News Birmingham Pride launches partnership to introduce core services for trans adults Birmingham Pride has launched a new partnership with Not a Phase, the national charity focussed on supporting trans adults. Current estimates provided by Birmingham City Council suggest that there are over 500 000 trans people in the UK, with over 9,000 trans people living in Birmingham. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sport World Athletics to exclude trans women from female events World Athletics is to exclude transgender women who have gone through male puberty from female events with the body’s president, Lord Sebastian Coe, saying “decisive action” had been taken to “protect the female category in our sport”. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sport Mermaids launches report on trans youth’s experiences in sport The report highlights what trans youth love about participating, along with the barriers they face and the changes they’d like to see schools, sports clubs, coaches make to create a more inclusive sporting world. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Season 2 of The Anti Trans Hate Machine: The Plot Against Equality launches On Friday, March 31 – Trans Day of Visibility – Translash Media will release season 2 of the podcast The Anti-Trans Hate Machine: A Plot Against Equality (ATHM). By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) highlights some of the challenges that transgender and non-binary staff can face at work The research team, from UEA and the University of Valle d’Aosta in Italy, met with 11 Italian trans workers to hear their stories, which were then analysed to understand how their experiences challenged binary gender norms and how they could inform the transformation of workplaces so they become mor By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sport Organisers of Birmingham Union Cup pledge that the tournament will be used as a platform to campaign for trans inclusion in rugby and trans rights in society This commitment comes at a time when progress on trans rights in the UK are being attacked by the UK Government. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Birmingham The Trans Tearoom comes to Birmingham this spring The community space for gender fluid, non-binary and trans people across the West Midlands will initially offer a weekly drop-in space on Wednesday afternoons, and their aim is to provide a range of different spaces online and in-person to support the community. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News National Student Pride launches first episode of new podcast, The Outtakes, starring Juno Dawson National Student Pride has launched The Outtakes, their brand-new podcast series for 2023. The first episode stars Juno Dawson, presented by National Student Pride committee member and podcast host, Ben Court. Episode 1: Behind the Scenes with Juno Dawson, out now, features an upbeat and relevant di By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts In The Middle: new film features first trans football referee, Lucy Clark Produced and directed by Greg Cruttwell, In The Middle follows a diverse group of match officials as they attempt to cope with the rigours of running matches in grassroots football. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Trans women to be banned from mainstream women’s prisons The Ministry of Justice, HM Prison and Probation Service, and Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab MP have announced that transgender women with male genitalia will no longer be able to be held in mainstream women’s prisons, under new measures coming into force today (Tuesday, February 28). By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts World premiere of Emma Frankland’s “unapologetically queer” ‘Galatea’ comes to Brighton Festival Set in a world where gods walk among the mortals, this unapologetically queer story follows different characters – all lost in the woods. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health Trans Can Sport announces upcoming activities for trans, non-binary and gender variant people in Brighton & Hove Activities range from wheelchair basketball to online core classes. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
