This week, the delightful duo of Ashleigh and Flint take you through:
- Ashleigh the Solarpunk fills you in on thrilling tales of her adventures and a content warning is given, because it’s just that sort of “adventure.”
- A triple-decked Pond Hoppin’ segment that ends with some uncharacteristically good news. I know! We were surprised too.
- The NHS has published a new service specification for Children and Young People’s (CYP) gender services. We assess the damage.
- A foray to the high street as Sex Matters (attempt to) take on M&S!
- Some quick notes about our staffing levels after PinkNews made all their reporters redundant. Also, we talk about how PinkNews made all their reporters redundant.
- It’s been a year since the Supreme Court judgement. Yes, that one. We look back and reflect on what’s changed and what it feels like has changed, even though it really hasn’t.
- Our usual smattering of Trans Joy as a palate-cleanser.
Action Alley
Compilation of current protests and actions in the UK – What The Trans!?
Queers for Palestine Symposium
Pond Hoppin’
The Ugly
Idaho Passes Most Extreme Bathroom Ban In Nation, Creating Path To Life In Prison
The Bad
24-539 Chiles v. Salazar (03/31/2026)
Chiles v. Salazar (Conversion Therapy) – SCOTUSblog
Supreme Court Rules Against Conversion Therapy Bans On Transgender Day Of Visibility
What You Need to Know About The Lawyers Who Helped Overturn Colorado’s Conversion Therapy Ban
The Good
Wisconsin Governor Evers Vetoes 5 Anti-Trans Bills On Trans Day Of Visibility
CYP Update
Service specification: NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service
M&S vs. SM
SM’s letter to M&S (archive copy): https://archive.ph/PuIPP
M&S’s letter to SM: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1648975896754437&set=gm.2063651614200859&idorvanity=643707359528632
Loser’s Corner
PinkNews blocked en masse over Streeting column blunder – What The Trans!?
PinkNews to move to a ‘reporter-free newsroom’ with its journalists facing redundancy – QueerAF
PinkNews bosses accused of sexual misconduct – BBC News (archive copy) https://archive.ph/7DT5a
BlueSky thread by Sophie Perry, also formerly of PinkNews
Supreme Court
*gestures broadly at everything*
Episode cover photo credit (all modified):
Maya Forstater (c) Cleanweb UK https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en
Ben Cohen (c) International Journalism Festival https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ (modified)
Wesley Streeting (c) House of Commons https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
