Trans Learning Partnership

The Trans Learning Partnership follows the philosophy of ‘nothing about us without us’ – all of the work done by the TLP emerges directly from community-driven priorities, and maintains accountability and transparency throughout.

Our research activity uses a methodology called ‘Community Participatory Action Research’ (CPAR). This approach rejects conducting studies of people, where sharp power dynamics between researchers and participants can emerge. Instead, communities are empowered to be involved at every stage. Research topics come from community consultation, questions and methods are reviewed and confirmed by trans community members. Further community members are invited to engage with training on how to do research safely and ethically (while being paid for their time), and are supported in conducting research and analysing the findings. Conclusions are consulted on prior to publication, participants are compensated and have full control over how their data is used. Finally, community members also help direct dissemination and publication strategies.