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The charity’s objects are restricted specifically to the following:
4.1 to advance such charitable purposes according to the laws of england and wales as the directors see fit for the public benefit from time to time, including in particular but without limitation:
4.1.1 to promote human rights (as set out in the universal declaration of human rights and subsequent united nations convention and declarations) of people whose experience of sex, gender, sexual orientation and/or sexuality does not align, in whole or in part, with dominant cultural expectations and societal norms and who are therefore vulnerable to discrimination, exclusion, marginalisation, hate crime and lower quality life by all or any of the following means:
(a) monitoring abuses of human rights;
(b) obtaining redress for the victims of human rights abuse;
(c) relieving need among the victims of human rights abuse;
(d) research into human rights issues;
(e) providing technical advice to government and others on human rights matters;
(f) contributing to the sound administration of human rights law;
(g) commenting on proposed human rights legislation;
(h) raising awareness of human rights issues;
(i) promoting public support for human rights;
(j) promoting respect for human rights among individuals and corporations;
(k) international advocacy of human rights;
(l) eliminating infringements of human rights.
4.1.2 to advance education and promote the understanding of equality and diversity of sex, gender, sexual orientation, sexuality and/or the needs of the communities whose sex, gender, sexual orientation and/or sexuality are diverse, for the public benefit;
4.1.3 to advance the health and well-being of people whose experience of sex, gender, sexual orientation and/or sexuality does not align, in whole or in part, with dominant cultural expectations, in particular to improve their physical and mental health and quality of life, for the public benefit;
4.1.4 for the relief of those in need, by reason of the fact that their experience of sex, gender, sexual orientation and/or sexuality does not align, in whole or in part, with dominant cultural expectations, and whose quality of life is lessened because of this, for the public benefit;
4.1.5 to promote social inclusion by preventing people from becoming socially excluded and relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded, for the public benefit;
4.1.6 to prevent or relieve poverty for people whose experience of sex, gender, sexual orientation and/or sexuality does not align, in whole or in part, with dominant cultural expectations or societal norms, for the public benefit; and
4.1.7 any other purpose charitable in law that the trustees may from time to time determine.
4.2 for the purpose of clause 4.1.5, “socially excluded” means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of their experience of sex, gender, sexual orientation and/or sexuality not aligning, in whole or in part, with dominant cultural expectations or societal norms.
