when i started working as a journalist in 2014, there were trans reporters in multiple national newsrooms. almost all have left. the high output of anti-trans articles & the near absence of articles by trans journalists are two sides of the same coin: institutional transphobia in the UK media.

for 3 years in a row i've vowed to start writing on Substack, and this year i've actually gone and done it... whoever said third time's a charm was evidently onto something this first piece weaves together boats, climate change & the loss of a beloved cat ludovicparsons.substack.com/p/the-great-...

Important new data uncovered by @ludovicparsons.bsky.social & @wearequeeraf.com 107 of 647 children who died by suicide in England were LGBTQ+ in 2019-2025. 46 of those were trans - this is disproportionate I spoke to Ludovic about how action needs to be taken⬇️ www.wearequeeraf.com/one-in-six-c...

Sex Matters lose twice: its judicial review is refused AND public opinion about trans swimmers is firmly against the 'gender critical' position 90% of 38,000 people oppose requiring trans swimmers to use separate changing rooms or swim in separate sessions news.cityoflondon.gov.uk/consultation...

🆕 Reports say, Equality watchdog the EHRC's code of practice is being "adapted" to: 👉 Lessen its impact on business 👉 Balance single-sex spaces with lives of Trans+ people This comes ahead of a critical ruling about the watchdog's actions, under it's previous chair. This is what we know 🧵

The Levy Review into adult gender services - commissioned following the Cass Review - is now out. We have a rapid response TLDR by @vic-parsons.bsky.social out this afternoon. Plus a larger, analytical look this weekend in the QueerAF newsletter. 👉 Join 9700+ readers: wearequeeraf.com/subscribe

Looks like Levy may be dropping at 2pm. 1) Dont panic 2) Itll take some careful analysis so beware people jumping the gun 3) put your own mental health first. If youre posting stuff, be responsible and mind other mental health. Use warnings etc as appropriate. Looks like a busy weekend for me.

This isn't a criticism of the hunger strikers: it's a reflection of genuine fear that unless Labour has plans to add a 'Cat and Mouse Act' amendment to its Crime and Policing Bill, ministers are likely to let people die. We have to raise public awareness for the demand that the state blinks first.

@wearequeeraf.com will keep prioritising stories mainstream titles won’t even consider. Support our accountability journalism, which helps you understand why the news is happening - so you know how to fight back 🤝

One of the most significant hunger strikes in four decades is happening right now in UK prisons - and it was begun by queer activists 🧵

"Gender clinics create the bottlenecks for treatment" @vic-parsons.bsky.social examines what it would take to fix the transgender healthcare crisis in the UK, and clear the 48,000 people waitlist 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

The national picture shows waiting times for gender identity clinics that far exceed the NHS's recommended maximum of 18 weeks. But drilling down into the data from our investigation, 'The Gender Clinic Files' reveals huge disparities across the UK 👉 www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

We have heard that the Green Party has passed a motion at conference calling for desegregation of trans healthcare and to end the practice of GICs and to move it to primary care. And you can definitely see why they voted for it here: www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

Let's be clear: this is the result of deliberate political choices to make accessing trans healthcare substantially impossible. It's what Streeting and his ilk want.

lots more to come this month in this new investigative series The Gender Clinic Files from @wearequeeraf.com and @whatthetrans.com – look out for the first podcast featuring @clairestranstalks.bsky.social diving deep into the data on Monday. Claire has done immense work on this 👏🏻

Around 1 in 5 of the entire trans+ population is on an NHS waiting list, up from 1 in 8 two years ago.

🆕️🚨 After painstaking research, dozens of FOIs and months of analysis we release the Gender Clinic Files which reveal waiting times for every GIC in the country. They lay bare, how far off the mark the Health Secretary's estimation of the average wait is 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

This Saturday after painstaking research and FOIs by @clairestranstalks.bsky.social with @whatthetrans.com, we'll publish 'The Gender Clinic Files' in our newsletter: A new investigative series exposing deep structural issues with UK Transgender healthcare Sign up 👉 www.wearequeeraf.com/subscribe/

me for Attitude Magazine breaking down where UK political parties stand on LGBTQ+ rights www.attitude.co.uk/main-stories...

