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Who do you turn to first when gender services let you down?
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The Democratic Party is retreating on trans rights, with figures like Amy Acton publicly referring to trans girls as boys. This is not a fringe position but a deliberate,…
Puberty blockers: precocious puberty vs gender dysphoria
Puberty blockers for precocious puberty and gender dysphoria are the same medications: GnRH analogues that pause the hormonal cascade driving puberty. The drug, the dose, and the…
Texas Children's Hospital forced detransition: coercion and harm
NHS gender clinic waiting times: the real picture
NHS gender clinics are legally required to see patients within 18 weeks of referral under the NHS Constitution. In practice, waiting times across UK gender services now run to…
The DCCC just ran its first anti-trans ad. Now what?
Am I trans?
Three quiet questions to help you listen to yourself.
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Online hate against trans people is not acceptable
Online hate targeting trans people is not acceptable, full stop. The same standards we apply to racist or homophobic abuse must apply to transphobic comments, whether they appear…
Genital exams for girls: what Washington's sports ban actually demands
Rowling calls trans activism 'elitist'. Let's look at who holds the power
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.
Arizona puts trans people's rights to a ballot vote
If only acceptance came as easily as a perfectly charred pizza 🏳️⚧️
Should I transition?
Diane had known since the eighties, buried it through addiction and a rebuilt life, and then told her wife the truth over dinner on a Tuesday, and everything shifted.
Are transgender sports bans really about protecting women?
The Supreme Court is about to decide whether to ban trans women from women's sports
A teenager just wanted to run. Adults made her a target.
Teacher barred after deadnaming pupil raises £46k for fresh appeal
What are my pronouns?
Try she, he and they on for size. Nothing fixed, no pressure.
Try the quiz →What trans people taught me about transition
Helen has spent years listening to people who have transitioned. What they told her, in kitchens and waiting rooms and long emails sent late at night, changed how she understood…
The Voice singer Ciiara Nyx says music helped her navigate her trans identity
Everything needs tending. Everything. 🪴
Are trans people just autistic? Why the claim is wrong
No, trans people are not just autistic. The two can overlap, because both can involve difficulty fitting in, and some autistic people find it harder to hide who they are. But they…
Finding chosen family when your parents reject you
Yara was seventeen when her home went cold, and what followed was not a loss but a discovery: that family can be chosen, and sometimes the people who choose you love you better…
Beyond depathologisation: Securing the right to health for trans communities
I'm trans – why don't I belong on a women's ward?
Trans protesters rush Harry Potter premiere red carpet
Why should society change for a small number of people?
Society makes room for small groups all the time, through step-free access, braille and sign language, because everybody matters whatever the numbers. Including trans people is…
Texas GOP leader says anti-trans ads are not working
A girl just wanted to run. Then came the protest.
What happens to the prostate after vaginoplasty
Rachel had a simple, sensible question about her own body after vaginoplasty, and the answer turned out to be much more reassuring than she had expected.
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