PODCAST – Another Brick in Stonewall

This week, our beleaguered hosts Alyx, Ashleigh and Flint look with a critical eye over: 

  • Some welcome good news from Montana, USA.
  • A brief look at who else but the EHRC. 
  • A certain US pick-me on the cusp of realising that her collaboration will not save her.
  • Quickly checking in with the people absolutely having a normal one over at Sex Matters. 
  • Lining up a Telegraph article for a roast. 
  • As the title suggests, for our Meat this time we’re taking a dip in the waters of Stonewall bay, after their announcement of their upcoming new Chair, Kezia Dugdale and the extremely questionable remarks Dugdale made about a certain author of derivative wizard fiction.

References

Action Alley

Dr Cal Horton is doing a study into non-binary people’s experiences of family and is calling out for participants: https://qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_0V8p2kDrKD1lKCy

Our website is also being kept up to date with new actions and protests: Compilation of current protests and actions in the UK – What The Trans!? 

Pond Hoppin’

Montana Supreme Court Rules Its Constitution Entirely Protects Trans Citizens In Landmark Ruling

The judgement itself: https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2026/04/Opinion-Published.pdf

EHRC

BBC News – Single-sex space guidance to be published after May elections (Archive copy) https://archive.ph/judcy

EHRC updates guidance on how to apply supreme court ruling on gender | Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) | The Guardian

EHRC forced to change trans guidance after Good Law Project challenge | Good Law Project

Update on The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Code of Practice on Services, Public Functions and Associations | UK Parliament

Government to act on EHRC trans guidance in May, Equalities Minister says | What The Trans

Fuck you, Caitlyn

Caitlyn Jenner Asks Trump for Help After Impact of Trans Passport Policy – Newsweek

‘I love president Trump’: Caitlyn Jenner backs Donald Trump despite anti-trans passport policy

Caitlyn Jenner slammed by The View’s Ana Navarro for asking Trump to change her passport gender

‘Special place in hell’ for Caitlyn Jenner, says ‘The View’ host

Sex Matters & Digital ID

Digital ID should include sex (archive copy)

U ok, Telegraph?

I’ve seen how trans activists work, and Labour isn’t strong enough to stop them. (Archive copy) Yes, really. That’s the article title.

Stonewall

Interview released 19/04 ‘Things could go backwards’: Kezia Dugdale on safety, LGBTQ+ rights and the future of Stonewall | The Guardian

Kathleen Stock praising Nu-Stonewall in The Times: https://bsky.app/profile/hleehurley.com/post/3mjyiguoaq324

Letter by TACC on the subject

We have written to Kezia Dugdale, the new Chair of Stonewall. Addressing the major concerns we have with her comments in her interview.

TACC (@tacc.org.uk) 2026-04-20T17:19:40.618Z

Statement released 23/04 Statement from Kezia Dugdale and Ayla Holdom | Stonewall UK

https://bsky.app/profile/ameresolicitor.bsky.social/post/3mk6aavmp522u – Post showing that statement of 23/04 was not linked from the Stonewall bsky account or Dugdale’s bsky account.

Stonewall responds to written statement on the EHRC Code of Practice published today (from 2024)

Arms manufacturers

Exclusive: Stonewall told it must stop taking “blood money” from the arms trade – TFN

Stonewall responds to concerns over relationship with arms manufacturers

Labour conference

The queer takeaways from a lacklustre Labour Party conference for our community 

Stonewall’s new CEO Simon Blake had a busy first day on the job making a stand against LGBTQ+ hate crime

The stoning of Stonewall during the new trans panic