Lee Hurley
Journalist. NUJ member. Artist. Trans. He/him. Usually found saying 'but that's not true!'
An open letter to James O’Brien about trans people
Dear James, Perhaps you would indulge me here a little as I try to guide you on an issue you seem to be having some problems with – the ‘transgender debate’.
Keir Starmer is blowing it in his chase for right-wing votes
For the longest time, I wasn’t sure what to make of Keir Starmer. Turns out, my first impression that he seemed like a 6ft...
Green Party politician suspended over Eddie Izzard complaint
The Green Party's Alison Teal has been suspended after Eddie Izzard using the toilet annoyed her.
Club Q shooter’s dad happy he’s not gay
The aftermath of the massacre at Club Q continues to show clearly how dangerous the world has become for LGBTQ+ people.
BBC call transphobic letter a ‘report’
When is a report not a report? When it's a letter seen by a transphobic journalist at the BBC.
Germany consider legal action over FIFA OneLove armband ban
The German Football Association (DFB) are considering taking legal action against FIFA after the sport's governing body banned teams from wearing a OneLove captain's armband.
Most senior UK politicians ignore Trans Day of Remembrance
Trans Awareness Week is over for another year, coming to a close with Trans Remembrance Day, but given the silence of the UK's politicians, you'd be forgiven for thinking that it had been deliberately ignored by many.
Times omit pronouns for Eddie Izzard
The Sunday Times managed to contort themselves into all sorts of shapes this weekend in order to write about Eddie Izzard without using any pronouns.
The Common Sense Group: No sense, plenty of hate
Who are the Common Sense Group and why we should be very concerned.
How bad is Sunak’s cabinet for trans people?
Rishi Sunak is the UK's new Prime Minister after getting another go at the Tory popularity contest, so what immense dinglebats has the man, who showed he was willing to sacrifice trans people on the altar of Tory shithousery, stuffed his cabinet with?