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Mermaids responds to Dr Hilary Cass’ review into the care of gender-questioning children

Dr Hilary Cass has today (Wednesday, April 10) published her review into the care of gender-questioning children in England and Wales, which has called for gender services to operate ‘to the same standards’ as other health services for children and young people, with ‘a holistic assessment’ of peopl

By Graham Robson • 3 min read

Transgender News

Brighton & Hove City Council raises concerns on government’s draft school and colleges guidance for gender questioning children

Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) has raised serious concerns in a response to a consultation on the government’s draft Guidance for Schools and Colleges: Gender Questioning Children. The national consultation, which closed 12 March, asked for views on the content of the guidance and whether it wi

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

Transgender News

Trans teen from Bexhill, described as a ‘cheeky fun ball of energy’, had his needs ‘swept under the carpet’ by social services, his mother tells a coroner

A trans teen from Bexhill, described as a ‘cheeky fun ball of energy’, who was found dead while on the NHS gender clinic waiting list, had his needs ‘swept under the carpet’ by social services, his mother has told a coroner. Jason Pulman, 15, struggled with mental health problems as well as his gend

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

LGBTQ+ News

First wine bottles filled in Brighton by new non-binary led ethical winery

The first bottles of wine are being produced using grapes grown organically (pending certification) in Sussex, Kent, and Essex by non-profit Haar Winery, led by non-binary winemaker Beck Cedar in Brighton. Beck started Haar Winery after studying for a degree in winemaking and realising the lack of n

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

Transgender News

TRANS * GENDER: Brighton exhibition to mark Trans Day of Visibility explores gender identity, activism, trans lives, and community

The Brighton & Hove Council LGBTQ+ Workers Forum and the Ledward Centre are working together to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility (TDov) on March 31 with a photo exhibition in the main windows of the Ledward Centre, running alongside Jubilee Street, till April 5. The title of the exhibition, Trans *

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

Transgender News

“There is no care for trans people.” Mother of Alice Litman, a trans woman from Brighton who took her own life in 2022, reacts to BBC investigation into NHS gender clinic waiting lists

The mum of a trans woman who took her own life has said that transgender patients facing a years-long wait for NHS gender care are being handed a “death sentence”. Responding to data obtained by the BBC Newsnight, which found it would take 10 years to clear the backlog of people waiting for first ap

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

Community News

Brighton LGBTQIA+ History Club invites participants of Brighton Trans*formed to celebrate 10th anniversary of the groundbreaking project

Picture by: @alonglines In 2014 Brighton Trans*formed set off to record and document the lives and experiences of Brighton & Hove’s trans community. Using writing, memories, oral histories and photography, the project captured a snapshot of the rich variety of trans lives in Brighton & Hove at a mom

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Community

A Trans Survivor’s Call for Trans-Inclusive Domestic Violence Services: A Personal Perspective

For me, accessing trans-inclusive support services was not just about finding refuge from the violence; it was about reclaiming my dignity, my identity, and my sense of worth as a transgender individual.

By Contributor • 2 min read

Transgender News

NHS bosses to ban gender questioning children from accessing ‘puberty blockers’

Children will no longer be prescribed ‘puberty blockers’ at gender identity clinics, NHS bosses have announced. Known medically as gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues, puberty blockers stop the physical changes of puberty in teens questioning their gender. For example, they halt the developmen

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Transgender News

Liz Truss calls on government to prevent children from changing gender and ban trans women from competing in women’s sport

Liz Truss, Conservative prime minister for just 50 days, is calling on Rishi Sunak to back legislation preventing children from attempting to change their gender and banning trans women from entering female-only spaces or competing in women’s sport. Truss’ attempt to change the law – the Health and

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Community News

Transcend Borders: A fundraiser for TNBI Refugees and Asylum Seekers

On Sunday, 10 March, trans charity the Clare Project will be throwing a variety show at Arcobaleno with poetry, dancing, drag and music to help raise funds for TNBI refugee/asylum seekers to afford gender-affirming care. Everyone is welcome, and there are wheelchair-accessible toilets. It will also

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Community News

Manchester’s LGBTQ+ community and its allies raise over £1,700 at benefit show to mark one-year anniversary of Brianna Ghey’s death

Manchester’s LGBTQ+ community and its allies came together at The Brewers last night for a benefit show, which was being held to mark the one-year anniversary of the devastating loss of Brianna Ghey, whose horrific murder sent shockwaves throughout the UK. Live Your Truth was organised by trans camp

By Graham Robson • 2 min read