Analysis: Transitioning Is Good For Trans Teens
by Ell Folan
One study showed young trans people who received gender-affirming treatment were 60% less likely to be depressed and 73% less likely to be suicidal than those who didn’t.
Tag: Transgender
Analysis: Westminster Has Waged War on Scottish Democracy. What Now?
by Nick McKerrell
In blocking democratically-passed Scottish legislation on gender recognition reform from becoming law, Rishi Sunak has hugely overstepped – and chosen short-term heavy-handedness over preserving the union, writes Nick McKerrell.
Feature: How Mutual Aid Is Reaching Its Limits for Transgender People in the UK
by 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.
Analysis: This Is Why ‘Gender Critical’ Campaigners Like Allison Bailey Are Laying Siege to Stonewall
by 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.
Report: Terfs Are Marginal in France. A New Media Platform Plans to Keep It That Way
by Olly Haynes
Camped out in an empty Parisian office block, XY Media is a new media frontier of trans liberation. Olly Haynes reports.
Analysis: The Tories Aren’t Banning Conversion Therapy
by VS Wells
The conversion therapy ban announced in the Queen’s speech has so many loopholes as to be virtually meaningless, writes VS Wells.
TyskySour: 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.
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”.
Opinion: How to Navigate Britain’s Broken Trans Healthcare System
by OS Warren
You wait five years for a gender identity clinic appointment and once you’re in, it’s a nightmare. OS Warren offers strategies for navigating our punitive trans healthcare system.
TyskySour: Tory MP Stabbed in Essex Attack | #TyskySour
For the second time in six years a British MP has been violently killed while doing their job. We discuss the circumstances of the tragic death of Sir David Amess, and why it seems Britain cannot keep its politicians safe from harm. Also on the show – Dominic Cummings Attacks Keir Starmer as an “Uber […]
TyskySour: The Great British Gas Crisis
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: Trans Athletes Competing in the Olympics Is Progress. But It’s Not Enough
by Jessy Parker Humphreys
This year's Olympics will feature the first-ever out trans competitors. But that doesn't mean it isn't continuing to exclude athletes based on their gender.
Downstream: 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.
TyskySour: Culture Wars, Cancelled?
On Black Lives Matter and GRA reform Keir Starmer wants to avoid a culture war. But by sidestepping such issues, is Labour just surrendering to the forces of reaction? With Michael Walker, Ash Sarkar and Aaron Bastani
TyskySour: White Riot
Ash Sarkar and Aaron Bastani discuss the far-right’s commitment to restoring law and order by punching cops. Plus Shon Faye on why Britain’s political class are so keen to make the lives of transgender people miserable.
Ash Wednesday: 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 […]
TyskySour: 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.
Myths and Lies: A Reflection on the Latest Trans ‘Debates’
by Juno Roche
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.