Article written by: Sebastian Cousins, Trans Liberation Officer, Young Greens On the day you are likely reading this (trans day of visibility), you will see a celebration from a variety […]
Category: Voices
Asexual & Aromantic History
Written by Elle Windsor A-spec history is a little tricky to pin down. It’s a pretty nebulous thing, by it’s nature. It’s not really possible to know someone is […]
Transitioning through bisexual erasure – a transmasc perspective
Written by Daryl Hodge (they/them) My GP was flicking through pages and pages of computer records. I was at my one-month check-up after starting testosterone and she was trying […]
The Importance of Community
Written by Luanne Thornton (she/her) Pride month comes not only as a moment of celebration for the LGBTIQA+ community but also a moment of reflection. We take this opportunity to […]
What is ‘Normal’ anyway?
Written by Lollie Melton (she/her) “One of the deadliest tools of powerful systems is narrow definitions of what is “normal” and the reduction of difference to deviance.” ~ James Arpin-Ricci There […]
LGBT+ Education in Schools
By Sanjana Idnani … After almost two decades following the repeal of section 28, education about the issues faced by LGBTIQA+ individuals has massively progressed. In 2005, Schools Out UK […]
Equality is Controversial, Apparently
Written by Lou Gibney Trigger Warning: mentions of transphobia, racism, homophobia … Bias. It’s something we all have – to varying degrees – based on our worldview. The BBC claims […]
LGBT+ Representation: It’s Not Forced Diversity, People Just Exist
Written by Lollie Melton Trigger Warning: discussions of homophobia, transphobia, brief mentions of death … The Baker Thief by Claudie Arsenault is the most brilliant book I have ever read. […]
Why Trans People are Joining the Greens
Written by Pandora Hughes Trigger Warning – mentions of transphobia … Although I had voted Green on occasions, I didn’t join the Party until December 2019, in the middle of […]
LGBT+ Rights and the Trade Union Movement: Building on a Historic Allyship
Written by Joe Lever (he/him) Trigger Warning: homophobia … It’s difficult to properly dissect modern UK LGBT+ history without at least acknowledging the impact of the Stonewall Riots, from across […]