We stand in solidarity with our LGBTIQA+ siblings in Uganda and across Africa, and fully support their right to protest against homophobia, lesbophobia, transphobia, biphobia, queerphobia, and the oppressions they face at the hands of their governments. However, we are extremely concerned to hear the news that UK single-issue anti-trans lobby group LGB Alliance has […]
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LGBTIQA+ Greens Condemn Education Minister On Outing Trans And Non-Binary Children To Parents By Teachers
The LGTIQA+ Greens have condemned the Education Minister, Nadhim Zahawi that teachers should out trans and non-binary primary school children to their parents. During the education select committee on Wednesday (20 April), Conservative MP Miriam Cates suggested children need safeguarding due to their identity. She went on to say “That is a huge safeguarding fail, […]
Trans day of visibility 2022: What do we mean by visibility?
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 of people and groups about the importance of visibility, using the pictures of famous or notable trans public figures. With that, the affirmation of how […]
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Why Trans Liberation Is Critical For All Liberation
Article written by: Seb Cousins, Trans Liberation Officer, Young Greens One of the many issues with the ‘trans debate’ has been its obsession with the existentialism of trans people’s bodies. For a debate that exists in a culture which has fetishised trans bodies, it seems odd that the debate is about if trans and non-binary […]
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Inclusion is not Erasure: Why TERF Ideology Harms the LGBTIQA+ Community
Written by Lou Gibney (she/her) *(TERF stands for Trans exclusionary radical feminist and is used to describe someone who labels themselves a feminist but holds discriminatory views towards trans people and crucially does not acknowledge trans women as ‘real women’) Trigger Warning: Mentions of homophobic abuse, transphobia, rape … I am known for somewhat ignoring […]
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My Experience as a Trans Women: Dora’s Story
Written by Pandora Hughes Many of the public conversations about transgender people in the UK are conducted at the level of the theoretical or the abstract. Keeping the real lived experiences of trans people at arms length makes it easier for bigots to nurture their pet prejudices. It also leads to a disconnect between the […]
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