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Northern Ireland ‘unlikely’ to implement private puberty blocker ban, UK judgement...

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Northern Ireland’s devolved government look set to reject the chance to implement a private puberty blocker ban inline with the one in England.
Official press photo of Rachel Reeves. Rachel Reeves has agreed to meet with JK Rowling to discuss transphobia

UK Labour’s Rachel Reeves has agreed to meet with JK Rowling...

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What a headline. In a previous post we talked about the UK media bending over backwards to platform Rowling over the fact that 16 children died by suicide as a result of transphobic extremism in the healthcare sector. Today we bring you news Rachel Reeves has agreed to meet with JK Rowling as the author attacks a Labour councillor.
UK Labour's awful GRC plan. a photo of Keir Starmer at a hustings in 2020. Credit Rwendal via Wikimedia Commons

UK Labour’s awful GRC plan shouldn’t surprise you; they never wanted...

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UK Labour's awful GRC plan has been announced and caused an uproar in the transgender community. After a series of other transphobic outings from the party pegged for Parliament, this move feels very much like the final nail in the coffin for being able to defend them as a queer person.

The Trans Agenda #33 Kemi Badenoch delivers a trans smoking gun

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The Trans Agenda #33 Welcome to The Trans Agenda, a newsletter that will arrive in your inbox Monday if you are subscribed. You can also...
summarise from a pro trans perspective and explain why this is unworkable - Tories to allow ban on trans women in single-sex spaces The Guardian3 Jun 2024Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor Kemi Badenoch has said the Conservatives will change the Equality Act to rewrite the definition of sex and allow organisations to bar trans women from single-sex spaces, including hospital wards and sports events. The party will make clear that the protected characteristic of sex means biological sex, enabling those who wish to bar male-bodied people from organisations or activities to do so. The minister for women and equalities said: “Whether it is rapists being housed in women’s prisons, or instances of men playing in women’s sports where they have an unfair advantage, it is clear that public authorities and regulatory bodies are confused about what the law says on sex and gender and when to act – often for fear of being accused of transphobia, or not being inclusive.” Last year, Badenoch asked the Equality and Human Rights Commission to advise on the change. The equalities watchdog said the new definition would make it possible to exclude trans people from same-sex spaces even if they hold a gender recognition certificate. The law will still protect against discrimination based on the status of gender reassignment, the Conservatives said. The party also said it would change the law to make gender recognition a reserved matter that only the UK government could legislate on, a reaction to the row over the Scottish gender recognition bill, which was blocked by Westminster. Announcing the change, Rishi Sunak said that he wanted to enshrine the right to single-sex spaces in law. “The safety of women and girls is too important to allow the current confusion around definitions of sex and gender to persist,” he said. Sunak and the Conservatives have used gender and trans rights as a key plank of their election strategy against Labour and Keir Starmer. Article Name:Tories to allow ban on trans women in single-sex spaces Publication:The Guardian Author:Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor Start Page:4 End Page:4

The Trans Agenda #32 Tory cruelty ramps up

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The Trans Agenda #31 Welcome to The Trans Agenda, a newsletter that will arrive in your inbox Monday if you are subscribed. You can also...
Official photo of Victoria Atkins. Victoria Atkins MP banned puberty blockers.

Cowardly bully Victoria Atkins MP banned puberty blockers as Parliament dissolves

Gemma Stone -
In a move she has described as "bold", Victoria Atkins MP banned puberty blockers literally a day before Parliament's scheduled suspension for the General Election. Meaning Parliamentary opposition will be near impossible.
Helen Joyce Daily Mail article

Do Labour really want to update gender-ID law?

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On Monday, The Times lead story was “Labour plan for gender change to be made easier”. On Tuesday, they followed that up with a Labour denial. So, was this one of the Labour Party’s fastest u-turns under Keir Starmer or was The Times up to mischief?
Manager’s job hard enough without Rowling’s gratuitous intrusion Lucy Clark was the first openly transgender referee. She has now been appointed manager of Sutton United’s women’s team. They play in the London and South Regional Women’s Premier Division beside such luminaries as Saltdean United and Dorking Wanderers. And Sutton are fighting relegation. So it’s a big deal for Clark, not so much for football. Yet a supportive tweet from Pride attracted the attention of JK Rowling. “When I was young all the football managers were straight, white, middle-aged blokes,” she wrote. “So it’s fantastic to see how much things have changed.” It felt a little unnecessary. Clark isn’t invading female space because if that’s the case, so is any coach not born female in the women’s game — and nobody complained about Marc Skinner steering Manchester United to the FA Cup. Clark has spoken about football saving her life when she considered suicide, so her involvement has been enormously positive. Rowling took down Scotland’s poorlyconceived gender reform laws in a series of whipsmart social media posts. By contrast, this just seemed gratuitous.

The Trans Agenda #31 Labour’s Gender ID change

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stonewall complaint rejected

The Trans Agenda #30 – New Deputy in Scotland, Stonewall’s setback,...

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The Trans Agenda #30 Welcome to The Trans Agenda, a newsletter that will arrive in your inbox Monday if you are subscribed. You can also...
WINCHESTER, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walks through the local streets during a visit on January 19, 2024 in Winchester, England. This week in Parliament, Rishi Sunak's government won the vote on the Safety of Rwanda Safety (Asylum and Immigration) Bill by 44 votes after a Conservative right wing rebellion failed to materialise. The Bill will now progress to the House of Lords for further scrutiny. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Rwanda not safe for LGBTQ+ people, warns refugee

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A queer, autistic refugee from Ukraine exposes the dangers of the UK's Rwanda deportation plan, highlighting the risks for LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent individuals.

The Trans Agenda #29 NHS betrays trans kids again

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The Trans Agenda #29 Welcome to The Trans Agenda, a newsletter that will arrive in your inbox Monday and Thursday if you are subscribed. You...
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The Trans Agenda #29 The papers: 34 articles, no trans voices

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The Trans Agenda #29 Welcome to The Trans Agenda, a newsletter that will arrive in your inbox Monday if you are subscribed. You can also...
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Humza Yousaf resigns, refuses to sacrifice trans people to save himself

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On Monday afternoon, an emotional Humza Yousaf resigned as leader of the SNP and, therefore First Minister of Scotland, as trans people lost another...
240429 times gender payout

The Trans Agenda #28 More performative cruelty from the government

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The Trans Agenda #28 Welcome to The Trans Agenda, a newsletter that will arrive in your inbox Monday if you are subscribed. You can also...
Mahmood supports Rowling

The Trans Agenda #27 – Labour Justice Secretary backs JK Rowling

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The Trans Agenda #27 Welcome to The Trans Agenda, a newsletter that will arrive in your inbox Monday and Thursday if you are subscribed. You...

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