Scottish democracy and the fight for trans rights
On the 20th of December, I sat down in the Scottish Parliament viewing gallery watching Scottish democracy at work. Almost every MSP sat in the chamber preparing to debate one of the most disputed issues of the last five years - reforms to the Gender Recognition Act.
How bad is Sunak’s cabinet for trans people?
Rishi Sunak is the UK's new Prime Minister after getting another go at the Tory popularity contest, so what immense dinglebats has the man, who showed he was willing to sacrifice trans people on the altar of Tory shithousery, stuffed his cabinet with?
The 8 contenders of the Tory leadership race; who is best for transgender people?
If you are transgender and despaired at reading all this, I can only apologise. However, as a community, we will get through it. We are being made the focus of the tory leadership race to distract from the real societal problems such as the cost of living crisis because they have no solutions. The Conservatives have been in power for over a decade, these issues are of their own making. Transgender people existed long before they were elected, and we’ll be around after they leave government. We will win.
Asking for LGBTQ+ tolerance is not enough
As Arlene Foster, former Northern Ireland first minister, was made a Dame in the Queen's latest honours list, it reminded me of a speech...
“Remove the whip from Rosie Duffield” says UK Labour groups
Multiple UK Labour groups & members have called upon Kier Starmer to remove the whip from Rosie Duffield MP. This following her repeated support of anti-trans rhetoric and campaigns.
UK Home Office downplays rise in transphobic hate crimes
UK MPs debate transphobic hate crime response, highlighting gaps in government's approach and need for targeted protection of transgender community.
The Trans Agenda #4 The WPATH files, SEEN not recognised
News you need, the perspective you won't find anywhere else. The trans community's guide to UK news and politics and our place in it.
What can trans people expect from Rishi Sunak as PM?
Rishi Sunak is the UK's latest X-Factor Prime Minister, so what can trans people expect from those he will stuff in his cabinet?
Nadhim Zahawi; ‘Teachers must out trans children to parents’
According to Zahawi; “Parents have to be front and centre of this. And that is my message to the front line is to say: you have to involve parents in this. You have a duty to safeguard those children and parents are very much part of that”.
UK Government debates non-binary legal recognition, sort of
So they sort-of debated the idea of non-binary representation, but mostly didn't. Instead opting to just do fearmongering and spread hateful rhetoric through parliament. Democracy! The whole thing wraps up with them patting themselves on the back for a job well done and deciding not to move forwards with any plans to include non-binary people in our legal system.