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Do people realise that puberty blockers don’t stop growth, and that they’re used to treat precocious puberty precisely because the condition would otherwise bring growth to a premature halt (at the end of the puberty)?

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"Biological sex" framing of transgender people is used to dehumanise us by not recognising our identity.

Call it what it is: a slur.

We are calling on all individuals and organisations that support the LGBTQ+ community. Please share and sign this open letter.

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PATHWAYS clinical trial paused following new MHRA advice The MHRA have raised new concerns around the PATHWAYS trial looking into the prescription of puberty blockers among young people with gender incongruence.

PATHWAYS clinical trial paused following new MHRA advice

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Complete our Workers Survey today.

Help us show the government that trans workers are in crisis - so we can push for changes to the law that protect dignity, privacy, and inclusion at work.

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#TransRights #WorkersRights #TransAtWork

We must show the government the real-world impact on trans workers if they do not act quickly to fix the outdated regulations that mandate trans exclusion.

#TransRights #WorkersRights #TransAtWork #WorkplaceRights

We want to hear from all workers who can speak to changes your employer has made to their policies or practices related to trans inclusion following the Supreme Court judgment.

While the High Court dismissed trans workers’ concerns about privacy and outing as mere ‘gossip at work’, we know there will be real ramifications of forcing trans people to suddenly start using different facilities than those they have always used.

- at great cost to employers and at even greater cost to trans workers, some of whom have already been forced to leave their jobs.

The law around trans inclusion at work is a mess. Workplace regulations from the 90s are being interpreted to mean that the total exclusion of trans people from gendered facilities like bathrooms and changing rooms is the only way

Image shows various workers (Construction, barista, flight attendant, scientists). Text reads: Trans workers and allies: we want to hear from you. Read on to find out more.

Text reads: Recent court decisions have created a workers’ rights crisis for trans people. Help us push the government to change outdated regulations and keep workplaces inclusive.

Complete our survey today, so that we are able to challenge this Government to change the law and ensure all workers can go to work with safety and dignity.

Recent court decisions are making it increasingly difficult for trans and nonbinary people to go to work with dignity and privacy. Complete our Workers Survey to help us push the government to update the law and make trans inclusion possible again!
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We only share research that we’re confident is useful to our community and definitely not harmful. A study has to adhere to these criteria to be shared: form.typeform.com/to/oArK5nga?...

Poster titled: "Call for trans and non-binary participants (18+): Participate in Research on Media, Politics, and Transphobic Hate Crime", with the logo of Glasgow Caledonian University, a QR code, and another image of a person holding a transgender flag. The text reads: "This study explores trans and non-binary people’s perceptions of media and political discourse in the UK, and how these relate to experiences of safety and hate crime. We are looking for trans and non-binary adults living in the UK to fill out an anonymous questionnaire If you would like to take part, you can scan the QR code below or follow this link: https://forms.office.com/e/RhZKQPgHVJ"

Researchers from Glasgow Caledonian University are recruiting trans and non-binary adults in the UK to take part in an online questionnaire on media, politics and hate crime. This can be accessed at: forms.office.com/e/RhZKQPgHVJ
Any questions: lrusse300@caledonian.ac.uk

#TransResearch

Thank you for fundraising for us!

Image features the Ultio Baphometis album cover and the TransActual logo. Text reads: "Ultio Baphometis is a compilation album in support of uk trans-founded, trans-led charity TransActual featuring uk metal/alt/post-punk bands and artists who all have gender non-conforming members. 100% of all profit goes to TransActual to support their fight against lawfare, bad science and billionaire funded hate. Bands included are Aubzagl, Corpse Bird, Grief Ritual, Karnstein, Leper Angel, Maraigh, Shroud of Blight, St. Lucifer, Wardomized & Yuppie Supper. Link: https://maglit.me/ub £/€/$ name your price"

1/3 Our compilation album of UK based metal/alt bands with gender non-conforming members, is now live maglit.me/ub - 100% of all profits go to @transactualuk.bsky.social , a UK trans-led charity combating lawfare and billionaire funded hate + is out at 'name your price' #NGC #Transgender #Fundraiser

Focus groups with trans people to improve communication in NHS care Thank you for your interest in taking part in our focus group! These two focus groups are to help us develop a new education course to improve sensitive communication with trans patients using role…

Participants will be paid £27.50 an hour plus a £5 internet cost per focus group. Your ideas and experiences will help improve the care of patients in the future.

Sign up form here: forms.gle/ENPq1LB7jK5m...

If you have any questions, please email us at: transhealthsimulation@gmail.com

The groups will run in February and March and will involve talking about experiences of healthcare, running scenarios and reviewing them. The focus groups are confidential.

To ensure the scenarios are driven by lived experience, we are inviting trans and gender diverse people to take part in co-design focus groups.

We’re looking for people who are 18+, Identify as trans or gender diverse and have experience using NHS services to take part in 2 focus groups.

Image shows a doctor in a white coat with a stethoscope round their neck sat talking to a patient with pink hair. Text reads: Doctors at Barts Health are developing new education course to improve sensitive communication with trans patients using role play scenarios. This will be rolled out to medical students at Queen Mary University of London and doctors at Barts Health NHS Trust. To ensure the scenarios are driven by lived experience, we are inviting trans and gender diverse people to take part in co-design focus groups.

