'Vast majority' of parents should be involved if children question gender, schools told
School leaders welcome the "greater clarity" on how to handle the polarising issue for parents and pupils.
The UK just proposed new school guidance that effectively bans even social transition for trans students (using a different name, pronoun or haircut). It implements a full bathroom ban while requiring mandatory outing of trans youth if a teacher suspects they are trans.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Email invitation to Dr. Emma Hilton from Sex Matters about meeting the new chair, Dr. Mary-Ann Stephenson.
FOI reveals that within the first week in office, Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson requested a meeting with Sex Matters to discuss "mutual priorities and ways to work together going forward"
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A follow-up FOI reveals that the meeting did not go ahead on the planned date and will now be held in London on the 26 Feb. They did have a meeting with FWS on the 12 Jan. No meeting was held with or planned with any trans led orgs.
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Totally agree Aidan
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Hello Peter - great to see you. Thanks for following
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Thank you to all MPs and staff who joined us in Parliament yesterday to hear about the need to protect inclusion.
Have you read the letter we've sent with a coalition of nearly 150 feminist and LGBTQ+ organisations, and will you write your own?
transsolidarityalliance.com/protectinclusion
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Since the #Olympics are on, let's repost a classic thread here: a brief history of the practice of "sex verification" in sport.
Content warning: This thread will mention anti-intersex discrimination, FGM practices and body shaming.
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We're new here so please help us reach more people across the UK charity sector. We have a thriving LinkedIn community and we're just about to launch a safe(r) virtual meet up for CEOs, a space to connect and support eachother. Get involved! #TSAT #ThirdSectorAgainstTransphobia
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Trans Youth Suicides Skyrocketed In UK After Care Drawdown; Government Covers It Up
A Freedom of Information request to the National Child Mortality Database reveals that 22 trans children under 18 died by suicide in England in 2021-22 alone.
In an alarming development, it appears the UK Government covered up a massive spike in trans youth suicides after restrictions.
Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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In London today to back this up with evidence from across the charity sector. It's been pretty harrowing over the last few weeks speaking with charity leaders and trans people who have been directly impacted by the Supreme Court 2025 ruling #TSAT #StandWithTrans
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The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
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Heading: Maximising Trans Inclusion after the Supreme Court Judgement
Smaller copy below: A guide for organisations and professionals β now updated to cover recent judgements on trans inclusion and with new resources.
Weβve updated our βMaximising Trans Inclusion after the Supreme Court Judgementβ guide. It now covers recent judgements on trans inclusion and new resources.
Check out version two today! https://ow.ly/JyOO50XXbA8
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