On this special edition of What the Trans?! Ashleigh and Alyx go over; Respond to the education consultation here! References: Akua Reindorf: WTT Article Victoria McCloud: Times Article (archive), PinkNews Article House of Lords Session: PinkNews Conversion Therapy Debate: Parliament Website, The Argus Domestic Violence Refuge: PinkNews, Domestic Abuse Commissioner Continue Reading
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What The News?! 26/02/24
This is Christopher Curren sitting in for Autumn McNeil to bring you another eventful week in What the News?! There is a content warning of hateful slurs on the story for Tuesday. Monday: UK’s first trans and non-binary domestic violence refuge opens The Loving Me project has opened a Lancashire Continue Reading
PODCAST – Starmer, Sunak and Sentencing
On this episode of What the Trans?! Ashleigh and Alyx go over References: Assault in London: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/transgender-harrow-stabbing-wealdstone-charged-attempted-murder-party-b1138889.html https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/14/trans-attack-stabbing-london/ Sunak & Starmer at PMQ’s: https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/14/rishi-sunak-insists-his-comments-on-trans-issues-arent-controversial/ https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/08/rishi-sunak-trans-jibe-brianna-ghey-father/ https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/08/tory-mp-laura-trott-brianna-ghey-mum-rishi-sunak/ https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/07/kemi-badenoch-brianna-ghey-murder-starmer-sunak-pmqs/ Conversion therapy conference: https://twitter.com/trans_safety/status/1755918789504364827 Form to submit to RCGP: https://r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/49LX-J57/feedback-complaints-and-suggestions-form?pfredir=1 NHS Rainbow Badges scheme: https://www.vice.com/en/article/ak38ak/uk-government-shuts-down-nhs-lgbtq-diversity-program-rainbow-badge-scheme https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/09/nhs-pride-badge-scheme-reportedly-shut-down-government/ Shahrar Ali case: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68250071 https://archive.is/HBVss Alison Teal: Continue Reading
Important: New NHS consultation guide – referral pathway for trans kids.
This guide was jointly produced by Rowan from Glasgow, Milo from Glasgow, Luci Wilson and Shroomy (Kai M). Dear readers, we are here with yet another NHS consultation related to trans kids. You may remember our previous consultation guide about the new proposals for the banning of puberty blockers. This Continue Reading
“A necessity”: LGBTQ+ Staff Networks in Reality
A post by Mike Johnston-Cowley on the importance of LGBTQ+ staff networks.