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Published in: 50.50: NewsChristian doctor who insisted on misgendering trans people loses case
Beliefs that restrict the fundamental rights of others are not protected under the Equality Act, tribunal holds
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Published in: 50.50: News‘Safe to Be Me’ in the UK? It’s anything but, say LGBTQ+ protesters
Trans people and allies demonstrate at Downing Street after conference is cancelled due to boycott
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionAnti-trans haters couldn’t dim the joy of my first shirtless Pride
The sun on my chest in Oxford Street felt like a recognition of how hard I had fought to get where I was
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureArmenian activist won’t stop fight for trans rights – despite the threats
Lilit Martirosyan continues to campaign for a hate crime law, legal gender recognition and transgender health care
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Published in: 50.50: NewsGovernment ignores calls for evidence behind ‘conversion therapy’ U-turn
Shadow equalities minister Anneliese Dodds calls out ministers’ failure to protect trans people
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Published in: 50.50: AnalysisMPs will debate a ban on trans ‘conversion therapy’. Here’s what to expect
‘They’re playing on people’s fear, and spreading untruths’ – LGBT advocates dispel the myths that could come up on Monday
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionWe’ve hit crisis point for trans people in America
From Alabama to Florida, our rights are under attack. We can’t counter the Right without understanding its tactics
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Published in: Home: NewsTories attacking trans rights to court transphobic voters, says ex-adviser
Boris Johnson’s U-turn over protecting trans people in the conversion therapy ban is an attempt to appeal to Tory...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionTory Party’s messages of ‘support’ for trans MP Jamie Wallis are hollow
Representation matters – but Boris Johnson and Liz Truss’s claims to ‘support’ their trans colleague don’t match...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionTexas parents with trans kids speak out on shocking ‘child abuse’ policy
A new law in one US state means families with trans children can be investigated for ‘child abuse’. Now parents are...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsBritish media, ‘your bigotry is killing trans people’
Trans people and allies gathered outside the BBC’s London headquarters to challenge its anti-trans ‘agenda of hate...
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Published in: 50.50: InterviewMeet the UK activist bringing clothes and community to trans youth
G(end)er Swap: gender-affirming fashion can be a ‘lifesaver’ for young trans people – who can wait years for vital healthcare
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionWhy, as an American transgender woman, I don’t feel it’s safe to visit the UK
The BBC prides itself on its impartiality. But its new podcast about Stonewall is another example of the UK media’s...
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Published in: 50.50: Feature‘This is not just my win’: trans Ugandan wins official gender change
Cleopatra Kambugu’s new ID has been celebrated by fellow rights activists – but gender recognition remains out of...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionAn open letter to the WHO: This World Mental Health Day, don’t forget trans people
Healthcare access for LGBTIQ communities in the US is under threat from the conservative Right. The WHO should do more
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Published in: 50.50: Interview‘I lost my candidacy because I’m trans’: English Green Party member Kathryn Bristow
‘I’ve been deemed a risk to the party’s reputation for being transgender,’ Bristow tells openDemocracy in an...
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Published in: 50.50: InterviewSiân Berry on transphobia in the Green Party: ‘We have a problem to solve’
Exclusive: Days after quitting as co-leader, Berry talks to openDemocracy about the rifts in her party and the need...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsGreen Party co-leader stepping down amid divisions over trans rights
‘More urgently than ever we need a transformed society that respects everyone’s rights,’ said Siân Berry in a letter...
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Published in: 50.50: Feature‘The world has become bigger’: fighting for trans rights in Hong Kong
Despite its cosmopolitanism, Hong Kong society still holds conservative views on gender and sexuality. But a new...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionAnti-trans activism by some UK queer people is shocking and damaging
The alarming wave of anti-trans activism in the West threatens to undermine rights in less privileged parts of the world