TransLucent, a UK-based organisation advocating for transgender and gender-diverse rights, provides numerous briefing notes and articles addressing various issues. These cover topics such as transgender people in prisons, healthcare misinformation, the impact of gender-critical feminism, and the culture war surrounding transgender identity. The site also features personal narratives and responses to current events impacting the transgender community. The organisation is run by an unpaid, volunteer team and relies on donations. Their materials aim to inform and advocate for policy changes and increased understanding.
Here is a list of articles appearing on our home page.
An altercation at a WESC meeting demonstrates the significant distress and legal challenges faced by transgender individuals following the Supreme Court judgment, prompting calls for urgent parliamentary action. Continue Reading Parliamentary Altercation Highlights Crisis in Trans Rights Post-SC Judgment
The article proposes a minor amendment to the Equality Act 2010 to rectify the Supreme Court’s trans equality ruling and the EHRC’s damaging interim guidance. Continue Reading Clearing up the mess of the Supreme Court’s trans equality ruling – an easy job for a politician
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
The “Not In Our Name” collective of cisgender women, including Alice Litman’s mother, rejects discrimination against trans people and states the real threat to women is male violence, not trans people. They stand in solidarity with trans people. Continue Reading We Welcome NION – The “Not In Our Name” Women’s Collective.
The article discusses the original parliamentary intent of the Equality Act 2010, its focus on tackling discrimination and trans inclusion, and contrasts this with later interpretations and the EHRC’s changed stance. Continue Reading Equality Act 2010: Adjudicating FWS v SG Case
The article criticises the UK Supreme Court’s judgment in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers as making significant legal mistakes Continue Reading A Supremely Poor Job
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).
Trans women and non-binary people assigned male at birth can develop prostate conditions like cancer and BPH, and while hormones or orchidectomy may reduce risk, it is not eliminated, so they should discuss concerns and PSA testing with their doctor. Continue Reading Promoting Transgender Prostate Cancer Health with Prostate Cancer UK
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