Author: Translucent Team

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.
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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.
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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

Transing the Gay Away – Debunked There are a tiny number of trans-hostile organisations (some of whom claim to support gay people) who allege young gay people are being “transed.” These organisations are often either hate groups or invariably associated with hate groups and are working to the gender-critical movement narrative, as outlined by Meg Kilgannon and her associates at the 2017 Values Voter Summit in the United States. Called “Splitting the T from the LGB”, the practice is well documented, with Right-Wing Watch reporting “Lesbians in the group are concerned that “transing masculine girls is a form of lesbian…

The Cass Review briefing note examines the Cass Review’s recommendations for gender identity services. TransLucent’s report identifies concerns from service users, professionals, and human rights organisations, and offers solutions. Continue Reading The Cass Review – Briefing Note

This briefing note debunks harmful common narratives about transgender people, crime, and prison statistics, while advocating for policy changes to improve the safety and well-being of transgender prisoners.
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The briefing note addresses claims about trans women in female NHS hospital wards, concluding that allowing trans women to occupy a bed in a ward aligning with their gender identity is a matter of equality and non-discrimination. Investigations found no serious complaints regarding trans women inpatients in female NHS hospital wards.
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Gender Exploratory Therapy (GET) – Conversion Therapy explores the reasoning behind a patient’s gender dysphoria, but there are concerns that it is a conversion therapy technique that can inflict harm on trans youth by tying dysphoria to trauma, delaying access to gender-affirming care and lacking an estimated duration for the therapy.
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Misinformation about transgender healthcare, often originating from US-based organisations, is being spread globally, targeting gender-affirming healthcare, and puberty blockers. This misinformation relies on false claims about the risks of puberty blockers, the alleged widespread regret of transitioning individuals (contradicted by a 95%-98% satisfaction rate), and the unfounded concept of Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD) purported to be a social contagion. Continue Reading Transgender Health – Misinformation