PODCAST – Tragedies and Tribunals

On this somewhat heavy episode of What the Trans?! Flint, Alyx and Ashleigh talk about:

• Is anti-trans sentiment on the rise in the UK? One single, solitary poll says yes, but the team are unconvinced.
• Several difficult stories coming out of the US, with trigger warnings included. 
• The tribunal around NHS Fife nurse Sandie Peggie rumbles on, now vocally supported by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.
• Speaking of Labour, “gender critical” members of the party have performed their signature move and created another splinter group.
• And an interview with Dee Whitnell, a writer, creator and sex educator.

Check out those two articles we mentioned!

Did the Cass Review shred the truth? – What The Trans!?

Trans Allies Systematically Intimidated Inside Tavistock

References:

YouGov

Anti-trans sentiment among British people is increasing, YouGov data shows

Where does the British public stand on transgender rights in 2024/25? | YouGov

Full published dataset

The recent YouGov poll was commissioned by an anti-trans group, respondents not chosen at random : r/transgenderUK (claim debunked in comments, worth reading to bust the myth)

Lemkin Institute

Red Flag Alert for the Anti-Trans Agenda of the Trump Administration in the United States (archive copy)

Sam Nordquist (TRIGGER WARNING: Transphobic violence, death)

Vigils honor life of Sam Nordquist, trans man tortured and killed in upstate New York 

Friends: Search for Sam Nordquist started weeks before official missing report 

Tahiry Broom (TRIGGER WARNING: Transphobic violence, death)

Black trans woman Tahiry Broom killed in Michigan

Elisa Rae Shupe (TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide)

Inside the Secret Working Group That Helped Push Anti-Trans Laws Across the Country – Mother Jones

Here are the Questions the Media Should Be Asking About the Death of Elisa Rae Shupe – Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents

Eden Knight (TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide)

Lawyer in Saudi trans student’s suicide note had embassy links, BBC finds

Eden Knight: Saudi Trans Woman’s Suicide Sparks Outrage in Community

SAY THEIR NAMES

NHS Fife Tribunal

Government accused of ‘moral cowardice’ in single-sex spaces row – BBC News 

Nurse in transgender doctor row faces disciplinary hearing – BBC News 

Scottish Greens: “The Gender Recognition Reform Bill would bring Scotland in line with global best practice It was extensively consulted on, evidence was heard from across society, and it passed overwhelmingly But for Scottish Labour your human rights will never be as important as a good headline in the Daily mail” — Bluesky 

Equality regulator informs Scottish Government and NHS Fife regarding staff access to single sex facilities – The NEN – North Edinburgh News

UNISON

(1) Natacha: “Unison is the largest women’s organization in the UK. It has a million women members. The Unison women’s conference just voted for a motion that said; “trans women are women and trans men are men” with no-one speaking against it. Transphobia is a top-down, elite practice.” — Bluesky

(2) UNISON’s women’s conference opens with clear calls to champion trans rights, healthcare and childcare – Unison 

Labour LGB

Labour LGB: Affiliate stung by second splinter group over trans rights – LabourList 

Trans Radio UK Film

DC Comics Writer Comes Out!

Black Lightning creator Jenny Blake Isabella comes out as trans in heartfelt post • GCN 

Trans Joy

TDoV Event at Argonaut, Edinburgh: https://bsky.app/profile/quill.scot/post/3lic5yoakj222

Trans Sci-fi short film by Tilly Bridges: https://bsky.app/profile/tillybridges.bsky.social/post/3limpwwbijs2w