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EHRC confirms AI in use for consultation about segregating Trans+ people from UK bathrooms 👇 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/ehrc-confirms-ai-in-use-for-consultation-about-segregating-trans-people-from-uk-bathrooms/

Adult content restrictions could pave the way for anti-LGBTQIA+ content bans 👇 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/w/

I'm not claiming queerness, but I remember when I was first told there was a whole subset of history that had explicitly been hidden from me...I was legitimately and, I think, rightfully furious. I don't like secrets and lies. I never will. Knowing the truth about things is important to me.

Does trans media have an obligation to explicitly label its trans characters as such? https://www.wearequeeraf.com/does-trans-media-representation-only-work-when-its-explicitly-labelled

Sex as a disabled trans person helped me forget gendered expectations 👇 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/sex-as-a-disabled-trans-person-helped-me-forget-gendered-expectations/

‘Section 28 2.0’: New “transphobic” curriculum restricts teachers from encouraging Trans+ pupils to understand their identity 👇 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/section-28-2-0-new-transphobic-curriculum-restricts-teachers-from-encouraging-trans-pupils-to-understand-their-identity/

This is what I learned at my first Trans+ protest 👇 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/this-is-what-i-learned-at-my-first-trans-protest/

How homos can reckon with the history we were never told 👇 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/how-homos-can-reckon-with-the-history-we-were-never-told/

Groups including Sex Matters, the Safe Schools Alliance, Transgender Trend and the Bayswater Support Group of parents who advocate for abusing trans children, were all invited to contribute to the consultation 👇

The multimillionaire who shaped modern Trans+ healthcare 👇 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/the-multimillionaire-who-shaped-modern-trans-healthcare/

Despite two different parliamentary committees expressing opposition to her appointment https://www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-critical-mary-ann-stephenson-named-as-new-ehrc-chair-as-government-overrules-mps/

Does Trans+ media representation only work when it's explicitly labelled? 👇 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/does-trans-media-representation-only-work-when-its-explicitly-labelled

An FOI seen by QueerAF shows the anti-trans organisation included in a consultation that led to RSE guidance that will introduce what has been widely described as a 'Section 28 2.0' https://www.wearequeeraf.com/section-28-2-0-rse-consultation-featured-four-explicitly-anti-trans-groups-foi-reveals

The Equalities Watchdog has provided its updated code of practice to the government, leaving it with ministers to approve it and turn it into statutory guidance - a decision which would be challenged in the courts.

The EHRC has provided its draft of a new code of practice to ministers, which now sits with them to either accept or disapprove - but how can MPs intervene? www.wearequeeraf.com/can-mps-stop...

Exploring the possible effects of the Labour reshuffle on equalities policy https://www.wearequeeraf.com/what-could-the-changes-in-labour-leadership-mean-for-lgbtqia-lives/

I’m devastated for all trans sports people at the moment. Trans women (as usual) get the worst of it (despite no apparent advantages) but I believe in order to play as a trans man in football, the FA force you to sign something basically saying you acknowledge you’re really a woman, and yeah, no.

Reminder that a local gravel cycling org requires trans and nonbinary people to out themselves to event staff in order to be allowed to participate (but not compete, natch) in events

QueerAF speaks to experts and victims of Trans+ sports bans about how this might be a breach of their right to privacy, which could see legal challenges https://www.wearequeeraf.com/i-had-to-out-myself-are-sports-bodies-violating-trans-peoples-right-to-privacy/

The Polari Prize has "paused" its celebrations this year after 16 of 25 authors withdrew amid the inclusion of a self-proclaimed 'TERF' https://www.wearequeeraf.com/polari-prize-stands-by-inclusion-of-self-proclaimed-terf-author-as-majority-of-authors-withdraw/

Fathers can be loving, capable and vulnerable at the same time. And yes, some of us can give birth too https://www.wearequeeraf.com/families-suffer-from-assumptions-of-whats-natural-its-time-we-rethought-that-for-fathers/

The police will have the power to make it a criminal offence to cover your face at a public protest if Labour’s proposed policing bill becomes law, putting LGBTQIA+ people attending Pride events in danger of being outed

Polari Prize saga shows us how the Overton window on Trans+ rights has shifted 👇 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/polari-prize-saga-shows-us-how-the-overton-window-on-trans-rights-has-shifted/

Exclusive - Spending by so-called 'conversion therapy' groups has increased by 165% since the government first promised to ban the ‘cruel and abusive’ practice

"four of these so-called 'conversion therapy' groups, seen exclusively by QueerAF, reveals that Journey UK, True Freedom Trust, Affinity and Core Issues Trust – all registered charities – spent nearly £2 million between 2019 and 2023." There is something deeply, fundamentally wrong here

