Suzanne Moore’s recent column on the “Pride Pillar” at London Bridge station raises crucial questions about inclusivity and visibility in public spaces, but not the ones she thinks.
Trans healthcare under fire: Streeting’s proposal for separate NHS wards sparks outrage.
A queer display at London Bridge has been recently unveiled much to the chagrin of known bigots on the internet. So disturbed are they by gay flags that they have taken to describing it as “intimidating” and calling for it to be removed.
Following a recent transphobe employment tribunal it seems once again we have to deal with the myth suggesting gender critical beliefs are protected in law. Often citing Forstater’s case against CGD; every single person saying this is objectively wrong.
Some uni professor or something called Jo Phoenix (rad name, shame it belongs to a bigot loser) has won a tribunal for unfair dismissal over her “gender critical” ie transphobic views. Some anti-trans commentators have described the attempt to oust her as “women being bullied out of work”.
UK Labour candidate for the Cazenove ward of Hackney; Laura Pascal suspended over transphobia this week. Including liking anti-trans tweets which compared real life human being Dylvan Mulvaney to racist blackface minstrel shows. But don’t worry she apologised and they unsuspended her!
Keir Starmer’s transgender son may not in fact exist. However rumours circulated via transphobic individuals and groups on Twitter are nonetheless calling for the removal of his leadership of The Labour Party. Which could see disaster for Starmer ahead of the 2024 election.
The trial for the murder of Brianna Ghey has concluded with both defendants being found guilty. However transphobia surrounding Brianna Ghey’s death continues to proliferate online and in the media.
The Department for Education, working closely with the Government Equalities Hub, has released its non-statutory guidance for trans youth in schools. It is not legally binding, obviously bigoted and unlikely to be wholly lawful.
In the middle of a Parliamentary committee Kemi Badenoch likened trans people to a disease and then immediately tried to pretend she didn’t. Clips of the outbust have been circulating online with the trans community sharing their outrage – we should be angry, I just don’t think Badenoch is really the right target for this one.