Allison Bailey’s embarrassing loss to Stonewall UK
Framing, its fun for all the family! The result of the Allison Bailey tribunal is out and transphobes are already claiming a win, with Allison herself having repeatedly posted the hashtag #AllisonBaileyWins.
Halifax Pronoun Badges & The media’s disastrous attempt to manufacture outrage
So what happened is that a few people on the internet saw Halifax make an inclusive gesture - during pride month, when brands tend to do that sort of stuff - and got upset about it online. The media then got involved to amp up the story and try to make it into a moment by writing about and sharing it widely via their platforms. Which they did entirely for the clicks because they don't really care one way or another what happens with regards to trans inclusion - they literally just want you to visit their site and share it with your friends for the ad revenue.
UK LGBTQ+ groups unite in defence of trans people
The UK government's flagship LGBTQ+ conference, 'Safe to be Me' is up in flames after UK LGBTQ+ groups withdrew en masse in protest at...
GCs and media continue to erase lesbians: The week in trans 04/09/22
Another week, another series of articles talking nonsense about trans people in the Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, and Times.
UK Government’s ‘Safe To Be Me’ cancelled
The need for queer solidarity really hit hard after the Government first announced it would not be banning conversion therapy at all. Then u-turned on that after backlash and subsequently announced it would ban it, but only for gay people. Meaning they would still allow people to attempt to torture the gender identity out of trans people.
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.
LGBTQ rights meeting postponed again in Northern Ireland
A ministerial meeting to discuss new legislation to protect the LGBTQ+ community in Northern Ireland was delayed once again.
The meeting was scheduled to take...
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.
Watersports governing body, FINA, bans ‘male puberty’ from women’s competitions
Its my view that these rules won't stand up to legal scrutiny and will amount to discrimination despite their best efforts not to. Not only that, but it will also put pressure on healthcare organisations to allow younger transitions to happen - something which the anti-trans forces behind campaigns such as "protecting women's sports" also campaign against.
Is Maya Forstater the world’s foremost trans expert? The week in Trans 28/08/22
Unlike the first week of this trans media watch, which mostly centred around one story about JK Rowling, how she was the real victim...