Among all the high energy festivities of Pride season, in Durham there is a married couple who go about things differently. Their focus is running smaller free events throughout the year, usually picnics, creating calmer community spaces for queer people. Husbands Chris and Miles who run BookWyrm, a shop in Continue Reading
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PODCAST – Lean, Mean, Susie Green Machine
On this episode of What the Trans?! Ashleigh, Alyx and Leigh talk about: References Wes Streeting (1) Willow Parker on X: “See below an open letter from myself and Dylan, the two elected national trans officers in our party. (and also some thoughts from me, personally, which may shed some Continue Reading
PODCAST [TRANSCRIBED] – Election Decompression
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On this bumper episode, Alyx, Ashleigh and Flint talk about: EHRC Consultation – Draft Strategic Plan 2025 – 2028 | EHRC References: General Election Labour drops ban on ‘woke’ LGBT lanyards Kier Starmer Keir Starmer: Trans women don’t have right to use women’s spaces (thepinknews.com) Starmer accuses Sunak of using Continue Reading
First Ever Pride in Bishop Auckland Reminds Us Why Local Pride Matters (With Gallery)
Bishop Auckland held its first ever pride event the other week. Huzzah! Another rainbow flag stuck in the ground of the North East! A day and a half of festivities descended on the market town’s Bishop Auckland College, starting on the evening of June 21st as cabaret and drag performances Continue Reading
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