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Transphobia: How the trans-hostile media coverage began in the UK Where the current ‘trans panic’ originated in the UK media, its origins and the publications and journalists behind promoting…

If you want to understand how transphobia infiltrated the UK media - this article tracks its growth, detailing its shocking explosion engulfing ALL mainstream news media in the UK 😞

Russell T Davies should be looking closer to home for the culprits in actively generating anti-trans/ LGBT hate!

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Dispelling harmful misinformation about M&S 'trans' bra fitting row Dangerous misinformation over an M&S 'trans' bra fitting story is spreading online; here's what we actually know.

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The JVS Show - Do you think it's right trans women are now banned from single-sex spaces? - BBC Sounds JVS fights for your consumer rights, and Beds, Herts and Bucks big conversation.

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Remarkably good call-in show about trans issues (for the UK) here. A great interview with @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social starting at 1:35.20. Some other highlights:

1:48.55: A nice lady figures out transphobia is bad

1:54:50: Helen Joyce makes an ass of herself /1

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Cancel Edit image Save I'm just ugly not trans, train driver told colleagues Aslef union appears to push back against Supreme Court ruling on definition of "woman" Gareth Corfald Transport spondent A train driver insisted they were not transgender but "just ugly" when challenged by colleagues after the Supreme Court ruling on sender. The unnamed driver made the remark following April's ruling, in which the highest judges in the country said "sex" in equality law refers to biological sex, The "just ugly" comment was quoted in a submission made by Aslef, the train drivers trade union, to an Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) consultation. In its submission, Aslef said: "Since the ruling, there have been examples of our members being questioned about their biological sex by colleagues to the level where one member felt the need to explain to their colleagues that they are just ugly. All text describes images for blind and low-vision users, and helps give context to Anybody can interact Labels + English 221

wait a second!! anti-trans laws... hurt... everybody?!!

who could have ever guessed?!!

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This is legitimately insane. It's not an exaggeration to say this is actually a full on bathroom ban for trans people because they're banned from using spaces of their sex assigned at birth too!

Anyone who belongs to any minority group needs to be aware that what is being done to trans people can and will be done to them. In a decade we have been stripped of our rights to exist in public spaces by a press campaign and a well funded lobby.

The story of this trans man has been reported widely with misgendering, other than in the prisoner press outlet The View.

Please join this action. Let them know we won't forget him and demand urgent action is taken to prevent further harm.

The Times understands that the guidance is still being finalised and it will not decree that services have to provide single-sex spaces, but that if they do - for example if a lavatory is intended for women - transgender women would be excluded from using it. To allow someone of the opposite sex to use the facilities would be very likely to amount to unlawful discrimination. It will also make clear that it will not be deemed as discrimination to exclude trans people from those facilities and that services will be allowed to request birth certificates to ensure single-sex services are protected.

It read: "A legitimate aim for excluding a trans person from a separate or single-sex service for their own biological sex might be to prevent alarm or distress for other service users. "A trans man might be excluded from the women-only service if the service provider decides that, because he presents as a man, other service users could reasonably object to his presence, and it is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim to exclude him".

EHRC now saying that not only should trans people be excluded from sex segregated spaces, but ALSO those matching birth sex:

“A legitimate aim for excluding a trans person from … service for their own biological sex …to prevent alarm or distress for other service users.”
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Ban trans women from single-sex spaces, equality watchdog to say Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance to be submitted to ministers this month will tell schools, hospitals, leisure centres and cinemas to limit trans access

Reportedly, the EHRC will be submitting the guidance to parliament this month, which will demand that trans individuals be excluded from single-sex services that align with their gender. So the vast majority of the consultation responses will be ignored.

