Let’s be real, gender conformity is just patriarchy’s dress code. It’s the unspoken rulebook we’re all handed at birth, stuffed with commandments about how to perform “man” or “woman” correctly, as if humanity came with a binary instruction manual. This…
TACC (Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective) can now reveal, through documents obtained via a Freedom of Information request, that in early September 2024, the anti-trans activists Sex Matters secured a closed-door meeting with key figures at the Equality and Human…
In recent months, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been issuing guidance and statements on sex and gender that have made headlines and caused concern across the equality and human rights sector. But amid the political noise, one…
Living My Truth, No Matter What They Say Growing up in a big city in the ’80s and ’90s, bigotry wasn’t just tolerated—it was practically a national pastime. Homophobic and transphobic slurs flew around like seagulls at a seaside chippy,…
Let’s not beat around the bush. The ‘Equality and Human Rights’ Commission’s new draft Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations isn’t just a dull legal document—it’s a roadmap for quietly rolling back trans rights, one “legitimate aim”…
We are deeply disturbed by reports that the Labour Party is preparing to formalise a position that explicitly excludes trans women from key areas of political life. If accurate, the leaked NEC paper represents not just a betrayal of the…
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is about to launch a consultation on changes to its statutory Code of Practice for services, public functions, and associations. While consultations are supposed to be democratic exercises, the context behind this one…
On 28 April 2025, several hate groups—including Sex Matters, LGB Alliance, Transgender Trend, and Genspect—sent a joint letter to Sir James Mackey, CEO of NHS England, demanding the cancellation of the upcoming puberty blocker trial. Disguised as a concern for…
The Supreme Court ruling has shocked the country to its core, and for trans people in the UK, the consequences are far more devastating than the mostly cis male justices would care to admit. Despite their claims that this decision…
It’s almost poetic. Keir Starmer, former human rights advisor, current Labour leader, Prime Minister, and part-time fence-sitter, has finally mastered the ancient political art of saying everything while meaning nothing. This week, in the fallout from the UK Supreme Court’s…