Asexuality teaches us that we can, and should, celebrate platonic bonds in the ways usually reserved for romance https://www.wearequeeraf.com/exploring-asexuality-has-allowed-me-to-recognise-all-the-love-stories-in-my-life-and-celebrate-platonic-love/

Said the EHRC to the anti-trans Sex Matters “Our subjects of discussion are potentially politically sensitive..[]..so I wanted to check with you ahead of our meeting whether you would be content for this to be a fully private meeting, with no material or information published or shared?” 👀

How can we use history stories as a tool for liberation? Three Trans+ creatives share their insights https://www.wearequeeraf.com/how-do-we-tell-trans-history-so-we-can-all-learn-from-it/

In the wake of the killing of an openly gay imam earlier this year, Jaheim Karim writes on being trans and Muslim https://www.wearequeeraf.com/what-fasting-again-taught-me-as-a-transgender-muslim/

A new investigation has revealed significant lobbying efforts by gender critical groups. https://www.wearequeeraf.com/freedom-of-information-request-uncovers-gender-critical-bias-within-ehrc/

What we can do to advocate for a better media industry by playing a role at work and advocate for better responsibility from businesses 👇 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/the-media-and-advertising-industrys-role-in-rising-transphobia/

‘Section 28 2.0’: New “transphobic” curriculum restricts teachers from encouraging Trans+ pupils to understand their identity 👇 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/section-28-2-0-new-transphobic-curriculum-restricts-teachers-from-encouraging-trans-pupils-to-understand-their-identity/

Until April, I was the most un-queer queer person you could’ve met - now I'm part of a generation of queers joining the fight for liberation 👇 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/this-is-what-i-learned-at-my-first-trans-protest/

16 of 25 authors have now withdrawn from the once respected Polari book prize amid the inclusion of a self-proclaimed 'TERF' https://www.wearequeeraf.com/polari-prize-stands-by-inclusion-of-self-proclaimed-terf-author-as-majority-of-authors-withdraw/

What we can do to advocate for a better media industry by playing a role at work and advocate for better responsibility from businesses https://www.wearequeeraf.com/the-media-and-advertising-industrys-role-in-rising-transphobia/

The Equalities Watchdog has provided its updated code of practice to the government, leaving it with ministers to approve it and turn it into statutory guidance - a decision which would be challenged in the courts.

Exploring the possible effects of the Labour reshuffle on equalities policy https://www.wearequeeraf.com/what-could-the-changes-in-labour-leadership-mean-for-lgbtqia-lives/

Fathers can be loving, capable and vulnerable at the same time. And yes, some of us can give birth too https://www.wearequeeraf.com/families-suffer-from-assumptions-of-whats-natural-its-time-we-rethought-that-for-fathers/

QueerAF speaks to experts and victims of Trans+ sports bans about how this might be a breach of their right to privacy, which could see legal challenges https://www.wearequeeraf.com/i-had-to-out-myself-are-sports-bodies-violating-trans-peoples-right-to-privacy/

Polari Prize saga shows us how the Overton window on Trans+ rights has shifted 👇 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/polari-prize-saga-shows-us-how-the-overton-window-on-trans-rights-has-shifted/

The police will have the power to make it a criminal offence to cover your face at a public protest if Labour’s proposed policing bill becomes law, putting LGBTQIA+ people attending Pride events in danger of being outed

The US is set to bring transgender sports bans to an international stage as the organisation adopts a blanket ban following Trump’s diktats https://www.wearequeeraf.com/trans-athletes-banned-from-representing-team-usa-in-2028-olympics/

Exclusive: Marks & Spencer confirms to QueerAF that bra fitting has not been limited to cisgender women only, despite claims in the Scottish Sun that the brand said it would only provide them to 'biological women'.

Trans+ history is a source of creativity, experimentation, disruption, resistance, spirituality, and yes, pain, but also joy - our collab with Historical Homos 👇 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/histori/

The celebration of queer, trans, disabled, neurodivergent sexuality can help anyone learn more about themselves 👇 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/sex-as-a-disabled-trans-person-helped-me-forget-gendered-expectations/

‘Conversion therapy’ groups spend £2M on lobbying and promoting practice in soaring costs since promise to ban the “abusive” practice 👇 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/conversion-therapy-groups-spend-2m-on-lobbying-and-promoting-practice-in-soaring-costs-since-promise-to-ban-the-abusive-practice/

Adult content restrictions could pave the way for anti-LGBTQIA+ content bans https://www.wearequeeraf.com/w/