The Times:
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New open letter demands change to latest RSHE guidance to prevent “another Section 28” Pride in Education’s statement has been signed by over 3,800 people

New open letter demands change to latest RSHE guidance to prevent "another Section 28"

Peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review (In chronological order) Horton, C (2024) The Cass Review: Cis-supremacy in the UK’s approach to healthcare for trans children. International Journal of Transgender Health 1–25 Grijseels, D (2024) Biological and psychosocial evidence in the Cass Review: a critical commentary. International Journal of Transgender Health 1-11 Brezin, F et al (2024). Endocrine management of transgender adolescents: Expert consensus of the French society of pediatric endocrinology and diabetology working group. Archives de Pediatre. Olson, K., Raber, G. F., & Gallagher, N. M. (2024). Levels of satisfaction and regret with gender-affirming medical care in adolescence. JAMA Pediatrics 1, 178(12), 1354–1361 Aaron, D & Konnoth, C (2025) The Future of Gender-Affirming Care — A Law and Policy Perspective on the Cass Review New England Journal of Medicine 392.6 Gawlik-Starzyk, A et al (2025) Framework guidelines for the process of caring for the health of adolescent transgender (T) and non-binary (NB) people experiencing gender dysphoria — the position statement of the expert panel. Endokrynologika Polska 76.1 Lockmiller, C (2025) False Positive: Transphobic Regimes, Ableist Abandonment, and Evidence-Based Practice In the Library with the Lead Pipe 5 Mar 2025 Noone, C et al (2025) Critically Appraising the Cass Report: Methodological Flaws and Unsupported Claims. BMC Research Methodology 25.128 Kennedy, N (2025) Harming children: the effects of the UK puberty blocker ban. Journal of Gender Studies 1-17 Giordano, S (2025) Keep calm but do not carry on: ethical issues with the recommendations made by the Cass Review (2024) Journal of Medical Ethics 15 June Xian, S et al (2025) Trans Experiences In Healthcare: Testimonial Injustice in Clinical Practice Voices in Bioethics 11(2025)

Reposting my list of the 11 peer-reviewed critiques published to date of the Cass Review, plus two other VERY authoritative ones also...

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An Appeal to M&S over Transphobia

An open letter to M&S that people can sign

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The Height of Misinformation: How a Bra Fitting Became a Culture War How one routine customer interaction became weaponised — and what it teaches us about countering fear with strategy, not silence.

“This incident is a case study in how transphobic ideology launders itself into public discourse under the guise of safety and dignity” - @joannelockwood.bsky.social

Here’s what the headline should’ve read: M&S employee offers customer service. Customer projects bias. Media fuels anti-trans panic!

Really helpful article here, laying out what I think we’ve all felt:
that the “gender critical“ beliefs that acquired non-discrimination protection in the Forstater case actually stretch far beyond “sex is immutable”, to the point that even eliminationist ideas are being treated as “protected“.

"We, UK trans-led orgs & allies, withdraw recognition of the EHRC as a credible equalities regulator.

Her appointment—despite parliamentary opposition—confirms the EHRC is no longer independent, but a tool for anti-trans policy. Cont....
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World Athletics’ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know – I discovered the relevant gene in 1990 World Athletics says its genetic test for women ensures ‘the integrity of women’s sport’ – but science does not support this overly simplistic idea.

Every TERF is like 'birds and bees, it's easy, folks' and (almost) every scientist actually working on questions of sex is like 'oof guys, what can I tell you, I have been working on this question for 52 years, and frankly, I know less and less every year' theconversation.com/world-athlet...

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A UK judge has ruled that a private gender clinic was right to get an "outstanding" review from the UK medical regulator the Clinical Quality Commission 🏳️‍⚧️

It's a rare positive ruling for the Trans+ community - let's take a look at it 🧵

NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service Specification - NHS England - Citizen Space This site contains surveys and consultations that are run by NHS England.

We’re currently reviewing the NHS consultation on specialist gender incongruence services for children and young people. We have already identified key concerns and are working through them now. We’ll share our detailed analysis and recommendations soon.

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Petition: Stop "gender critical beliefs" being protected under the Equality Act We think removing the protection of the Equality Act for "gender critical beliefs" could better protect trans, non-binary and gender diverse people. It could support organisations to properly protect ...

"We think removing the protection of the Equality Act for "gender critical beliefs" could better protect trans, non-binary and gender diverse people...whose rights we believe are currently being attacked and politicised."

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One of the speeches from the protest

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People putting coffins onto the door of Wes Streeting's office.

We are now outside of Wes Streeting's office where a protest is now taking place.

Why do they need a proxy for determining sex? If it's a one dimensional, material property they should just be able to measure it directly. Almost like it isn't that at all

TWIBS: Sandie Peggie Even Worse Than We Thought — Assigned Suspended Scottish nurse involved in workplace tribunal over harassment of trans doctor is revealed to also be a racist.

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