Opinion: The BBC Thought It Could Save Itself by Serving the Powerful. It Was Wrong
Steven Methven
The corporation's cardinal sin was messing with the big dogs it usually serves, writes Steven Methven.
Tag: trans rights
Long Read: How the UK Establishment Crushed Trans Rights
Juliet Jacques
From the Guardian to Westminster, why do the British media and political class consistently unite to manufacture consent for laws that make the lives of the working class, migrants and minorities worse?
Opinion: Labour is Still Letting The Far Right Set The Agenda
Moya Lothian-McLean
Despite predictions of a massive majority, Labour’s top officials are ceding to far right talking points in their crusade to become ‘electable’, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.
Opinion: Banning Puberty Blockers Won’t Stop Young People Taking Them
Vic Parsons
NHS England’s plan to stop providing puberty blockers to trans teenagers will only force people to get them via illicit means, argues Vic Parsons.
Opinion: The Culture War Doesn’t Exist
Amardeep Singh Dhillon
Why, asks Amardeep Singh Dhillon, do we reduce trans and minority rights to questions of culture as if their impacts weren't grimly material?
Analysis: Welcome to Terf Island: How Anti-Trans Hate Skyrocketed 156% in Four Years
Ell Folan
The media has turned against trans people - and Britain has gone with it. Ell Folan shows how soaring hate crime tracks with transphobic churnalism.
Analysis: Westminster May Have Given Up On Trans Rights But Scotland Hasn’t
Emily Tolano
Scotland is defying Tory transphobia to push ambitious legislation that will make trans lives easier.
Feature: How Mutual Aid Is Reaching Its Limits for Transgender People in the UK
June Bellebono
Aid networks are lifesavers for trans communities - but a hostile cultural and economic climate means an already deprived demographic is being stretched to breaking point.
Opinion: The Scottish Greens Want the Green Party to ‘Do Better’
Euan Yours & Emily Tolano
Green politics are supposed to be founded on cooperation and mutual respect, but internal struggles over trans rights have led to the Scottish Greens taking a stand.
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.
Interview: A Barrister Explains Why Employment Tribunals Are a New Trans Rights Battlefield
Moya Lothian-McLean
Individuals with ‘gender critical’ views have started bringing public cases alleging discrimination at work - against themselves. What’s going on?
Opinion: Cis or Trans, Our Bodily Autonomy is Under Attack
Tiffany Berruti
From the overturning of Roe v Wade to attacks on gender affirming care, both cis and trans people face barriers to basic healthcare. It’s time we recognised our shared struggle, writes Tiffany Berruti.
Novara Live: 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.
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: 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!
Long Read: How the Anti-Trans Movement is Weaponising Gay Liberation
James Greig
'Gender critical' feminists like to portray queer history as toothless and exclusionary - conveniently forgetting that gay lib has always been a movement that embraces all marginalised groups.
Analysis: Finally, a Green Party Leadership Race Worth Following
Ell Folan
After the sudden resignation of both co-leaders, the Greens have been plunged into their most fractious leadership contest yet. It's going to be a battle - and not just over trans rights.
Opinion: Judith Butler’s Censorship by the Guardian Shows Who’s Really Being Silenced in the Fight for Trans Rights
Moya Lothian-McLean
Despite ‘gender critical’ feminists' cries that they are being censored, the Guardian cutting a sizeable chunk of its interview with gender theorist Judith Butler shows which side is really being subjected to the violence of silence in the battle for trans liberation.