For Women Scotland case lost, what does it mean?
For Women Scotland case has been lost. This was an appeal in which they argued that women with a GRC should not be considered of the female sex for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010. The judgment of the Inner House of the Court of Session - Scotland’s highest court - held that a trans woman with a GRC falls within the definition of ‘woman’ for the purposes of section 11 of the Equality Act 2010, which protects against discrimination on the basis of sex.
Penny Mordaunt isn’t our best option for Prime Minister, she’s yours Jayne
Jayne Ozanne writes in Pink News that Penny Mordaunt is "by far and away the best" candidate and that Jayne believes Penny "is a true champion of all the LGBT+ community". Which is just wrong. She isn't our best candidate, she's yours Jayne. By which I mean semi-wealthy white cisgender queers. She's got your back, and judging by your endorsement of her after her tirade? Clearly you're fine with sticking the knife in ours if it means you don't have to look over your shoulder so much any more.
Can a woman have a penis?
Specifically, it was viewed as such because it did not require any medical intervention. It respected bodily autonomy! You could and can still obtain a new birth certificate without ever desiring hormones and surgery. Sure, you are still subject to the intrusive Gender Recognition Panel's whims, about to be set back a bunch of cash you probably couldn't afford, gatekept by a crap healthcare system to hell and have no non-binary options at all. But theoretically, its totally possible to be a woman with a penis, by law.
JK Rowling not included on BBC reading list, like most other authors
Many have also remarked on the fact that the list describes itself as being there to promote books that "readers might not have read before". That includes Susheila Nasta, who worked on the project and spoke to BBC Radio 4 on the subject. She adds that the Philosopher's Stone was on the longlist of 153 books, but didn't make the final cut. With the reasoning for that being that "its a children's book".
Transphobes are tampering with LGBT History Month displays, badly
An LGBT History Month display at Millbank House Library in the House of Lords has been tampered with. The book by Helen Joyce often finds its way into LGBT inclusive displays, however this is the first time we have confirmation transphobes are tampering with these displays.
LGB Alliance’s charity status & the legal action against it
LGB Alliance's charity status is currently under threat in legal action brought by Mermaids UK. The arguments for and against will be heard in court from today, the 9th September 2022.
A new tactic for transphobia; weaponising the Gender Recognition Act 2004
The point of this misunderstanding is entirely to set up the legal backing for the idea that it would be lawful to exclude transgender women from women's spaces. If you have to actually be legally registered as female to be protected from discrimination on the basis of sex and therefore misogyny then automatically the vast majority of trans women are locked out. Not to mention every transgender child given that the GRA is only for 18+.
Did JK Rowling agree with Nazis in bizarre anti-trans rant?
In a bizarre anti-trans rant it is claimed we see JK Rowling agree with Nazis that support for trans people is "degenerate, foolish, immoral and authoritarian". She calls it their "we told you so" moment during her defense of Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull.
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;
Why I Won’t Write For Indy Voices Any More
I was super proud to be commissioned for Indy Voices a few years ago. I sent every piece to my parents like “look, its...