Tag: trans rights

The World Transformed Showed How Much the Labour Party Has to Learn About Feminism
Political festival The World Transformed put feminism front and centre, showing how it is essential to a meaningful left politics. But the Labour Party failed to listen to activists by not showing solidarity with trans people or sex workers.
5 Reasons Feminists in Leeds Are Striking on 8 March
Wrenched from its radical roots in the struggles of working class women, International Women’s Day has been increasingly defanged in the name of corporate interest. Luke Dukinfield makes the case for reclaiming it.
Why Labour Should Be Bolder on Trans Rights
In light of the moral panic around new reforms to the Gender Recognition Act, the Labour party must take a bolder stance and demand trans liberation, argues Luke Dukinfield.
Myths and Lies: A Reflection on the Latest Trans ‘Debates’
Following the recent wave of transphobic attacks across the press, Juno Roche reflects on whether firefighting lies with facts is the strategy we need right now.
5 Reflections on Trans Liberation in Higher Education
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.