Where was JK Rowling during #BanConversionTherapy protests?
JK Rowling has begun trending on Twitter in the aftermath of the protest as trans people in particular remember that in June 2020 JK Rowling posted the following tweet;
"I respect every trans person's right to live any way that feels authentic and comfortable to them. I'd march with you if you were discriminated against on the basis of being trans. At the same time, my life has been shaped by being female. I do not believe it's hateful to say so."
LGBT Cons Ally of the Year is… Penny Mordaunt… really?
During the Conservative Party conference held in Birmingham this year, former leadership candidate and MP for Portsmouth North Penny Mordaunt was presented with the award for ‘Ally of the Year’ by the Tory LGBTQ+ group called the LGBT Conservatives.
Raquel Rosario Sanchez loses legal case over trans rights protests
The judge noted that Sanchez had been in receipt of threats of violence and other inimidating posts on social media. However it was ruled that no actionable breach of duty had taken place, though the university could have dealt with Sanchez's complaints in a "much better fashion".
Rosie Duffield: [Labour’s] trans policy makes feminists vote Tory
Labour's Rosie Duffield believes that Labour's trans policy is making 'feminists vote Conservative because “we are making complete idiots of ourselves”.
Terrifying anti-LGBTQ+ bill in front of Ghana parliament
As the large sections of the world seek to roll-back rights and protections for LGBTQ+ people, Ghana is leading the way with a terrifying anti-LGBTQ+ bill that is currently going through their parliament.
What does Liz Truss’s anti-trans bill actually say?
Liz Truss returned from the US a few weeks ago and has now published her anti-trans legislative proposal that seems very similar to the...
The UK has (at least) four new transgender councillors!
Dylan Tippetts for Compton in Plymouth, Kira Lewis for Higham Hill in Waltham Forest, Isla Wrathmell for Vauxhall in London's Lambeth, and Elaine Gallagher in Glasgow were all successful in the vote, earning their place on their local councils.
The Trans Agenda 14 Badenoch at it again, BBC notice waiting lists + more
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BBC apologises to transphobes for not being transphobic enough
A tweet in which the BBC apologises to transphobes for not being transphobic enough has attracted widespread criticism; "you should be better than this".
Major media mostly ignore massive trans protest outside Downing Street
It will come as no surprise to most trans people that the majority of the mainstream media completely and utterly ignored thousands of people...