A contemporary reading of The Rocky Horror Picture Show from the perspective of a transitioned woman, examining queer liberation, transsexual erasure, femininity, power, relationships and the cultural appropriation of transsexuality
This essay develops a framework for understanding how contemporary institutional responses to transitioned women operate through hidden origin markers, compelled disclosure, and bureaucratic reclassification. It argues that what is being governed is not visible trans…
A reflection of the UN Joint Statement of 27 February 2026 and its implications for legal recognition, safeguarding frameworks, and institutional design in the United Kingdom.
A quiet village in the Dominican Republic shows what happens when societies expect change instead of fearing it. By allowing language and systems to track material reality, Las Salinas offers a powerful lesson in adaptive…
When restriction is framed as care, and control is dressed up as safeguarding, it becomes harder to see the harm being done. This essay traces the logic behind gender-critical ideology – not to argue with…
Leslie Feinburg’s original intention behind it was honourable: it was to unite all people oppressed by cis-heteronormative gender constructs, people who do not neatly fit into the social constructs of what a “man” or a…
People really love holding schemas about themselves and others, of gender and of embodiment (and a lot more), and make constructs which may feel right, or justified, or protective, but by their very nature lack…
When we first wrote to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in February, we hoped for a response that would acknowledge the harm being done to trans patients and healthcare workers. The letter was clear,…
This week, the UK government confirmed what many of us feared: a centralised, non-consensual tracking system for transgender people is not only underway – it is being rationalised as a matter of public safety. In…
In a world where people are taught what to feel and think about transitioned women, identifying good therapy is vital. So often you come across this phenomenon in therapy: you painstakingly explain what life is…
Introduction When we talk about medical chaperones, what are we really talking about? Officially, a chaperone is someone present during medical examinations, particularly intimate ones, to safeguard both patient and healthcare professional. They’re there to…
Social media platforms have become an integral part of our lives. They offer a unique space that can foster connections, and spread awareness and education on various topics including mental health advocacy while also providing…
The recent tragic incidents involving the stabbing of trans women and girls by both strangers and people they knew personally underscores the importance of personal safety for everyone, but especially young people (who are more…
Foreword Four years ago, I wrote my initial blog about the problems and issues with seeking help for sexual violence as a trans person. Today I find myself writing another. Writing this post has been…
Trans women in the UK face numerous challenges, including limited access to healthcare, pervasive discrimination, and significant mental health impacts. These issues are compounded by systemic biases and lack of awareness about the specific needs…
What Is Dilating and Why Is It Important? Transitioning comes with many exciting changes, but some aspects of it can feel like navigating uncharted territory. If you’ve recently undergone surgery to create a vagina, two…
Even before the publication of the Cass Report, academics warned of “misleading trans health research”. There were cautions about the current political climate where trans people in general, and trans young people in particular were…
More than 20 clinicians and academics in the field of transgender healthcare have critically appraised the methodology and conclusions of the Cass report using the ROBIS tool
Renowned anti-trans psychotherapist Robert Withers, senior partner of the Rock Clinic in Brighton, has been found guilty of three counts of misconduct and narrowly avoided being struck off, we can reveal. The UKCP found him…
Scaremongering is often used by anti-trans activists to promote a feeling of fear: something which motivates people to act. Furthermore, psychology has shown that repeated tropes, whether true or not if repeated often enough tend…
Liberty, Amnesty International UK and Human Rights Watch have made a joint statement decrying the treatment of ts, trans, intersex and non-binary people signaling serious concerns about the human rights of such individuals.
On Oct 19th, Charlie Evans went on Sky News and claimed there were 100s of people seeking help detransitioning. The UK media were quick to support their narrative. It was picked up by The Telegraph…
Oxfordshire council scrapping the integration of trans and cis girls heralds the start of an apartheid system starting from the bottom up. The question is, once removing the right of trans girls to integrate into…
Recently, we responded to claims that only a small minority of trans people physically transition by polling our members, and the results were telling. Although merely a poll on facebook, it nonetheless captures a snapshot…