When you take away trans people’s rights through one judgement and take away 30 years worth of progress. The trans community will not take it lightly. And today, we showed up to show why you don’t do it. In 20+ protests all over the country with turnout in the hundreds Continue Reading
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Compilation of Protests Against the Supreme Court
With the news of the Supreme Court Ruling. There has been a large raft of protests that have been announced all over the country, and it is very difficult to keep track of all the events. We have compiled a list of all the protests we can find. We will Continue Reading
PODCAST – Trans Kids’ Delivery Service
This week on another exciting* episode of What the Trans?! Comrades Alyx, Flint and Ashleigh go over: *your mileage on the use of this term may vary. References: Action Alley Trans Liberation Front Brighton Protest – April 12th Bristol Against Posie Parker Counter-protest – April 13th Supporting hormone services in Continue Reading
Osaka High Court Overturns Lower Court Ruling, Finds Lack of Marriage Equality Unconstitutional [Updated]
(Photo: Osaka High Court, by Topgun1997 via Wikimedia Commons) On 25 March, the Osaka High Court found that the country’s lack of marriage equality was unconstitutional. This makes the fifth high court finding Japanese law to be out of step with the country’s constitution in regards to marriage equality. Significantly, Continue Reading
Trans Woman’s Petition to Change Legal Sex Without Divorce Rejected by Kyoto Court
(Photo by Mikhail Pavstyuk at Unsplash) On 19 March, the Kyoto Family Court rejected a petition brought by a married trans woman to change legal sex. The petition stemmed from the fact that Japan’s legal transition law requires a person to be unmarried. The petitioner has already expressed her intention Continue Reading