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Gender Clinic Files: Two-thirds of adults waiting for transgender healthcare in UK are under 25
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Gender Clinic Files: Two-thirds of adults waiting for transgender healthcare in UK are under 25

Ludovic Parsons
Ludovic Parsons
Gender Clinic Files: Some people in Scotland will never get a gender clinic appointment on a 224-year waitlist
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Gender Clinic Files: Some people in Scotland will never get a gender clinic appointment on a 224-year waitlist

Ludovic Parsons
Ludovic Parsons
"Catastrophic" potential as 'Brit Card' Digital IDs could out Trans+ people, campaigners warn
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"Catastrophic" potential as 'Brit Card' Digital IDs could out Trans+ people, campaigners warn

Jamie Wareham
Jamie Wareham
'Section 28 2.0' RSE consultation featured four explicitly anti-trans groups, FOI reveals
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'Section 28 2.0' RSE consultation featured four explicitly anti-trans groups, FOI reveals

Jamie Wareham
Jamie Wareham
What could the changes in Labour leadership mean for LGBTQIA+ lives?
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What could the changes in Labour leadership mean for LGBTQIA+ lives?

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Rowan Gavin
QueerAF, Rowan Gavin
“I had to out myself” – are sports bodies violating Trans+ people’s right to privacy?
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“I had to out myself” – are sports bodies violating Trans+ people’s right to privacy?

QueerAF
QueerAF
Can MPs stop the EHRC's code of practice that's set to segregate Trans+ people?
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Can MPs stop the EHRC's code of practice that's set to segregate Trans+ people?

Jamie Wareham
Jamie Wareham
New police powers could criminalise wearing a mask at Pride
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New police powers could criminalise wearing a mask at Pride

Ludovic Parsons
Ludovic Parsons
M&S has not banned Trans+ people from bra fitting, refuting claims in Scottish Sun
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M&S has not banned Trans+ people from bra fitting, refuting claims in Scottish Sun

Jamie Wareham
Jamie Wareham
Polari Prize 'pauses' after standing by inclusion of self-proclaimed 'TERF' author, and the majority of authors withdrawing
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Polari Prize 'pauses' after standing by inclusion of self-proclaimed 'TERF' author, and the majority of authors withdrawing

Jamie Wareham
Jamie Wareham