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    An example of a chest binder, almost certainly not the one offered by Mermaids UK

    Mermaids UK criticised by British media (and JK Rowling) for giving chest binder to...

    Gemma Stone -
    Children's charity and parental support group Mermaids UK have come under fire from the usual transphobic suspects trying to demonise any and all support for trans youth. This time over the use and support of teens using a chest binder. JK Rowling was there too, in case you cared.
    Laura Pascal Suspended; a photo of Hackney Labour members with Laura Pascal in the bottom right corner via Hackney Labour

    Labour’s Laura Pascal suspended over transphobia

    Gemma Stone -
    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!
    The Scottish Parliament debating chamber where Scottish GRA reform was recently debated. Where Scottish Parliament public gallery kicked off and where Scottish Gender Recognition Reform bill was passed.

    Scottish Gender Recognition Reform Bill; 1 month on

    Gemma Stone -
    The Scottish Gender Recognition Reform bill was debated and voted on about a month ago - give or take a day or two. It passed with a majority of 88 to 33 votes and it's been a hell of a month since.
    Two cricket balls to illustrate the question "should I cut off my balls"?

    Should I cut off my balls or wait for the NHS to fix trans...

    Gemma Stone -
    Here's a quick update to where I'm at with my trans healthcare journey in the UK; questioning whether I should cut off my balls...
    the cass review

    The Cass Review: A government-sanctioned attack on trans lives

    Lee Hurley -
    The Cass Review faces condemnation for its biased approach, exclusion of trans voices, and potential harm to trans youth.
    A photo of Buckingham Palace in London at Night

    Anti-trans pressure group founder included on Queen’s honours list

    Gemma Stone -
    Suffice to say, the rejected honours list is the better company to be in. Abolish the monarchy, happy platinum jubilee!
    JK Rowling smiling at the crowd during her book reading at the white house in 2010. JK Rowling Should Go To Prison.

    Inside JK Rowling’s latest transphobic argument; trans sex offenders

    Gemma Stone -
    As I touched on in the article marking JK Rowling's wacky weekend, the author has once again leaned into using crime related statistics to support her bigoted nonsense. But does it? Lets take a look inside JK Rowling's latest transphobic argument;
    Testosterone for women ‘a life-changer’ James Beal - Social Affairs Editor Researchers are developing the world’s first testosterone patch for women with menopausal symptoms, and the UK could be the first country to test it. Medherant, a company founded by David Haddleton, a professor of chemistry at the University of Warwick, aims to start clinical trials this autumn. If these go well, Haddleton said the potential to improve women’s lives was huge, including helping them with their sex drive — as they cannot be prescribed testosterone for this on the NHS at present. Some instead turn to irregular doses of a gel that is approved only for use onmen, experts say. Testosterone is an essential hormone for women and its production drops heavily after the menopause. Oestrogen and progesterone hormone replacement therapy (HRT) patches — which stick to the skin to deliver medications — are available. However, there is no testosterone patch for women suffering with adverse symptoms from the menopause. Professor Haddleton said: “The work we’re doing at Medherant and at Warwick isn’t just theoretical, but instead aimed at a problem women are facing which can drastically affect their everyday lives and jobs. “This could deliver a product that is much needed and is just not available. With the technology already proven to work we can use our new patch to remove needless misery from women’s daily lives. We hope this will transform life for women suffering from postmenopause issues nationally and indeed globally.” Guidelines issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in 2015 recommended testosterone supplementation be considered for menopausal women with low sexual desire if HRT alone was not effective. The new patch is intended to address this gap in menopause products and provide treatment for women that can be made widely available.

    The Times’ hypocrisy: Testosterone for cis women a “Life-Changer” but poison for trans people?

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    Times' hypocrisy: praises testosterone patch for menopausal women, yet demonises its use for trans people. Question media's double standards.
    The Merriam-Webster logo. Inside of two red circles, the outer one being thinner than the inner one, the word's "Merriam-Webster" are writtin in blue.

    Man charged after threatening to bomb dictionary

    Gemma Stone -
    Jeremy David Hanson of Rossmoor sent several disturbing messages via the dictionary company's website. Court documents allege he attacked Merriam-Webster for their "anti-science propaganda" and "telling blatant lies". He also used slurs for transgender people and stated "there is no such thing as gender identity".
    transgender fear

    Fear

    Lee Hurley -
    As we get this project started, I'm going through some old writing that I let fall from my head at the start of my...
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