7/ Analysis - @vic-parsons.bsky.social Some Pride organisers contacted by QueerAF had a ‘not to worry’ approach to the new policing bill – because Pride events are not a site of ‘criminal activity', so police won’t be able to use the powers at Pride. But recent history tells a different story.

"Pride started as a queer uprising against police brutality – our elders surely would have taken this expansion of police powers seriously and fought back. Why aren’t we?" - @vic-parsons.bsky.social www.wearequeeraf.com/new-police-p...

Congrats to @vic-parsons.bsky.social on this excellent podcast, that I was also interviewed on. Check it out on the QueerAF podcast! "The multimillionaire who shaped modern trans healthcare"

Cal Horton & Morgan Page are featured on the latest @wearequeeraf.com podcast. @fiercemum.bsky.social provides a clear & informative history to the UK escalating destruction of healthcare for Trans youth in the UK podfollow.com/queeraf/epis...

"In the time lawmakers have been debating, delaying and breaking their promises to LGBTQIA+ communities, so-called ‘conversion therapy’ groups have been proliferating in the UK, harming untold numbers" - @vic-parsons.bsky.social www.wearequeeraf.com/conversion-t...

At Trans Pride London, scenes of both joy and defiance - @vic-parsons.bsky.social “The lack of corporate floats means the density of the march is made up of real people, rather than corporations that don’t do anything for trans people the rest of the year” www.gq-magazine.co.uk/gallery/tran...

i've joined @wearequeeraf.com as their lead investigative journalist. it feels exciting and timely to be coming on board now given how vital it is at this moment for us to have independent and rigorous queer media. read my stories in the QueerAF newsletter – it's free! wearequeeraf.com/subscribe

Cannot wait to moderate this! TODAY: Vital transatlantic discussion about where we go from here on defending trans+ people's human rights *sign up now* now to hear from: @zoandbehold.bsky.social @imarajones.bsky.social @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social @dylantippetts.bsky.social @vic-parsons.bsky.social

Join our Trans Atlantic Political Exchange virtual event 11th June @ 4pm BST @imarajones.bsky.social (she/her) @dylantippetts.bsky.social (he/him) @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social (she/her) @zoandbehold.bsky.social (she/her) @vic-parsons.bsky.social (they/them) Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

for Trans Day of Visibility i wrote about my unintentional mirror-free experiment for Gay Times. 10/10 would recommend. magazine.gaytimes.com/trans-invisi...

Shout out to Cornwall Resists whose protest against Nigel Farage's attendance at a far-right event in Redruth was so effective, he has written an "Angry of Clacton" letter to the Home Secretary www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...

for Gay Times i spoke to Shon Faye about her new book Love in Exile -- out tomorrow! www.gaytimes.com/love-sex/sho...

i met Caroline Litman at Trans+ Pride London in 2022 and took her picture, along with her daughter, Kate. reading HER NAME IS ALICE made me cry just as much as i did then. a must-read for those curious about trans people and those who love us, beyond the sensationalist media headlines.

i don't usually do end-of-year roundups but i'm new here, so over the next few days i'll be sharing some of the work i did this year... starting with this, my last piece of the year and one of my favourites to write -- talking T-dicks for @gaytimes.bsky.social 🍆😈 apple.news/AREwjbCVMRR-...

Damn fucking right. Good on Vogue and excellent work from @vic-parsons.bsky.social Live out of spite 🩵🩷🤍

extremely late to this party but hello, i've joined Bluesky! i'm a freelance journalist based in London writing mostly about queer and trans politics. you can see my work here linktr.ee/vicparsons_ you can get in touch with work or gossip (please!) on vicparsonsfreelance at gmail dot com hi!