5+ years delay at Northern Ireland gender clinic as referrals drop
The health service in Northern Ireland is continuing to fail trans patients in the country with the number of referrals to the gender clinic dropping, waiting lists growing, and under-18s being denied blockers.
The Trans Agenda #1 4 March 2024
News you need, the perspective you won't find anywhere else. The trans community's guide to UK news and politics and our place in it.
Nadhim Zahawi; ‘Teachers must out trans children to parents’
According to Zahawi; “Parents have to be front and centre of this. And that is my message to the front line is to say: you have to involve parents in this. You have a duty to safeguard those children and parents are very much part of that”.
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.
The Trans Agenda #18 Police violence against trans protestors confirmed as GC MSP threatens...
The Trans Agenda #18
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Kim Petras and Sam Smith top UK charts amidst moral panic
“everyone is talking on the scene” - What does the success of Kim Petras and Sam Smith say about the UK's attitude towards trans people? Oscar Rees writes;
Chest binding study; “over 97% reported at least one negative health outcome”
A study on chest binding is being bandied about by the anti-trans crowd due to the eye catching statistic reported in the abstract. "Over 97% reported at least one of 28 negative outcomes attributed to binding". But what does this actually mean?
A plea to Esther Ghey and a quick guide on invading children’s privacy
A year on from the murder of her daughter, the trial barely being over, the media still desperate to make her killers famous and the Prime Minister refusing to apologise for transphobia; I cannot stress how much I admire the strength of Esther Ghey. But I must warn against the path she is taking.
The Trans Agenda #19 Anti-trans teacher learns the law isn’t the same as GC...
The Trans Agenda #19
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Alex Jones’ Infowars, amongst others, spread transphobic disinformation about Uvalde elementary school shooting
attempt to suggest the murderer of multiple children in a recent attack at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas was transgender. There is no truth to these claims.