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    Pictured: Springtime in Appleby, A photo of a river and some trees. Photocredit; Des Colhoun via Wikimedia Commons. I couldn't find a picture to represent Professor Appleby's bizarre attempt to deflect from trans suicides

    12 or 16? UK Government’s bizarre attempt to deflect from trans suicides feat Prof...

    Gemma Stone -
    There has been a lot of talk about trans suicide recently, especially as it pertains to transgender youth, after Wes Streeting announced he would pursue making Victoria Atkins' ban on puberty blocking medication permanent. This has prompted a bizarre response from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in an attempt to deflect from trans suicides.
    fired by waterstones; A photo of a Waterstones bookstore photo by Mtaylor848 via Wikimedia Commons

    TillyLovesBooks fired by Waterstones after The Bookseller’s PR for bigots goes wrong

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    Beloved bookseller and bookstagrammer, TillyLovesBooks, has been fired by Waterstones after a completely pointless and totally avoidable transphobic drama was kicked up by The...
    When was T added to LGBT? A protestor holds a sign in 2011 at a London Pride event reading: "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender. Fighting Racism and Homophobia for the right of asylum for LGBT refugees. Stop the deportations." Photocredit: stephenrwalli via Wikimedia Commons

    When was the T added to LGBT? A quick history

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    Disinformation about queer rights history is rife and often spread by people pushing an anti-trans agenda by, somewhat successfully, arguing that T is new and dragging the rest of the acronym down. But is that true? Answering the question when was the T added to LGBT, Sarah Clarke writes;
    A photo of some books on some bookshelves to represent The Bookseller for promoting anti-trans social media accounts

    Enraged industry professionals slam The Bookseller for promoting anti-trans social media accounts

    Gemma Stone -
    The Bookseller is a magazine focusing on the publishing sector. Owned by The Stage Media Company Ltd, it serves as the only paper magazine reporting on UK publishing. Industry professionals are slamming The Bookseller for promoting anti-trans social media accounts via its website
    Official press photo of Rachel Reeves. Rachel Reeves has agreed to meet with JK Rowling to discuss transphobia

    UK Labour’s Rachel Reeves has agreed to meet with JK Rowling as the author...

    Gemma Stone -
    What a headline. In a previous post we talked about the UK media bending over backwards to platform Rowling over the fact that 16 children died by suicide as a result of transphobic extremism in the healthcare sector. Today we bring you news Rachel Reeves has agreed to meet with JK Rowling as the author attacks a Labour councillor.
    UK Labour's awful GRC plan. a photo of Keir Starmer at a hustings in 2020. Credit Rwendal via Wikimedia Commons

    UK Labour’s awful GRC plan shouldn’t surprise you; they never wanted it to begin with

    Gemma Stone -
    UK Labour's awful GRC plan has been announced and caused an uproar in the transgender community. After a series of other transphobic outings from the party pegged for Parliament, this move feels very much like the final nail in the coffin for being able to defend them as a queer person.
    JK Rowling and the 16 dead children; sceenshot from the game Celeste which shows the character standing atop a mountain next to a monument. The monument reads; "Celeste Mountain, This memorial dedicated to those who perished on the climb".

    JK Rowling and the 16 dead children on NHS gender waitlists

    Gemma Stone -
    For once this article isn't about some horse crap that has fallen from the gob of a billionaire bigot. Sure, JK Rowling is involved and does say some horse crap but the point of this article is really about the media and how they choose to report or not report on things like JK Rowling and the 16 dead children under NHS care.
    Helldivers 2 queerphobia; a screenshot of my gameplay in Helldivers 2 showing a desert planet and rocky landscape.

    Helldivers 2 queerphobia & why we need Pride capes

    Gemma Stone -
    Helldivers 2 is incredible. There are no two ways about that; it is the perfect blend of epic, chaotic, frenzied insanity and cool, calm and collected tactical thinking. All set across gorgeous landscapes with absolutely beautiful lightning effects. But we have to talk about the Helldivers 2 queerphobia problem.

    The Trans Agenda #33 Kemi Badenoch delivers a trans smoking gun

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    The Trans Agenda #33 Welcome to The Trans Agenda, a newsletter that will arrive in your inbox Monday if you are subscribed. You can also...
    summarise from a pro trans perspective and explain why this is unworkable - Tories to allow ban on trans women in single-sex spaces The Guardian3 Jun 2024Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor Kemi Badenoch has said the Conservatives will change the Equality Act to rewrite the definition of sex and allow organisations to bar trans women from single-sex spaces, including hospital wards and sports events. The party will make clear that the protected characteristic of sex means biological sex, enabling those who wish to bar male-bodied people from organisations or activities to do so. The minister for women and equalities said: “Whether it is rapists being housed in women’s prisons, or instances of men playing in women’s sports where they have an unfair advantage, it is clear that public authorities and regulatory bodies are confused about what the law says on sex and gender and when to act – often for fear of being accused of transphobia, or not being inclusive.” Last year, Badenoch asked the Equality and Human Rights Commission to advise on the change. The equalities watchdog said the new definition would make it possible to exclude trans people from same-sex spaces even if they hold a gender recognition certificate. The law will still protect against discrimination based on the status of gender reassignment, the Conservatives said. The party also said it would change the law to make gender recognition a reserved matter that only the UK government could legislate on, a reaction to the row over the Scottish gender recognition bill, which was blocked by Westminster. Announcing the change, Rishi Sunak said that he wanted to enshrine the right to single-sex spaces in law. “The safety of women and girls is too important to allow the current confusion around definitions of sex and gender to persist,” he said. Sunak and the Conservatives have used gender and trans rights as a key plank of their election strategy against Labour and Keir Starmer. Article Name:Tories to allow ban on trans women in single-sex spaces Publication:The Guardian Author:Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor Start Page:4 End Page:4

    The Trans Agenda #32 Tory cruelty ramps up

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    The Trans Agenda #31 Welcome to The Trans Agenda, a newsletter that will arrive in your inbox Monday if you are subscribed. You can also...
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