On this episode – which is a bit of a mixed bag, tone-wise – our intrepid hosts Flint and Ashleigh go over:
- How, when a story pops up claiming that “The UN supports anti-trans viewpoints!” it’s really just the work of one person, Reem Alsalem, and her gender critical crusade.
- The recent death of UK politician Anne Widdecombe and how people expressing their opinions about her online do not deserve to have their lives upended by news organisations.
- Amnesty International UK’s recent crossed swords with organisations named in a recent report of theirs.
- And in a deliberate decision to keep things light for once, the team delve into the weird and wonderful world of tabletop roleplaying games, or TTRPG’s. What they are, why they’re awesome, and why they’re so popular with trans people.
References
New EHRC guidance to come into force on August 5th. GLP have written about what that means ‘Discriminatory’ and ‘unworkable’ trans guidance to come into force | Good Law Project
Pond Hoppin’
How One Woman Is Using the UN to Attack Trans Rights Worldwide
How One Woman Is Using the UN to Attack Trans Rights Worldwide | The Nation
Alsalem’s Amicus Brief to the US Supreme Court
Trans Athletes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Anne Widdecombe
Aberdeen University worker charged over Ann Widdecombe death comments – BBC News
Police Said Her Post Was Not Criminal. Then They Charged the Trans Woman Who Wrote It
Amnesty International UK
Report – A Growing Threat: the Anti-rights Movement in the UK (Archive copy)
JK Rowling, throwing her weight around on Twitter
