Trans Support Group Gets a Gong

The work of the Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES) has been acknowledged in The Queen's Birthday Honours list, published on 12 June 2010. Two of the charity's trustees, Bernard and Terry Reed, have been awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in recognition of their services to the charity.

Tony Fenwick said, "We are delighted that this long-running support and campaign group for the trans community has won the recognition it deserves".