Feature: For Trans and Non-Binary People, the Choice Is Between Private Healthcare or Years of Waiting
Vic Parsons
All trans people who medically transition now have to pay for it - whether that’s in time or money. Vic Parsons reports.
Tag: LGBTQIA
Feature: Did Cuba Just Abolish the Family?
Sophie K Rosa
Cuba's radical new code delinks family from biology and attaches it to care.
Opinion: There Is No Sexual Liberation Without Bisexuals
Jacob Engelberg
In attempting to assimilate to the straight mainstream, queer liberals have reinforced the gender binary and edged bisexuals out of the struggle. This is counterproductive, argues Jacob Engelberg, as it's we who most trouble oppressive sexual norms.
Opinion: Queer People Have Had to Rely on Each Other This Year, and Christmas Is No Exception
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
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.
We Asked People at London’s First Trans Pride Why the Event Needed to Happen
Patrycja Borecka
Around 1,500 people gathered in central London on Saturday for the city's first Trans Pride. We talked to attendees about why trans rights need to be centre stage.
“Our queerness never dies”: The Battle Against Far-Right Violence in Greece
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.
5 Reflections on Trans Liberation in Higher Education
Luke Dukinfield
As trans issues become more visible, a reactionary backlash is surging to deride, undermine and repress the voices of trans communities. In this context, it is now more important than ever to examine how our universities have become a key site of contention around trans politics.