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HRT Update – 1 Year
Today marks my first year on HRT. While I am very happy with the results of the first year, I am scared of the erosion of rights for Transgender people in the UK. What I am happy with. The most obvious change, and the one I am most happy about but not necessarily the most Continue reading
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Leaked – Labour Womens Conference Cancelled
Following the Supreme Court’s gender ruling, leaked Labour documents have revealed the party’s plans to postpone its women’s conference and restrict positive action provisions to “biological women”. LGBT groups within the party have condemned these documents as a “blatant attack” and an “attempt to isolate” transgender people. Confidential advice sent to members of the National Continue reading
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Understanding the EHRC Guidance: A Push for Social Segregation?
A post about what the ECHR issued last night, with some information copied from the excellent breakdown from Sophia Maclennan on Threads. Link to her profile at the bottom of the post. Continue reading
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HRT Update – 11 Months
This week marks 11 months since I started HRT. In this post I discuss what changes have happened to me since starting HRT, and the up’s and down’s of those changes. I will also go through the latest blood tests I have had. Blood Test Transgender people in the first few years are recommended to Continue reading
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Why the Equality Act 2010 Still Protects Transgender Individuals
Today this government, a Labour government, said they support that transgender women are not women and we should use a man’s toilet. Here is a fact. The Supreme Court ruling did not change any laws. The ruling was in regard to what the word sex meant in relation to the Equality Act, specifically regarding the Continue reading
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How the Supreme Court Ruling Affects Trans Individuals
This week’s ruling changes the landscape entirely. In an unexpected move that has caught the legal and LGBTQIA sector by complete surprise, the UK’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Equality Act’s definition of women does not include trans women. In an instant, this ruling took away some of the rights Trans people have. Worse, Continue reading
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Equality Act 2010: Court Ruling’s Implications for Trans Women
Today the Supreme Court in the UK ruled on a very important court case for Transgender women in the UK. Background The case is set to rule on whether or not the legal definition of a woman includes transgender women with a GRC, or Gender Recognition Certificate. It was brought to the Supreme Court by Continue reading
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Transgender Care Under Threat: NHS Guidance Explained
Wes Streeting taking anti-transgender guidance to new heights A document obtained by the Good Law Project sets out new guidance that ensures GPs will refuse care to under-18s trans+ people who need support with their private gender-affirming care. According to the Good Law Project, this guidance has been issued to all GPs. It reconfirms previous Continue reading
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State of the World – April 2025
Welcome to the new series I alluded to last month. While I initially mentioned covering UK news, the increasingly dangerous and unpredictable global situation prompted me to expand the series to include select newsworthy items from the past month. I’m also going to call the series State of the World. State of the World will Continue reading
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HRT Update – Month 10
So, this week marks 10 months since I started HRT. Where has time gone. It almost feels like it was yesterday when I wrote a blog post about starting HRT. While I think I am now firmly out of the baby trans phase of my transition I still fell I have a lot to learn Continue reading
