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Welcome to the TransLucent blog. Our latest reports and investigations and occasionally some less activist fun posts.

In late May 2020,  the Steph’s Place website was made ‘live’, in the hope it could bring to the British public’s attention the plight of transgender people.

It was mainly concerned about the 1% of us, who are trans, but also making room for transgender people in other countries who also suffer discrimination and sometimes persecution. At the time of launch, Steph the founder of this website could not have hoped that it would go on to see many thousands of visitors every week.

Never Again - A Promise Betrayed A Future Unwritten. Part 2

“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

The Scottish government should take action to protect women at work - Responding to Sex Matters

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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UN official under fire for acknowledging biological reality - debunked

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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