The Stories of Transgender Britain
Ash Sarkar speaks to Juliet Jacques about her new book ‘Variations’ – a collection of short stories inspired by real-life events that explore the history of transgender Britain.
Tag: trans
Changing Your Mind is Good, Actually
Rachel Connolly
Political convictions: good. Admitting you were wrong: also good.
I’m a Trans Woman Suing the Japanese Government. If I Win, I’ll Be in the Country’s First Same-Sex Marriage
Elin McCready
Japan is gearing up for Tokyo 2021, and a historic battle for LGBT rights.
TERFs Don’t Speak for Women – But Don’t Take It From Me, Look at the Polls
Ell Folan
Perhaps we aren't marooned on TERF Island after all.
In Defence of Sex and Parties
Sophie K Rosa
Trans People Aren’t ‘Chucking Bricks’, They’re Fighting to Survive
Aimee Armstrong
We Asked People at London’s First Trans Pride Why the Event Needed to Happen
Patrycja Borecka
Speaking in the Language of YouTube | Ash Sarkar Meets ContraPoints
Natalie Wynn aka ContraPoints has spent several years crafting one of the smartest, most entertaining and beautiful channels YouTube has to offer. Her work is a political counterbalance to the forces of reaction so dominant online and a gasp of oxygen on a website awash with mediocrity. Ash caught up with Natalie over a humble […]
Donkey Kong Is Beautiful | Ash Meets HBomberGuy
Over the weekend of the 19th of January English YouTuber Hbomberguy (aka Harry Brewis) raised $347,000 for Trans youth charity Mermaids in a marathon Donkey Kong 64 session. Guests such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Chelsea Manning, Mara Wilson and John Romero joined the stream’s livechat throughout the weekend turning it into a huge online event. Ash […]
Prison Island: Prison Expansion in the UK
Back with a new series, hosts Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to Nicole, a researcher at Corporate Watch about the British government’s plans for prison expansion, how this will impact people inside and outside prisons and how communities across the country are resisting.
“Just Paint the Walls Pink”: Gender, Prison and Carceral Feminism
Oonagh Ryder speaks to Mo Mansfield, a social justice campaigner and women’s sector professional. They discuss what carceral feminism is, how it has helped to expand and entrench the criminal justice system and how we can move beyond this towards an abolitionist feminism.
The Ciscourse
On this episode of TyskySour Michael Walker is joined by Ash Sarkar and Shon Faye to talk about the clusterfuck that was Channel 4’s GenderQuake debate and the state of trans rights in Britain, everyone’s favourite salted meat and whether anyone actually cares what Germaine Greer has to say anymore.
The Lockdown: Containing Gender
The Lockdown hosts interview Chryssy Hunter, an activist with Bent Bars and researcher currently completing her PhD on neoliberal legislation and the lives of trans and gender non-conforming people.
Myths and Lies: A Reflection on the Latest Trans ‘Debates’
Juno Roche
5 Reflections on Trans Liberation in Higher Education
Luke Dukinfield
Queer in the Media: Politics and Representation With Olly Alexander
Shon Faye is joined by lead singer of pop group Years and Years, Olly Alexander, to discuss his experiences as an out gay man in pop music and the media, his recent BBC documentary about LGBT mental health, “Growing Up Gay”, queer icons, politics and representation.
The Hairpin Drop: The Radical Origins of Pride in the UK
Emily Jessica Turner
