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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Trans protesters rush Harry Potter premiere red carpet

16 October 2026
Insight8 min read

NHS trans healthcare: waiting lists, costs and the DIY crisis

NHS gender clinic waiting lists now exceed 80 months in many parts of the UK, with some clinics projecting waits measured in decades rather than years. Private care is available…

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Texas GOP leader says anti-trans ads are not working

16 October 2026
Quiz

Am I trans?

Three quiet questions to help you listen to yourself.

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A girl just wanted to run. Then came the protest.

15 October 2026
News

'Cyclone': the Hong Kong indie that kept Tony Leung awake

14 October 2026
Real Life5 min read

Coming out as non-binary at work

A non-binary person changes their workplace not with a speech but with an email signature and months of quiet, patient repetition.

News

Sam Forstag refuses to throw trans people under the bus

14 October 2026
Flamingos don't explain themselves, they just are. 🏳️‍⚧️
Inspiration

Flamingos don't explain themselves, they just are. 🏳️‍⚧️

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.

News

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
News

Oregon retreats from enforcing landmark trans health care coverage mandate

13 October 2026
News

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

13 October 2026
Quiz

What are my pronouns?

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

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Real Life10 min read

Being trans in an abusive home: safety first

A mother in India wrote to Helen about her trans daughter and the man in their home who frightened them both. What followed was a conversation about what it really means to keep…

News

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

11 October 2026
Some of us spent years on the ground waiting for permission to fly. 🏳️‍⚧️
Inspiration

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

Real Life7 min read

Being trans and a person of colour

Chidi moved between two communities that did not quite hold him, until he stopped looking for a place to belong and started building one.

News

Inclusive care of trans and non-binary patients

11 October 2026
News

Baltimore Police release sketch in killing of Sophie Lee

9 October 2026
News

South Carolina Democrat fights back after anti-trans attacks

9 October 2026
News

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

9 October 2026
News

The attack ad that got the facts wrong on trans care

8 October 2026
Real Life7 min read

Learning to love your voice in transition

Mei spent months relearning her voice in secret, until one Tuesday phone call made her realise the smallest reclamations land the hardest.

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