“What a fantastic and informative training session.
Claire talks openly and honestly around her own experiences which humanises the training and really helps provide you with an understanding, and it really helped us all gain a clearer acceptance around a topic we were so naive about.”
— Keeley Nash, Director, Quality Foster Care
“Claire’s Transgender Talks offers clear, concise, insightful information on a subject all of society needs to improve their knowledge and understanding on.
My Young Carer Project staff found the increase in their knowledge very useful in helping them to support and signpost young carers who are dealing with barriers they face in becoming their true selves.
Highly recommend to anybody!”
— Sharon Cumberbatch, Deputy Director & Family Services Manager, Carers of Barking and Dagenham
““The session with Claire was very enlightening, open and honest. The training has given the team a better insight and understanding of transgender people and the discrimination and difficulties faced by them.
Claire provided in depth explanations and exercises to highlight the problems faced by transgender individuals in society and specifically the differences in the types of abuse they face in intimate and familial relationships. Its delivery was well thought through in its approach and done within an informal setting where we felt comfortable to ask questions.
This training will help us to share knowledge to others across our partnership and enable us to use the correct language when safeguarding transgender victims. It has also allowed us to have better insight into the different levels of trauma being experienced by transgender victims of DA and ensure that we adopt a trauma informed approach. We will take this learning and use it to develop our connections with the LGBTQ+ community and ensure that our services are inclusive and promoted.” ”
— Emma, Southend, Essex and Thurrock Domestic Abuse Partnership
“I had the pleasure of hearing Claire speak at a course I was attending once, and it was hands down the most moving, educational and inspiring talk I’d ever heard someone give.”
— Vicky, Thurrock Adult Community College attendee
“I thoroughly enjoyed the whole aspect of the course. Very educating and informative.”
— Karen, QFC attendee
“Today’s session was remarkable. Claire was very open and honest, anfd gave me bigger view of the transgender world.
I honestly thought I knew a lot about being transgender, but talking to and listening to Claire I realised that there is so much more to known and learn.
I really liked the exercise on gender identities. ”
— Sharon, Thurrock Adult Community College Attendee
“A great mix of media, knowledge, facts, together with human and emotional perspective.”
— Val, QFC attendee
“I found today’s presentation by Claire very educating and inspirational. It was eye opening to hear her speak about her background, experience and journey so far.
I was ignorant and judgemental of transgender people, but now have a better understanding and clarity of how to act, behave and treat them - they are no different from any other person. ”
— Katie, Thurrock Adult Community College Attendee
“Really engaging, seeing the actual statistics. Session was amazing training delivered brilliantly.”
— Alvina, QFC Attendee
“Willingness to take questions, very clear slides and flow of thinking, openess of presenter, very courageous, very professional.”
— Peter, QFC Attendee
“Meeting Claire and learning from her extensive knowledge of the subjects discussed and the depth of her understanding, ability to also place information in historical and cultural contexts.
Claire is exceptionally articulate and fascinating to listen to. All explanations were perfectly pitched and always thoroughly explained at the right pitch to the audience. ”
— Gordon, QFC Attendee
“The information Claire gave was very interesting and concise.
My own child is Gender Fluid and having Claire explain their journey has increased my level of understanding for which I am grateful.”
— Donna, Thurrock Adult Community College Attendee
“It is a large topic & it was well covered in all aspects. Excellent share at the end. The right amount of talk and exercises.”
