The Trans Agenda #27
[25 April 2024]
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The Trans Agenda
NEWS & POLITICS
Man arrested after trans woman found beaten to death outside Miami City Ballet building [Miami Herald]
- Gregory Fitzgerald Gibert, 53, has been arrested for the brutal murder of Andrea Doria Dospassos, a 37-year-old trans woman, in Miami Beach. Gibert, who was on probation, allegedly killed Dospassos with a pipe while she slept outside the Miami City Ballet. Despite the circumstances, the incident is not currently being investigated as a hate crime. The community and advocates are urging for a hate crime enhancement to the charges.It’s hard to ignore the fact that this happened in Ron DeSantis’s Florida after years of anti-trans hate directly from the State. It also serves of a warning to us here in the UK of the climate the anti-trans movement is trying to instil. It would seem no coincidence that members of Dr Hilary Cass’s team met with Patrick Hunter, architect of Florida’s anti-trans SB 254 Bill, which prohibited gender-affirming care for anyone under 18, as she completed her ‘review’ which recommended the same.
Wales to pause new prescriptions for puberty blockers for under-18s [Pink News]
- NHS Wales has decided to pause the prescription of puberty blockers for individuals under 18, following in lockstep with NHS England. Current patients will continue their treatment, but new under-18 patients will not be started on PBs.
Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood agrees with JK Rowling’s “gender critical” views [Telegraph]
- Shabana Mahmood, a key ally of Keir Starmer, says “biological sex is real and is immutable” and said JK Rowling has “lead the fight in this area”. “Hashtag movements are sometimes used to shut down debate and many women have had to often go to court, usually in employment tribunals, in order to clarify their rights to free speech,” Mahmood said. “To clarify their right to believe that, for example, [like] JK Rowling, clarify their right to say that biological sex is real and is immutable – a position that I also agree with. But they shouldn’t be in the position of losing their jobs for having views that are perfectly legal, and that they are perfectly entitled to express.”This is not the first time Mahmood has revealed her troubling views. She has also spoken out against “LGBT-inclusive sex education in schools”.
Rowling has used Mahmood’s comments to stick up for her chum, Labour MP, Rosie Duffield. You can read more about that in the PAPERS section.
SNP ministers delay funding to improve gender identity services [The Scotsman]
- The Scottish Government initially pledged £9m spread over three years but it will now be delivered over five years which works out at £1.8m-a-year, a figure that is so low as to be laughable.
Education secretary: I will not say trans women are women [Telegraph]
- Gillian Keegan, the UK Education Secretary, has changed her stance on trans rights. Previously supportive in 2020, Keegan has been captured by the Gender Critical Sex Realist Cult who pretend to have concerns about the impact of trans activism on women’s rights. “Since becoming an MP and later a minister I have learnt a huge amount more about this complex and challenging subject,” she said.“At the time of writing that response, I didn’t have any direct experience of this topic and took advice on how best to respond, given the complexities surrounding individual cases. Having now spoken to experts [LOL] and professionals, like many, my understanding has evolved. I have since been crystal clear about my concerns that women are being erased in this debate, and have always been clear that women do not have, nor have ever had, a penis.”
And who do The Telegraph quote as ‘welcoming’ this move? That well-known ‘expert’, Maya Forstater. You can see the article in full in the PAPERS section below.
MEDIA & PAPERS
Kathleen Stock comes out against BLM [The Times]
- In the same week as Helen Joyce found herself railing against the ‘dilemma of our times’ that is a DEI checkbox, Kathleen Stock stood in for the hideous Melanie Phillips in The Times to deliver something Phillips herself would have been proud of. Yes indeed, folks, the tide is turning and “Students are starting to reject pronouns and BLM but ideology is embedded in organisations”. Henceforth, no pronouns will ever be used! Students en-masse aren’t really doing any of the things she claims in her article that’s based on an anecdote from a friend, but it’s good to see that Stock isn’t just upset by the idea that trans people might be treated fairly. Others being treated fairly seems to annoy her, too. Funny how often that happens, isn’t it? You can read her nonsense in the PAPERS section below. There’s no point in telling Stock that tides turn twice a day, she won’t listen as she already believes she knows everything.For good measure, Stock also had a piece in The Telegraph on Wednesday, blathering on about Stonewall.
Susanne Moore almost gets it [Telegraph]
- Writing in The Telegraph on Tuesday, Susanne Moore calls out a cult that doesn’t exist as she defends the cult she appears to be in. You can read more in the PAPERS section.
New documentary to tell ‘shocking’ true story of Miriam Rivera: the world’s first trans reality star [Pink News]
- “A hard-hitting documentary about Miriam Rivera, recognised as the world’s first transgender reality TV star, is set to air on Channel 4 later this month.”
Neurodiversity: Hidden minority can thrive in news business [Press Gazette]
- Press Gazette research has revealed that neurodiversity may be more prevalent in the media industry than normies might think.
UK news media rich list 2024: 60 highest-earning execs revealed [Press Gazette]
THE PAPERS
Tuesday 23 2024 [Total: 6. Publications 4, positive 0, negative 6, written by trans people 0]
The Guardian [0]
- The Guardian had no articles about trans people in their Tuesday edition.
