Author: Translucent Team

The Stonewall Uprising began on June 28 1969 as protests against a police raid, igniting modern LGBTQ+ activism and Pride, notably led by trans women. Continue Reading Stonewall Uprising: How Transgender Resistance Ignited the Fight for LGBTQ+ Liberation

Translucent condemns the Sex Matters YouGov survey and discuss legal action against the EHRC and trans rights in the context of discrimination and public support. Continue Reading Sex Matters Survey by YouGov

TransLucent has begun the process of taking legal action against the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), alleging that the EHRC is acting unlawfully in response to a Supreme Court judgment on trans people under the Equality Act by proposing an inadequately short two-week consultation and holding a predetermined view on how to update its statutory guidance, a belief reinforced by public statements from senior EHRC personnel. Continue Reading TransLucent has begun the process of taking legal action against the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

At what has become an increasingly troubling time for all trans people and their families, TransLucent wish to send a message of support and our ongoing commitment to standing up and defending trans rights throughout the UK. Please contact us if you are organising a protest, and we will put details on our website. Our email is contact@translucent.org.uk. While the Supreme Court ruling has resulted in high levels of distress, technically, it only affects trans people with a GRC. What is now imperative is that neither the government nor the EHRC give false information to single-sex service providers, implying that the Equality Act…

“TransLucent condemns Barclay’s trans woman toilet ban. Barclays Bank have announced that they will be banning trans women employees from using women’s toilets. TransLucent strongly condemns this decision as this will likely make it impossible for trans women (and presumably trans men and non-binary people) to remain employed by the bank at all. Barclays bank’s previous policy enabled trans men, women and non-binary employees to use the toilets they needed. This policy was in place for years with no reported issues. This reversal will mean that trans women employees may not be able to use any toilet at their workplace.…

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

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.
Continue Reading What is a Hate Group?

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