Opinion: Julie Bindel Can Relax – Lesbians Are Doing Great, Actually
by Jess Elliott
While Julie Bindel and her pals at The Lesbian Project preached a transphobic gloom gospel at their launch event last week, joyous queers partied right outside.
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Feature: For Trans and Non-Binary People, the Choice Is Between Private Healthcare or Years of Waiting
by Vic Parsons
All trans people who medically transition now have to pay for it - whether that’s in time or money. Vic Parsons reports.
Report: Qatar Schmoozed These MPs. Now They’re Silent on Human Rights
by Andrew Kersley
The chair of a parliamentary group that Qatar spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on has defended the country's workers' rights record and said nothing about LGBT+ rights.
Analysis: Could the Rise of Women’s Football Mean Greater Player Power?
by Jessy Parker Humphreys
High-profile women footballers such as Beth Mead and Magda Eriksson have been amongst those most vocally opposed to the Qatar World Cup. Could the growing platform for the women's game lead to greater player power within the sport?
Ash Wednesday: Why Libertarians Agree With Putin | Ash Sarkar
There’s a clear split between rightwing commentators, and Putin’s war on Ukraine. But between pundits and Putin’s war on woke? Not so much!
Downstream: Were Trans People “Born This Way”?
In debates around the rights of transgender people, a charge often levelled at those fighting for trans inclusion is that their arguments rest on a denial of biological facts. Michael Walker speaks to biologist Julia Serano about what so-called ‘gender critical’ thinkers get wrong about sex and gender, and whether trans activists should embrace the argument that they were “born this way”.
Opinion: We Shouldn’t Ban Police From Pride. We Should Abolish Them Altogether
by Shanice McBean
This year’s NYC Pride will be the first in years without a police presence. Pride in London’s refusal to follow suit has made the event look increasingly out of touch with a renewed abolitionist movement - one that demands safety from police everywhere, not just at Pride.
Opinion: I’m a Trans Woman Suing the Japanese Government. If I Win, I’ll Be in the Country’s First Same-Sex Marriage
by Elin McCready
A historic court case is seeking to force Japan to live up to the Olympic values it’s planning to cash in on this summer.
Novara FM: Sex, Dissidence, Desire
Jonathan Dollimore joins James Butler to talk sex, subversion and truly dangerous knowledge.
Analysis: TERFs Don’t Speak for Women – But Don’t Take It From Me, Look at the Polls
by Ell Folan
Britain’s reputation as TERF Island isn’t wholly unfounded, writes Stats for Lefties founder Ell Folan. The good news, though, is that transphobes are firmly in the minority.
Opinion: Queer People Have Had to Rely on Each Other This Year, and Christmas Is No Exception
by Harry Gay
In the absence of adequate government support, queer people have created networks, organisations and structures to care for each other throughout the pandemic, writes Harry Gay. Christmas will be no different.
Report: The Police Are Using Coronavirus to Crack Down on Protest
by Rivkah Brown
Police are forcing organisers to cancel demonstrations or face arrest and a £10,000 fine under new Covid laws. Activists say 'unworkable restrictions' and harsh sanctions pose an escalating threat to the right to protest. Rivkah Brown reports.
International: Why is Poland So Conservative?
by Ana Oppenheim
Earlier this month, Poland’s incumbent president Andrzej Duda was re-elected following a campaign centred around defending ‘family values’ and demonising the LGBT community. Ana Oppenheim explains the background to the election - and why the nation is so conservative.
Opinion: Trans People Aren’t ‘Chucking Bricks’, They’re Fighting to Survive
by Aimee Armstrong
Framing the 'trans debate' as a culture war obstructs discussions about the political changes we must make to actually improve the material conditions of trans people and cis women alike, writes Aimee Armstrong.
Polish Election: A United Left Is Confronting Bigotry
by Ana Oppenheim
In an election season otherwise blighted by homophobia, a new left alliance is set to take an unapologetic social programme into parliament in Poland's upcoming election. Despite the likelihood of the ruling Law and Justice party securing another victory, Ana Oppenheim argues the campaign trail has at least firmly put the left back on the political map.
Ash Wednesday: Speaking in the Language of YouTube | Ash Sarkar Meets ContraPoints
Natalie Wynn aka ContraPoints has spent several years crafting one of the smartest, most entertaining and beautiful channels YouTube has to offer. Her work is a political counterbalance to the forces of reaction so dominant online and a gasp of oxygen on a website awash with mediocrity. Ash caught up with Natalie over a humble […]
“Our queerness never dies”: The Battle Against Far-Right Violence in Greece
by Alex King
The murder of prominent LGBTQI+ activist Zak Kostopoulos in September has reignited fears that the battle against far-right violence is being lost. Alex King takes a look at what the response to recent murders in Greece can teach those confronting fascism across Europe.
Novara FM: Novara FM: SNOW DAY!
Your hardy editors bring you a Snow Day Special, where James Butler, Ash Sarkar and Michael Walker talk conspiracy theories, books that changed them, desire in politics – and what their younger selves would think of them now.