Text Reads: Who can take part? We are looking to recruit six people who: • Identify as transgender or gender diverse • Are aged 18 or over • Have experience using NHS services What taking part involves? • Two online focus groups, each lasting 2 hours, in the evening • The focus groups will run in February and March • We are ideally looking for participants who are able to attend both sessions, to help with continuity • At these groups we will: - Ask you to talk about your experiences of healthcare -Give ideas for how three healthcare scenarios could unfold - Review the finished scenarios and give feedback Will my information be kept private? The focus groups will be run as a confidential and respectful space, and anything shared during the sessions will be kept confidential. Further details about participation will be provided during the sign-up process.

Text reads: What will I get out of it? Participants will be paid £27.50 per hour, plus an additional £5 per focus group to cover internet costs. Your ideas and experiences will help improve the care of patients in the future. How do I sign up? Please complete the Google Form linked below to: • Indicate which dates you are available • Share optional demographic information (such as age, ethnicity, disability, etc.), to help us ensure a diverse range of voices are included Sign up form here: https://forms.gle/ENPq1LB7jK5makj5A If you have any questions, please email us at: transhealthsimulation@gmail.com

Doctors at Barts Health are developing new education course to improve sensitive communication with trans patients using role play scenarios. This will be rolled out to medical students at Queen Mary University of London and doctors at Barts Health NHS Trust.

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The outcome of the EHRC judicial review has created further distress and confusion for our trans+ communities rather than the clarity and dignity that they deserve.

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QueerAF newsletter text that reads: English Trans+ children to be banned from school toilets Long-awaited guidance, which dropped a day before the key judgement in the EHRC case, sets out bans for Trans+ children using bathrooms, being in PE classes and joining school trips that align with their gender. Parents will need to be told, in almost all cases, if a Trans+ child wishes to socially transition in any way in English schools, new statutory guidance released for consultation sets out.

“It’s absurd for this government’s proposed guidance to suggest that schools need to seek clinical advice if a young person wants to change their name, uniform or hairstyle,” @transactualuk.bsky.social

Tell MPs: the EHRC’s guidance is wrong – it’s time to send it back The High Court has confirmed what we already knew was true: it is entirely lawful for service providers to allow trans women to use the women’s toilets – without having to admit cis men. Put simply, t...

The High Court’s ruling confirms what we already knew: the EHRC’s code of practice is wrong.

Write to your MP and tell them it’s time to send it back 🏳️‍⚧️✉️
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Equality and Human Rights Commission Dear Your Freedom of Information Request FOI Reference: 15238932 Date: 16 February 2026 Thank you for your request, detailed below, which we received on 19 January 2026. "1) Does the EHRC hold minutes for meetings with any trans-led or trans- focused groups (excluding general LGBTQI+ groups) in the last 5 years. For clarity, these could include but are not limited to: - TransActual - Translucent/Steph's Place - Scottish Trans - Trans legal project - Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective - Trans Safety Network - Trans Solidarity Alliance - Trans Resistance Network - Trans Exile Network If so, could you a) break down how many sets of minutes were recorded per year. (Here 1 "set of minutes" means "minutes for 1 meeting") And b) name which trans-led or trans-focused organisation these are with." This request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Response Following a search of our records, we have determined that the information you have requested is not held by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. While the Commission regularly engages with a wide range of stakeholders, including trans-led and trans-focussed civil society organisations where relevant to our work, we do not hold any formal minutes of meetings with the organisations listed in your request within the timeframe specified. T: 0161 829 8100 E: foi@equalityhumanrights.com Arndale House, The Arndale Centre Manchester, M4 3AQ equalityhumanrights.com T: 0161 829 8100 E: foi@equalityhumanrights.com Arndale House, The Arndale Centre Manchester, M4 3AQ equalityhumanrights.com

FOI reveals the EHRC holds zero minutes of meetings with trans-led organisations in the past 5 years.

This is the UK’s 'equality' regulator.

Trans voices are not important enough for the EHRC to keep a record of what was said. This should be a headline in all the papers.

Wishing a peaceful start to Ramadan to our Muslim team members, supporters and siblings! Ramadan Mubarak.

#RamadanMubarak #Ramadan

Happy Lunar New Year to all those celebrating.

#LunarNewYear #HappyLunarNewYear #YearOfTheHorse

It seems humane and pragmatic now, but it was meant as a punishment. To warn everyone who came across Thomas(ine) that they were ‘different’.

Image shows The Kitchen Maid by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1640, print (this might be what Thomas(ine) looked like while working as a maid) Text Reads: Thomas(ine) Hall was an intersex and gender non-conforming person living in North America. In 1629 the court created a document declaring Thomas(ine) to be both a man and a woman.

Thomas(ine) Hall was an intersex and gender non-conforming person living in North America.

In 1629 the court created a document declaring Thomas(ine) to be both a man and a woman.

#Intersex #Trans #Transgender #NonBinary #TransRights #TransHistory #LGBTQI #LGBTQ #LGBTI #LGBT #Queer

Labour’s Section 28 is here – act now In May 1988, the Conservative government introduced Section 28. This legal measure outlawed support for “homosexuality as a pretended family relationship” across Britain, especially in …

New post: LABOUR'S SECTION 28 IS HERE - ACT NOW.

I explain how the Labour government's proposed revisions to the guidance on "keeping children in education" are designed to erase trans children in England. But it's not a done deal - there is plenty we can do to oppose this.

Call for Europe-wide ban on conversion therapy passes QNews LGBTIQA+ News

Call for Europe-wide ban on conversion therapy passes

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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Thank you!

📢Cis women: If you want to share some words of support to the trans folk, and show your support, you can leave a message here: notinourname.org.uk/letters-of-l...