Gemma Stone

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Gemma Stone is a transgender writer who has been covering the rise of transphobic hate campaigning in the UK. She has written hundreds of articles dissecting aspects of transphobia including debunking blatant disinformation. She is very tired and trying her best, and hopefully having a positive impact on such a beautiful community.
A group of trans youth hug each other moments after one youth had scaled the Department For Education to retrieve a banner. The Trans Kids Deserve Better Letter has been delivered to the Secretary of State For EducationPhoto Credit: What The Trans

Trans Kids Deserve Better letter to Secretary of State for Education

Trans Kids Deserve Better, an informal group of trans youth fighting back against restrictions on their healthcare, have been staging protests in London. First at the NHS HQ and most recently at the Department for Education. Here is the contents of the Trans Kids Deserve Better letter to the Secretary of State for Education following their recent action.
A photo of Lin Yu-Ting in the ring doing a big yell or scream. Transphobic comments about the athlete made by Rowling have result in Taiwan cancelling JK Rowling. Photo credit 宋育廷 via Wikimedia Commons

Taiwan cancelling JK Rowling after author targeted Lin Yu-Ting with transphobia

There has been a lot of talk about Imane Khelif after Angela Carini backed out of her bout after just 46 seconds and two...
The Olympic Rings in Paris near the Eiffel Tower. Imane Khelif is a cisgender woman who is competing at the Paris 2024 Oylmpics.

Imane Khelif is a cisgender woman and your harassment of her is horrific

The 2024 Olympics is underway and already transphobes in global media and on social media have mobilised to make it all about them and their beliefs. Imane Khelif is a cisgender woman however rumours persist that she is transgender or otherwise has an intersex variation which transphobes believe should disqualify her from competition.
A photo of a war memorial in the courtyard of the British Medical Association Headquarters in London. BMA have voted to pause implementation of Cass Review.

BMA calls for pause on implementation of Cass Review

The British Medical Association (BMA) has voted to undertake an evaluation of the Cass Review citing the widespread condemnation of the review from many doctors both in and out of the UK. Within the vote the BMA calls for pause on implementation of Cass.
Pictured: Springtime in Appleby, A photo of a river and some trees. Photocredit; Des Colhoun via Wikimedia Commons. I couldn't find a picture to represent Professor Appleby's bizarre attempt to deflect from trans suicides

12 or 16? UK Government’s bizarre attempt to deflect from trans suicides feat Prof...

There has been a lot of talk about trans suicide recently, especially as it pertains to transgender youth, after Wes Streeting announced he would pursue making Victoria Atkins' ban on puberty blocking medication permanent. This has prompted a bizarre response from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in an attempt to deflect from trans suicides.
fired by waterstones; A photo of a Waterstones bookstore photo by Mtaylor848 via Wikimedia Commons

TillyLovesBooks fired by Waterstones after The Bookseller’s PR for bigots goes wrong

Beloved bookseller and bookstagrammer, TillyLovesBooks, has been fired by Waterstones after a completely pointless and totally avoidable transphobic drama was kicked up by The...
A photo of some books on some bookshelves to represent The Bookseller for promoting anti-trans social media accounts

Enraged industry professionals slam The Bookseller for promoting anti-trans social media accounts

The Bookseller is a magazine focusing on the publishing sector. Owned by The Stage Media Company Ltd, it serves as the only paper magazine reporting on UK publishing. Industry professionals are slamming The Bookseller for promoting anti-trans social media accounts via its website
Official press photo of Rachel Reeves. Rachel Reeves has agreed to meet with JK Rowling to discuss transphobia

UK Labour’s Rachel Reeves has agreed to meet with JK Rowling as the author...

What a headline. In a previous post we talked about the UK media bending over backwards to platform Rowling over the fact that 16 children died by suicide as a result of transphobic extremism in the healthcare sector. Today we bring you news Rachel Reeves has agreed to meet with JK Rowling as the author attacks a Labour councillor.
UK Labour's awful GRC plan. a photo of Keir Starmer at a hustings in 2020. Credit Rwendal via Wikimedia Commons

UK Labour’s awful GRC plan shouldn’t surprise you; they never wanted it to begin with

UK Labour's awful GRC plan has been announced and caused an uproar in the transgender community. After a series of other transphobic outings from the party pegged for Parliament, this move feels very much like the final nail in the coffin for being able to defend them as a queer person.
JK Rowling and the 16 dead children; sceenshot from the game Celeste which shows the character standing atop a mountain next to a monument. The monument reads; "Celeste Mountain, This memorial dedicated to those who perished on the climb".

JK Rowling and the 16 dead children on NHS gender waitlists

For once this article isn't about some horse crap that has fallen from the gob of a billionaire bigot. Sure, JK Rowling is involved and does say some horse crap but the point of this article is really about the media and how they choose to report or not report on things like JK Rowling and the 16 dead children under NHS care.