The Times [3: negative 3, positive 0, written by trans people 0, written by James Beal 2]
Daily Mail [0]
- The Daily Mail had no articles about trans people in their Tuesday edition, although they did have a double page spread on the ‘crisis in our prisons’ which was removed for ‘editorial or legal reasons’.
Telegraph [3: negative 3, positive 0, written by trans people 0]
Wednesday 24 2024 [Total: 4. Publications 4, positive 0, negative 4, written by trans people 0]
The Guardian [0]
- The Guardian had no articles about trans people in their Wednesday edition.
The Times [1: negative 1, positive 0, written by trans people 0, written by James Beal 1]
Daily Mail [0]
- The Daily Mail had no articles about trans people in their Tuesday edition
Telegraph [3: negative 3, positive 0, written by trans people 0]
Thursday 25 2024 [Total: 10. Publications 5, positive 0, negative 10, written by trans people 0]
The Guardian [0]
- The Guardian had no articles about trans people in their Thursday edition.
The Times [0]
- The Times had no articles about trans people in their Thursday edition.
Daily Mail [2: negative 2, positive 0, written by trans people 0]
Telegraph [4: negative 4, positive 0, written by trans people 0]
Private Eye [4: negative 4, positive 0, written by trans people 0]
THIS WEEK IN PARLIAMENT
Thursday 25 April – Friday 26 April
House of Commons
- Thursday 25 April 2024
- Debate on a Motion on Lesbian Visibility Week [more details here]
- Friday 26 April 2024
- Private Members’ Bills including:
- Liz Truss’s Health and Equality Acts (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading (zero chance of making it to the floor)
- Private Members’ Bills including:
Westminster Hall
- No business that fits the focus of this newsletter
House of Lords
- No business that fits the focus of this newsletter
Grand Committee
- Thursday 25 April 2024
- Short debate – UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association [more details here]
Committees
- No business that fits the focus of this newsletter
AROUND THE WORLD
Over 90% of trans youth live in states pushing anti-trans legislation [The Advocate]
- A study from the Williams Institute at UCLA indicates that 93% of transgender youth, approximately 280,300 minors, reside in US states enacting or considering anti-trans laws.
Melania Trump hosts LGBTQ+ Republican event [Gay Today]
- Melania Trump hosted an LGBTQ+ Republican event, stirring questions about her political involvement and support for LGBTQ+ rights.
LGBTQ+ individuals face heightened climate change risks [Gay Today]
- Studies indicate that LGBTQ+ people are more vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change due to social and economic factors.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: ‘We want to end’ trans and gender nonconforming teachers [The Advocate]
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott has openly expressed his intent to ban transgender and gender nonconforming teachers from classrooms.
Disadvantages for trans women athletes [LGBTQ Nation]
- New research suggests that trans women athletes may face competitive disadvantages compared to cisgender women, again challenging common perceptions in sports debates.
Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird, and others urge NCAA to stand up for trans players [The Advocate]
- Prominent athletes including Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird have signed an open letter to the NCAA urging stronger support for transgender athletes’ rights to compete under their gender identity.
Campaign focuses on anti-trans rhetoric [LGBTQ Nation]
- A Republican gubernatorial candidate centres his campaign on opposition to transgender rights, particularly targeting transgender youth in educational settings.
Louisiana defies new trans-inclusive rules [LGBTQ Nation]
- Louisiana instructs schools to disregard the Biden administration‘s new Title IX rules that are inclusive of transgender students’ rights.
Japan: Male hippo in Osaka zoo found to be female [BBC]
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Italy to let anti-choice activists harass women in abortion clinics [Telegraph]
- Italy has passed a law that will allow anti-abortion activists into clinics to ‘appeal’ to pregnant women, in a win for right wing, anti-choice prime minister Giorgia Meloni. In other words, they have just legalised the harassment of pregnant people at one of the most vulnerable times of their lives.
The UK’s first memorial for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender armed-forces personnel is to be built at the National Arboretum [BBC]
An Arizona grand jury has indicted 18 allies of Donald Trump for their efforts to subvert the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani [Politico]
Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has announced a “public history” project, giving five historians full access to UK state archives to carry out an “independent and authoritative examination” of the government’s approach to Northern Ireland during the Troubles [Politico Playbook]
COMING UP
Thursday 25
- Victoria Atkins and Wes Streeting at RCP conference
- Channel 4 hosts local elections debate
- Quarterly crime statistics (England and Wales)
- Safety in custody and offender management statistics
- Sickness absence in the UK labour market
The Supreme court will hear arguments over Donald Trump’s claim of immunity.
Friday 26
- Global Youth Service Day
- 30 years ago: 1994 South African general election began
Saturday 27
- White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner
Sunday 28
- International Workers’ Memorial Day
- World Day for Safety and Health at Work
TRANSWRITES YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
- The 32 things The Cass Review recommends and why they are concerning, by Gemma Stone.
- NHS & puberty blockers: Former GIDS patients reflect on long wait times, invasive assessments, by Sasha Baker.
- What does Liz Truss’s anti-trans bill actually say? By Lee Hurley.
- The Cass Review: A government-sanctioned attack on trans lives, by Lee Hurley.
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