A Snag on the Way to Marriage Equality in Japan

Following WhatTheTrans’ earlier piece on same-sex marriage alternatives in Japan, a number of municipalities have either begun listing, or are considering listing, same-sex partners as common law spouses on locally maintained resident registries (details on this development can be read about in “In First, Gay Couple in Japan Wins Common Continue Reading

Paul B. Preciado – Orlando: My Political Biography is Collective Therapy for us

Paul. B Preciado (photographed above by Pierre et Gilles) is a philosopher, curator, writer and now director as his new film Orlando: My Political Biography has been receiving awards around the world and will be released in the UK from July 5th (trailer available here). His area of expertise is Continue Reading

PODCAST [TRANSCRIBED] – Election Special

On this entirely exciting episode, Ashleigh and Alyx talk about: Tactical voting guide: https://stopthetories.vote/ References The Yes, Prime Minister clip Alyx referred to Kier Starmer Keir Starmer suggests trans women use hospital ‘side rooms’ instead of women’s wards Tony Blair weighs in on trans rights: ‘A woman is with a Continue Reading

PODCAST [TRANSCRIBED] – Blocker Bans and Tory Shams

In this episode, Ashleigh and Alyx break in one of our new hosts, Amber, by talking about: References Blocking Puberty Blockers QueerAF – Let down, horrified and disgusted – parents and young people respond to NHS England’s plans to force trans youth to medically detransition Good Law Project – We’re Continue Reading