Sport Gary Lineker says trans people are “some of the most persecuted on the planet” Gary Lineker has said trans people are “some of the most persecuted on the planet” in a recent interview, describing the noise created by anti-trans activists around trans inclusion in sports as “too nuanced” for social media discussion. His remarks come amid ongoing debate following bans on trans w By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Television Doctor Who and Eurovision? “It’s not hard to see why queer people feel so seen and so safe in both worlds.” Juno Dawson, Doctor Who’s first trans writer, has said the science fiction show and Eurovision help to promote queer tolerance. The bestselling author, whose books include the global bestsellers, This Book is Gay and Her Majesty’s Royal Coven, wrote in this week’s Radio Times that a childhood love o By Graham Robson • 2 min read
14/07/18 .QUEEN STREET – GLASGOW.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the 2018 Pride Parade. (Photo by Ross MacDonald/SNS Group via Getty Images) Transgender News Nicola Sturgeon says lives of trans people are at risk of being made “almost unliveable” following Supreme Court’s anti-trans judgement Former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has said the lives of trans people are at risk of being made “almost unliveable” following the Supreme Court‘s anti-trans judgement on the definition of a woman. The ex-SNP leader also raised concerns about interim guidance issued by the Equality and By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Members of non-ability womxn and non-binary football club urge FA to stop banning trans women from football Members of Goal Diggers Football Club, a non-ability womxn and non-binary football club in London, walked from their training pitches at Haggerston to Wembley on 5 May to deliver a letter to the FA urging them to rethink their current transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming grassroots foot By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Winchester’s trans community and allies come together to protest against anti-trans Supreme Court ruling On Saturday, May 3, the Hampshire Trans+ Network organised a protest in Winchester against the recent Supreme Court ruling which has excluded trans women from the definition of a woman in UK law. The fallout of the anti-trans Supreme Court ruling has ranged from trans women seeing themselves banned By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Fourteen national LGBTQ+ charities seek urgent meeting to discuss “a genuine crisis for the rights, dignity and inclusion of trans people in the UK” Fourteen LGBTQ+ charities, including Stonewall, Scottish Trans and TransActual have written to Prime Minister Keir Starmer seeking an urgent meeting to discuss “a genuine crisis for the rights, dignity and inclusion of trans people in the UK” after the Supreme Court’s anti-trans ruling on biological By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Pride in Education to host urgent panel discussion on Equality Act interpretations and LGBTQ+ inclusion In response to the recent Supreme Court ruling and the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s interim guidance on the Equality Act, Pride in Education is hosting an online panel: Beyond the Supreme Court Ruling: Upholding Inclusive Education for ALL. This free event will take place on Friday, 16 May By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Changing the goalposts: Football Association BANS all trans women from women’s football The Football Association has announced that trans women will be banned from playing women’s football in England from next season, despite announcing in April that trans women could continue to play on conditions they meet “stricter eligibility criteria”. The FA said the move, which will apply to all By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News The UK’s only trans judge to take UK government to European Court of Human Rights over Supreme Court’s anti-trans ruling on biological sex Dr Victoria McCloud, the UK’s only trans judge, is planning to take the government to the European Court of Human Rights over the Supreme Court‘s anti-trans ruling on biological sex. Dr McCloud, who came out as trans in her twenties, said the court had failed to consider human rights arguments that By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Transgender News Emily Bridges, one of Britain’s best known trans athletes, says Supreme Court ruling has “painted more of a target” on the backs of trans women In an exclusive interview with ITV News‘ sports editor, Emily Bridges, one of Britain’s best known trans athletes, says last week’s Supreme Court ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex has “painted more of a target” on the back of all trans women. “It increases levels of vulnerability. You By Graham Robson • 4 min read
LGBTQ+ News The Netherlands is best country for trans Americans to relocate to, research finds The best country for trans people to relocate to from the United States is the Netherlands, according to analysis from Emisil, a company which creates high-quality penis prosthetics. Emisil’s analysis, which focused on key factors, including safety, equality, affordability, healthcare and income of By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Bridgerton actress and trans ally Nicola Coughlan helps raise more than £100,000 for trans rights charity Not a Phase Bridgerton actress and trans ally Nicola Coughlan has helped raise more than £100,000 for trans rights charity Not a Phase following the Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman. The judgment by the UK’s highest court said that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the 2010 Equality Act “ref By Graham Robson • 1 min read
