Equality, diversity and inclusion

It is illegal to discriminate against a person on the basis of gender reassignment.

Southwark's statistics

2021 Census respondents were asked whether their gender identity was the same as their sex registered at birth.

• in Southwark, about 1 in 80 (1.2%, 3,200) residents reported a gender identity different from their birth sex registration, significantly higher than London (0.9%) and England (0.5%) levels
• Southwark ranked 5th highest in England and 4th highest in London for levels of trans/non-binary identity
• these are probably substantial under-estimates: 7.3% of Southwark residents did not answer.
• around half (51%, 1,600) of all Southwark trans/non-binary people did not write in a specific gender identity; other South East London boroughs, London and England had a similar pattern
• as at March 2021, Southwark had 500 trans men, 450 trans women and 400 non-binary-identified residents

How we promote equality

To support residents, we:

• celebrate LGBT+ History Month with a series of events in Southwark each year
• commissioned Metro to provide counselling services to LGBTQ+ young people in Southwark