaking safe space, explaining to the person why.

Tell a TPS Steward, volunteer or committee member about how you are feeling either at the time or when you feel able via email: [email protected]

Listen respectfully if someone tells you that you are making them uncomfortable and try to change your behaviour.

Ask TPS Steward, volunteer or committee member if you don’t understand expectations or why they are there.

If you feel unable to speak about your difficulties in the moment, then you can move to a different space.

Ask TPS Steward, volunteer or committee member for support.

Trans Pride Scotland (TPS) is a not-for-profit community organisation with an elected committee.

Throughout this constitution, by trans, we mean all people of transgender experience, i.e. those who do not consisently or solely identify with the gender they were assigned at birth. This includes trans men, trans women, and non-binary people.

Each year we organise Trans Pride, an event for trans people, by trans people, that will always be free and inclusive for the community - and free of corporate advertising.

Increase positive trans visibility.

Challenge transphobia using non-violent methods.

Celebrate trans history, identities and diversity in Scotland and elsewhere.

Are free from corporate or party political sponsorship.

Never accept corporate sponsorship.

Be free of political or religious affiliation.

Be democratic and inclusive in decision making.

Recognise and respect the diversity of our community, including BAME trans people, disabled trans people, undocumented and otherwise marginalised groups in our community.

Strive to provide equal, inclusive and safe access for all members.

be responsible for the day-to-day operations and strategy of TPS.

engage in active and open communication with the community as often as possible including holding informal discussion meetings and involving the community in key decisions made between AGMs.

work collaboratively to fulfil the aim of TPS.

Co-conveners (x2)

Treasurer

Communications & Social Media

Venue Organiser

March Organiser

Secretary

Ordinary Members (x3)

Elections will be held for each committee position at least every two years with members holding positions for no longer than 6 years.

A handover meeting will be held within a reasonable timeframe of the new committee being appointed.

The committee can temporarily fill a committee position if needed until an EGM or AGM can be held.

All elections will be held using the single or alternative transferable vote system as appropriate using a secret ballot. All candidates will have the right to review ballot papers and count the votes, alongside an impartial Returning Officer who shall oversee the election process.

Each candidate may provide a statement for their desired position.

All ballot papers shall include the option of “Re-Open Nominations”.

TPS may be dissolved by a two-thirds majority vote at a general meeting

If TPS is dissolved, money will be used to pay off the debt and any leftover will be proportionally given to a group (or groups) with similar aims to TPS as decided by vote at EGM.

AGMs will take place within 15 months of previous AGM.

The date and venue will be circulated at least 6 weeks in advance.

AGMs can pass policies and changes to the constitution or committee roles with a simple majority vote.

AGMs will hold elections for committee member positions at least every 2 years.

AGMs where an election is not taking place for any given role may vote to remove a committee member from their position by a two-thirds majority vote.

These have the same power as an AGM.

An EGM may be called by a majority vote of the existing committee or by a letter or petition signed by no fewer than 15 confirmed members of TPS.

Every trans person on the TPS mailing list or that attends discussion meetings and/or the AGM, is a member of TPS.

Membership to TPS is free.

Members must adhere to the TPS safe space policy

Breaking the rules of the safe space policy can lead to the end of membership or suspension (decided by the committee).