“Rachel Pollack changed my life, I shall miss her always”
Rachel Pollack, widely known for her Tarot reading and comic books, passed away on April 7th 2023. We wanted to honour her life and commissioned this piece from a friend of hers in her memory. Roz Kaveney writes;
Justin Webb lied, the BBC did not cut ties with Stonewall over suicide statistics
Justin Webb of BBC Radio 4 recently posted on Twitter regarding the BBC's decision to back out of Stonewall's Diversity Champions and Workplace Equality Index Schemes. He claimed that the BBC and "responsible organisations" cut ties with Stonewall over claims they had made in a 2017 School Report. The BBC response to a Freedom of Information request I sent does not corroborate this.
Jordan Gray’s dick on Channel 4’s Friday Night Live and trans liberation
Channel 4's Friday Night Live attracted a wave of criticism from people after Jordan Gray's dick was mashed into the plastic keys of a keyboard in front of a live studio audience and viewers at home. It was beautiful, here's why;
Document reveals Government were aware of LGB Alliance’s anti-trans lobbying before meeting with them
A document from 2020 obtained by Trans Writes reveals that the Government Equalities Offices were completely aware of LGB Alliance's anti-trans lobbying before meeting with them. Jess O'Thomson writes;
Self ID in Finland and the awful bigger picture
Self ID in Finland is on the horizon so we asked a Finnish trans writer to tell us about it and the wider context it exists in. Vilja Heikkilä writes;
Kenneth Gibson accused of hate speech during Gender Recognition Reform bill
Comments by a Scottish MSP during the debate over the Gender Recognition Reform bill have seen Kenneth Gibson accused of hate speech. Mercedes Villalba MSP amongst those levying the claim.
Stonewall UK issue statement regarding 5 days of transphobic backlash
Stonewall UK have issued a statement regarding a recent and still ongoing transphobic backlash that has seen hashtags like #StonewallOut trending for multiple days.
The Observer announces its pro conversion therapy view
In an Observer Editorial piece the publication outlines its pro conversion therapy position claiming that criminalising the practice "poses risk to children's welfare".
‘Again Again’; a queer sci-fi film from Mia Moore & Alexa Feeney
Again Again is currently running a campaign to crowdfund for its production. It is written and directed by Mia Moore & Alexa Feeney, who I spoke to about the queer sci-fi film hopefully coming to screens soon!
“I was not protected from sexism” a trans man talks about his experience of...
I do not care to weigh in on the discourse surrounding single-sex schools in general, but I am telling you that in my experience at an all-girlls school I was not protected from sexism, gender conformity, or transness (even before this became the boogeyman in the UK). Teaching LGBTQIA+ topics is an absolute must in helping equip students to understand and protect themselves from the experiences such as mine.