STAND FAST Zine

Sketch of the Edinburgh protest against the Supreme Court's transphobic ruling in late April 2025. A crowd of people with protest signs and trans, non-binary and intersex flags walk beside the Scott Monument. The zine title reads "STAND FAST: NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US". Extra text also reads "A ZINE FOR THE TRANS+ COMMUNITY. EDITOR - AVERIE WATSON. COVER IMAGE - AVERIE WATSON".

Front cover? Done 💅

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I’m watching parliament’s women and equalities committee grill Baroness Falkner and the EHRC so you don’t have to, follow along with this thread for a summary of what’s said

Falkner got a good grilling in the latest women's and Equalities committee meeting.

And that was thanks to everyone writing in and getting in touch with their MPs.

Let's keep the pressure up.
You can find writing campaigns and more and things you can do below:

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Absolutely wild. The EHRC appear to have cancelled their board meeting in Glasgow because of the protest outside their offices on Friday 2nd May. You can see the "serious risk of violence" play out for yourself in this video.

It seems that Baroness Falkner regards any kind of resistance to the EHRC's segregation policies, however "peaceful" and "orderly", as a potential threat of violence. This says a lot about what feels to me to be an extremely violent mindset on her part.

Trans flag icon (blue, pink and white stripes) on a black background with the text “AS ALWAYS, WATCH THIS SPACE!” written above it.

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WHAT ARE WE NOT LOOKING FOR?: No fanfiction or fanart. Absolutely no AI! Art and writing made by humans only! No works depicting or obviously based on real people without said person’s written consent. No works discriminating against or antagonising other minority groups. No plagiarism or tracing other artists’ work. No content encouraging illegal activities.

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WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?: Non-fiction feature articles (with a focus on trans+ people’s personal experiences – 450 words or less). Flash fiction (450 words or less). Poetry. Photography. Artwork (digital, pencil sketches, paintings, etc.). Short comic strips. Anything else that can be published in a physical zine – surprise us

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WHO DO WE WANT TO PUBLISH?: Transgender writers and artists. Non-binary writers and artists. Intersex writers and artists.

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WHEN WILL WE BE ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS?: We will be posting full submission guidelines and our email address after the Kickstarter campaign has been funded. However, we can give some ideas of what we’re looking for, if anyone is interested in creating submissions ahead of time…

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WHERE WILL WE BE CROWDFUNDING?: We will be launching a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter within the next few months. There are still a few loose ends we need to tie up before we can go live, such as: creating a business bank account; finishing the front cover; creating a campaign video; and many more smaller things behind the scenes.

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HOW MUCH DO WE WANT TO PAY OUR CREATORS?: We are currently aiming to pay each published creator £30 for their work. In an ideal world, they would be paid a lot more. But, as STAND FAST is a brand new publication without much of an online presence, we’re unsure that we’ll be able to raise more money than that for the first issue of the zine. We would like to publish seven creators in the first issue of STAND FAST. This would come to a total of £210.

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“FUNDING THE ZINE: We want to pay the contributing artists and writers for any submissions that get published. A crowdfunder will need to be created in order to raise this money to pay the creators of any published works. There is a terrible standard in the publishing industry where artists and writers (as well as other industry professionals) are expected to work for free. STAND FAST wants to challenge this standard by paying people for their hard work, even if we aren’t able to raise as much money as we would like to at the start of our publishing journey.

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STAND FAST logo (blue, pink and white sketched eye) on a black background with “THE PLAN SO FAR” written in white above it.

Still here and doing stuff behind the scenes ✌🏻 Here's a quick update on our plans so far!

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Seeing a lot of people very worried about a proposed amendment to the Data Bill.

In short, such amendments very rarely succeed without Government support - which this one doesn't have. It may still however create some nasty debate if selected.

But if you're worried, you can write to your MP.

From the LabourUK community on Reddit: Shadow Technology Minister Adds amendment to Data Bill to revert all gender markers and out all trans people Explore this post and more from the LabourUK community

There's a bill passing through parliament at the moment called the Data Bill

An added amendment would completely remove trans people's right to privacy, and could even revert legal documents

We have to apply a lot of pressure on this one too MPs. More info here:

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If you're feeling unsure about what to do or how to speak out against the current political situation, come along to our FREE webinar for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) this year, at 1pm on the 15th May! 💗🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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So, the reason they had to tweet this is because the “respectable” “gender critical” people have a habit of real life stalking anyone who stands up to them.

Seriously. I’ve seen it several times.

Trans joy is one of your biggest weapons against the fascists.

Always remember that.

UK’s first trans judge appeals to European court of human rights over supreme court ruling Victoria McCloud brings action against UK for infringement of her human rights after ruling on biological sex

UK’s first trans judge appeals to European court of human rights over supreme court ruling

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Have signed, and if you're a writer of theatre, film, TV, radio, prose, poetry, comedy, or journalism based in the UK, you can too -

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It's so heartwarming to see so many familiar and respected names on here 💗

Pedro Pascal Calls For Boycott of HBO's Upcoming $2 Billion ‘Harry Potter' Series — World of Reel Pascal has called for a boycott of all Harry Potter-related content, including the upcoming Warner/Max series, in response to J.K. Rowling's support of a recent UK Supreme Court decision that legally defined "woman" and "sex" as referring exclusively to individuals born biologically female.

Pedro Pascal Calls For Boycott of HBO's Upcoming $2 Billion ‘Harry Potter' Series

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An Open Letter of Solidarity With the Trans Community from UK Writers An Open Letter of Solidarity With the Trans Community from UK Writers The UK Supreme Court ruling of 16th April 2025 was the result of a coordinated and privately funded attack on the human rights an...

This is a powerful letter, signed by a roster of major UK cultural figures, in support of trans people. Transphobia is immoral & the antithesis of great art & freedom.

You can still stand for what is right, & defend a persecuted minority. Scroll to the end of the signatures, to add yours.

Keir’s Britain. Trans Apartheid. See you in Europe.

What does the UK Supreme Court's gender ruling mean for trans men? — The Conversation UK The decision means trans men can be exluded from men’s single-sex spaces – but may also be excluded from women’s spaces.

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Oh so they want to exclude trans women from women’s & now they could exclude trans men from men’s & womens toilets!! wtf !! They say the UK court ruling has made clarity but if anything it has made things twice as worse!Persecution & discrimination to trans people!

It's not a 'trans debate'. It's an attack on the rights of trans people. People.

People.

🏳️‍⚧️ Always and Forever 🏳️‍⚧️

Trans Lifeline is a good place to direct resources if you’re looking to help here

fuck everyone involved with this decision

Trans women are routinely denied healthcare, safe housing and dignity.

This isn’t an accident. It is hate, fuelled by those in power.

Trans rights are human rights — and I will always stand with the trans community.