Novara Media’s Best Books of 2025
Aaron Bastani, Rivkah Brown & Steven Methven
Aaron, Rivkah and Steven share their picks of the year.
Tag: trans rights
The BBC Thought It Could Save Itself by Serving the Powerful. It Was Wrong
Steven Methven
Don't come crying to us now.
How the UK Establishment Crushed Trans Rights
Juliet Jacques
And it still isn’t enough for the ‘gender critical’ lobby.
Labour is Still Letting The Far Right Set The Agenda
Moya Lothian-McLean
Some recipe for ‘national renewal’.
Banning Puberty Blockers Won’t Stop Young People Taking Them
Vic Parsons
It’ll just make it riskier.
The Culture War Doesn’t Exist
Amardeep Singh Dhillon
Call it what it is: class war.
Welcome to Terf Island: How Anti-Trans Hate Skyrocketed 156% in Four Years
Ell Folan
The Daily Mail published 115 articles on trans issues in January alone.
Westminster May Have Given Up On Trans Rights But Scotland Hasn’t
Emily Tolano
At least equality still matters somewhere.
How Mutual Aid Is Reaching Its Limits for Transgender People in the UK
June Bellebono
Demand always outstrips supply.
The Scottish Greens Want the Green Party to ‘Do Better’
Euan Yours & Emily Tolano
They’ve suspended ties with their English and Welsh counterpart.
This Is Why ‘Gender Critical’ Campaigners Like Allison Bailey Are Laying Siege to Stonewall
Moya Lothian-McLean
The campaign to delegitimise Europe's biggest LGBTQ+ rights organisation.
A Barrister Explains Why Employment Tribunals Are a New Trans Rights Battlefield
Moya Lothian-McLean
The workplace is becoming a warzone.
Cis or Trans, Our Bodily Autonomy is Under Attack
Tiffany Berruti
Everyone deserves full access to healthcare.
Why the Tory’s Trans U-Turn Is Shameful
Boris Johnson’s U-turn on trans conversion therapy has caused outrage among LGBT groups. We speak to Ugla Stefania about the government’s current stance.
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!
Ash Sarkar Meets Zarah Sultana. Downstream-on-Sea
At Labour Party Conference 2021 Ash Sarkar & Zarah Sultana MP shared fish and chips by Brighton Pier. They discussed why the Labour Party is so boring, being a muslim woman of colour on the left and trans rights amongst other things. Batter not miss it!
How the Anti-Trans Movement is Weaponising Gay Liberation
James Greig
We must reject spiteful misreadings of queer politics.
Finally, a Green Party Leadership Race Worth Following
Ell Folan
Don’t clear your diaries just yet, though.