Author: Translucent Team

 Carry Card InfoArticle 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights is a frequently cited article in human rights cases, covering a wide range of issues, including surveillance, immigration, family reunification, child protection, environmental concerns, and issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity. The interpretation and application of Article 8 have evolved significantly through the case law of the European Court of Human Rights.Our legal advice suggests recent developments from the Supreme Court and the Equality and Human Rights Commission may be contrary to Article 8. Members of the trans community may wish to carry this card if they are…

We are pleased to confirm that earlier this week, a team from TransLucent, together with two supporting academics, met with officials from the Ministry of Justice and HMPPS to discuss the issue of transgender people held in both the male and female estates. Continue Reading TransLucent Team Meets MOJ and HMPPS Officials

TransLucent criticises the Oxford Literacy Festival’s decision to platform gender-critical activists Helen Joyce and Julie Bindel, viewing it as discriminatory and transphobic due to their anti-transgender views and the nature of the gender-critical movement. Continue Reading Statement Regarding Oxford Literacy Festival Helen Joyce and Julie Bindel

This Briefing Note outlines that while the Equality Act 2010 protects the right to hold gender-critical beliefs, the expression of these beliefs is not protected if it results in detriment or harassment towards transgender individuals, who are also protected under the Act due to their protected characteristic of gender reassignment. Continue Reading Gender critical beliefs and the Equality Act 2010

“Never Again” A Promise Betrayed, A Future Unwritten. Part 2, highlights the similarities between the discrimination against trans people today and the tactics used against Jewish people in 1930s Nazi Germany, warning of the dangers of unchecked hatred and the need for action to prevent history from repeating itself. Continue Reading “Never Again” A Promise Betrayed, A Future Unwritten. Part 2

What is a Hate Group? – Briefing Note: This briefing note defines hate groups as organisations that attack or malign entire classes of people based on immutable characteristics, and it discusses their activities, monitoring, and criticisms.
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The Scottish government should take action to protect women at work: This article addresses and refutes claims made by “Sex Matters,” emphasising the importance of trans inclusion by drawing on the Equality Act 2010 and the Amery and Mondon Review.
Continue Reading The Scottish government should take action to protect women at work – Responding to Sex Matters

This article addresses and debunks claims made in another article that a UN official is under fire for acknowledging biological reality, arguing that the perspective in the original article is misleading and counters the scientific understanding of sex and gender, as well as the definition and impact of transphobia.
Continue Reading UN official under fire for acknowledging biological reality – debunked

Organised transphobia uses strategies like othering, moral panics, and populist discourse to undermine trans rights. These tactics involve portraying trans people as a threat to society, thereby justifying discrimination. Continue Reading Strategies in Organised Transphobia – Briefing Note

“Never Again” A Promise Betrayed, A Future Unwritten. Part 1, draws parallels between the demonisation and social obliteration of trans people today and the treatment of Jewish people in 1930s Nazi Germany, cautioning against repeating history.
Continue Reading “Never Again” A Promise Betrayed, A Future Unwritten. Part 1