The Truth About Gender Diversity

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This week’s poll

One question a week, answered by the people it is actually about.

Week of 12 October Open until Monday

Who do you turn to first when gender services let you down?

Thank you. I am keeping the answers to myself until Monday morning, so that nobody's vote nudges anybody else's. Come back then and I will show you the whole picture.

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17 July 2026
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Sophie Cunningham, trans athletes, and the question nobody asks

27 July 2026
Real Life8 min read

Coming out as a trans man at work

Kabir braced for rejection when he came out as a trans man to his watch, and found instead that the men he worked with simply got on with it.

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Sam Forstag refuses to throw trans people under the bus

14 October 2026
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Am I trans?

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He murdered a woman. A court overturned his conviction because the victim was trans.

14 October 2026
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Daughters of the American Revolution axes chapter that challenged transgender membership

13 October 2026
Real Life5 min read

What is it like to come out at work?

Maya spent the whole summer rehearsing a two-minute conversation with her headteacher, then burst out laughing halfway through because her hands would not stop shaking.

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Oregon retreats from enforcing landmark trans health care coverage mandate

13 October 2026
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Inspiration

Some of us spent years on the ground waiting for permission to fly. 🏳️‍⚧️

Real Life9 min read

Social transition: becoming yourself before any medical step

A person who thought transition meant medicine and waiting lists discovers most of becoming themselves was already theirs to take.

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BBC blurs 'Protect The Dolls' trans rights slogan on Strictly Come Dancing

13 October 2026
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Annie Andrews holds the line on trans rights, at a cost

11 October 2026
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Inclusive care of trans and non-binary patients

11 October 2026
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Baltimore Police release sketch in killing of Sophie Lee

9 October 2026
Quiz

What are my pronouns?

Try she, he and they on for size. Nothing fixed, no pressure.

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Real Life6 min read

When a stranger gets your gender right

A trans person orders a coffee, hears one word from a stranger, and finds the world has quietly rearranged itself around who they really are.

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South Carolina Democrat fights back after anti-trans attacks

9 October 2026
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Inspiration

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Real Life7 min read

When a sibling is learning to accept your transition

An older sister quietly grieves the little brother she never quite had, while learning, clumsily and tenderly, to know the sister standing in front of her.

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'Abuse' and 'intimidation' described as city approves trans rights plan

9 October 2026
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The attack ad that got the facts wrong on trans care

8 October 2026
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When trans existence becomes a debate format, someone always pays

8 October 2026
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These state supreme court races could decide trans rights

8 October 2026
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We Need More Pro-Trans Politicians. This Group Thinks It Knows How to Get Them.

7 October 2026
Real Life6 min read

Being trans and disabled: navigating two systems

A young wheelchair user and their carer find that gender services and disability services each act as if the other does not exist, until one small act of recognition changes…

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