Equality Act and the awful anti-trans debate in UK Parliament
On Monday 12 June, MPs met in Westminster Hall for a three hour debate on the definition of sex in the Equality Act 2010. A contentious debate that had been bubbling up for several months. Moss writes;
Law 111: Japan’s trans sterilisation now unconstitutional, Supreme Court rules
In order to change their gender marker Japanese people have had to submit to trans sterilisation via Law 111. However a recent Supreme Court ruling has found this to be unconstitutional, covering this momentous change for Japanese trans people, Mako Nakajima writes;
The Trans Agenda #3 6 March 2024
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The Trans Agenda #28 More performative cruelty from the government
The Trans Agenda #28
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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.
Uganda LGBT ban: Where the hell is everybody?
Most readers will probably be aware of the situation at the moment in Uganda, where under the influence of American far-right so-called Christian groups, the government has enacted a law criminalising all LGBT people. But the story on the ground of the Uganda LGBT ban is much darker. Jenny List from Trans Rescue writes;
UK Home Office downplays rise in transphobic hate crimes
UK MPs debate transphobic hate crime response, highlighting gaps in government's approach and need for targeted protection of transgender community.
The Trans Agenda #10 Trans rights eroded in the UK as scientists call for...
The Trans Agenda #10
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A look at the transgender and non-binary census 2021 data
The Office for National Statistics has released data from the 2021 census which for the first time ever includes statistics about the numbers of trans and non-binary living in England and Wales. Here Tom Pashby takes a look at the transgender and non-binary census data;
Ryan Castellucci granted judicial review over UK non-binary recognition
A trans non-binary person is bringing legal proceedings against the British government, urging it to legally recognise their gender as non-binary. Ryan Castellucci, a US citizen who moved to the UK for work in 2019, is legally recognised as non-binary in their home state of California, including on their passport and birth certificate.