At Translucent, we recognise the importance of political advocacy for the UK’s transgender and gender-diverse community to advance visibility, social acceptance, legal recognition and improve healthcare in order to:
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
A trans woman named Dee critiques Zoe Strimpel’s portrayal of 2025 as J.K. Rowling’s triumph, arguing that Rowling has transformed from a beloved author into someone who spreads transphobia and harm. Continue Reading Zoe Strimpel’s portrayal of 2025 as the “year of J.K. Rowling’s triumph” – a response
The provided text debunks The Telegraph article “Trans rights minorities have captured Britain’s institutions” by highlighting its use of reactionary tactics, the creation of moral panic, and the demonisation of trans rights advocates. Continue Reading Trans rights minorities have captured Britain’s institutions debunked
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 opinion piece, titled “Naomi Cunningham barrister and Amery and Mondon’s analysis of transphobia” analyses Naomi Cunningham’s views and actions regarding trans rights through the lens of organised transphobia, highlighting her alignment with gender-critical movements and the harmful impacts this has on transgender people. Continue Reading Naomi Cunningham barrister and Amery and Mondon’s analysis of transphobia
Trump Administration policies and rhetoric constitute a systematic attack on transgender rights that, when analysed through the lens of genocide frameworks like the Genocide Convention and Stanton’s Ten Stages of Genocide, may indicate the early stages of a transgender genocide. Continue Reading Defining Genocide: The Systematic Attack on Transgender Rights in the United States
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.
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
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