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.
The Scotsman article reinforces transphobic discourse by framing the gender debate as a conflict between trans rights and women’s rights, employing moral panics, exclusionary rhetoric, and “othering” of trans people.
Continue Reading The Scotsman Sarwar and Swinney must now accept the circle cannot be squared on gender debate – a response.
Robin Moira White argues that Workplace (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 should not be used to exclude transgender employees from facilities, because the regulations were intended to address the lack of facilities for women, predate consideration of transgender people in legislation, and lack definitions of “male” and “female”.
Continue Reading Transgender employees, toilets, changing rooms and the Workplace (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
The Cass Report is controversial because many organisations have criticised it, contrasting it with the more transparent Swiss Report which contradicts Cass in its approach to treatment, evidence, and data interpretation. Continue Reading The Cass Report Scandal
Peter Rainford, a trans ally, discusses the their experiences with and observations on the growing acceptance and subsequent rise of anti-trans activism. Continue Reading We must speak up for our transgender siblings
Paul Embery’s blog (21st February 2025) post raises concerns about the trade union movement’s stance on sex-based rights and transgender issues. While Paul positions himself as a defender of women’s rights, a closer look at his arguments may reveal potential transphobic undertones. Continue Reading Trade Unions Have A Woman Problem – A Response to Paul Embery’s Blog
The interplay of chromosomes, hormones, and anatomy, along with conditions like Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, complicate the traditional binary definition of sex, leading experts to view it as a spectrum. Continue Reading Beyond XX and XY – The Spectrum of Sex
Outline of the Online Safety Act (OSA) 2023 and its implications for transgender individuals, including measures to address illegal content and hate speech online. Continue Reading Online Safety Act (OSA) 2023 – What it means to Trans People
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
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
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