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The Trans Agenda #3 6 March 2024

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The Trans Agenda #2 5 March 2024

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A photo of Westminster, part of the Houses of Parliament taken during the evening from the otherside of the river Thames. Where Equality Act 2010 was debated

UK parliament set to debate LGBT+ inclusion in primary schools

UK Parliament to debate LGBT+ education in primary schools. Petition prompts action, outcome could shape future policy.
policy exchange sport report

Who’s behind the anti-trans Parkrun panic?

Parkrun controversy exposes anti-trans agenda fuelled by think tanks and media bias.
Press photo of Rishi Sunak. Sunak and Starmer clashed today over transphobia in Parliament

Sunak and Starmer clash over transphobic remarks in Parliament

In today's Prime Minister's questions Sunak and Starmer have clashed after the Prime Minister took a jab at the leader of the opposition for...
Wes Streeting

Shadow health secretary sparks outrage with separate NHS ward proposal for trans people

Trans healthcare under fire: Streeting's proposal for separate NHS wards sparks outrage.
Ron De Santis [copyright Office of the Governor of Florida]

Ron’s last call: DeSantis drops Presidential bid with Budweiser misquote

Ron De Santis ends his presidential bid with a misquoted Budweiser slogan, after a campaign marked by anti-trans rhetoric and support for Trump.
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

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!
Photograph of Joanna Cherry speaking at a demonstration outside the Scottish Parliament Building on 21 December 2022. Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

Sex Matters Advisory Group member named Chair of Parliament’s Human Rights Committee

Joanna Cherry named Chair of Parliament's Human Rights Committee despite concerns over her views on trans rights.