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Image shows author JK Rowling sitting next to barrister Allison Bailey.

Analysis: This Is Why ‘Gender Critical’ Campaigners Like Allison Bailey Are Laying Siege to Stonewall

Moya Lothian-McLean

Losing in court barely matters to transphobic activists – their goal is to envelope Stonewall in the stench of controversy, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.

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”.

A policeman wearing in uniform, with rolled up shirtsleeves and a rainbow flag painted on his shirt and face, stands in front of a rainbow double-decker bus proceeded by a march.

Opinion: We Shouldn’t Ban Police From Pride. We Should Abolish Them Altogether

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.

Long Read: The Hairpin Drop: The Radical Origins of Pride in the UK

Emily Jessica Turner

Radical. Rebellious. Resistant. This is the real history of Pride in the UK.

Long Read: A Story of Queer Riot

Joni Cohen + Sophie Monk

"Police were barricaded inside, the queers outside, on the street. This spatial switch shows the upheaval of power in this clash. For these glorious hours, the sanctuary of the bar was no longer needed."

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