As Harvey Milk famously said, “you gotta give 'em hope”, a message politicians in both the US and UK have been adopting to surging success https://www.wearequeeraf.com/is-hope-back-on-the-agenda-anti-trans-narratives-flail-in-us-elections-with-lessons-for-uk/

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The majority of what we wrote about the media in this story back when it first took place, is true two years on - it would have been her 19th birthday today www.wearequeeraf.com/brianna-ghey...

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Another nomination for the incredible @wearequeeraf.com podcast alumni, and the @transhistoryweek.com team! Congrats to everyone involved, and alongside huge names like BBC Radio 4 and the National Trust!

A critical investigation, which will provide, for some, a devastating set of predictions on waiting times for NHS help for their transition. I hope it will be another piece of journalism that you can use to fight back 👇 Read it first in @wearequeeraf.com newsletter www.wearequeeraf.com/subscribe/

Remarkable intervention, from a figure of seniority that we haven't seen in what feels like years, she added: "I'm a woman, I'm a feminist and I see absolutely no contradiction in being a woman and also supporting the trans community" news.sky.com/story/lucy-p...

Congrats Jess 👏 This piece of journalism absolutely rocked, and continues to inform, deliver and help people understand the ramifications. The media and law sectors are vastly better with @jessothomson.co.uk's work, challenging them to be and do better 💪

False balance is the concept that is also sometimes known as bothsidesism - a nonsense word, which should tell you everything you need to know already. It sees journalists present issues as balanced between 'opposing viewpoints', even when one position is supported by an abundance of evidence

There was 'technically' an equal amount of LGBTQIA+ trans inclusive organisations, as there were anti-trans respondents, but balancing the numbers isn’t everything: It’s a trap the BBC often falls into and creates a false sense of balance, when views don't match up with facts Let's take a look 🧵

And in tomorrow's @wearequeeraf.com newsletter, I also provide additional analysis on: 🔴 Why the EHRC told us on a Friday, just before the weekend? 🔴 Whether a Labour reshuffle will delay any of this? 🔴 Can it be challenged in the courts? Out Saturday morning: www.wearequeeraf.com/subscribe/

Tomorrow's @wearequeeraf.com newsletter is jam-packed As well as news on: 🔴 EHRC guidance given to the Government 🔴 Graham Lineham 🔴 Pride in London We are publishing our latest investigation on the Supreme Court ruling You don't want to miss this one 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/subscribe/

Wonderful to see @wearequeeraf.com recognised in these awards!

So the only ones that are masked are the ones rounding us up. Dystopia

🚨 New police powers could ban face coverings at Pride protests even if you need to protect your identity because: 🔴 Risk of domestic abuse 🔴 You're not out as queer/Trans+ 🔴 Fear of political views being made public Health and disability reasons also won't prevent you getting arrested 🧵Here's why

🆕 @vic-parsons.bsky.social's reporting lays bare the dangerous shifts taking place in British policy that could drastically limit our community's ability to fight back against the growing anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric against us 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/new-police-p...

This is a vastly upsetting case, that uses CPS guidelines that effectively mean if Trans+ people don't come out before sexual contact, they can now be found guilty of sexual assault - which is what has happened here Let's take a look at the background 🧵 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is a vastly upsetting case, that uses CPS guidelines that effectively mean if Trans+ people don't come out before sexual contact, they can now be found guilty of sexual assault - which is what has happened here Let's take a look at the background 🧵 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The wider narrative that the organisation seemed to overlook was the 'can you separate the work from the author?' Q. In the case of JK Rowling, many have concluded that you cannot. She has made public how she funnels profits into anti-trans campaigns and lawsuits 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/polari...

"It has become clear to me how many MPs simply lack the resources, information or channels to receive supportive narratives towards the Trans+ community. It begs the question - what if they had those resources?" wearequeeraf.com/ive-seen-the...

6/ Analysis - @jamiewareham.co.uk "This is a rare positive ruling for the Trans+ community - but it only received a handful of mainstream media stories. I'm confident if the ruling had been negative, it would have been blasted across headlines as a propaganda tool against gender affirming care."

This is a rare positive ruling for the Trans+ community - but it only received a handful of mainstream media stories. I'm confident if the ruling had been negative, it would have been blasted across headlines as a propaganda tool against gender affirming care 👇

So proud of the creatives behind season five of the QueerAF podcast, as well as picking up our fifth British Podcast Award nom for the podcast that kicked off an eight year journey to building @wearequeeraf.com to what it is today ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

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"Whatever its puported intention, the impact of this new guidance is clear. It will limit what teachers can and can't say, out of fear they'll lose their jobs, just like Section 28 did" - @jamiewareham.co.uk www.wearequeeraf.com/section-28-2...

Excellent reporting by @sasha98.bsky.social and ‪‪‪@vrocca.bsky.social here for @transsafety.network It has a number of first-hand accounts that detail the vile behaviour of parents in the Bayswater group 👇 transsafety.network/posts/my-par...

In tomorrow's @wearequeeraf.com newsletter: A special edition unpacking in great detail, what hundreds of you in our comments have called 'Section 28 2.0' With responses from the queer sector and deeper analysis on the impact of the guidance 👇 📨 wearequeeraf.com/subscribe bsky.app/profile/wear...

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It was striking to me as I wrote this breaking thread, it's about a Labour government's activity. Aside from the 'new section 28' furore, this will rightly spark: Erasing transgender as a word is a travesty and insult to the millennia-old history of Trans+ communities, whom we owe so much

A very good initial analysis of the transphobic school “guidance” by @wearequeeraf.com and @jamiewareham.co.uk…

It was striking to me as I wrote this breaking thread, it's about a Labour government's activity. Aside from the 'new section 28' furore, this will rightly spark: Erasing transgender as a word is a travesty and insult to the millennia-old history of Trans+ communities, whom we owe so much

It’s deliberate that Reform is slowly setting out anti-LGBTQIA+ rollbacks of the law The 'we're not after the ‘reasonable’ gays, just the ‘TQIA+’ queers' vibe is designed to make them seem respectable by current standards This will creep into all-out anti-LGBTQIA+ hate as they grow in the polls 👇

Of course @vic-parsons.bsky.social would have an exclusive investigation ready for publication by the end of their first day. Excited to work with Vic, who has joined the @wearequeeraf.com roster to help us hold power to account First scoop in our newsletter tomorrow 👀👇 wearequeeraf.com/subscribe

A lot of confusion on 'what has actually happened' in Kent with book bans. So we've put this 🧵 together But whatever 'has or hasn't yet happened' – the council *has* instructed libraries to ban Trans+ books from the children's section. That is both deplorable and vastly significant 👇

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This is a really exciting new juncture for @wearequeeraf.com I can't wait to get stuck in, and deepen our investigative journalism capacity - thank you so much @goodlawproject.org for the vote of confidence in our work, and our amazing pool of queer creatives 🏳️‍🌈

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This is a really exciting new juncture for @wearequeeraf.com I can't wait to get stuck in, and deepen our investigative journalism capacity - thank you so much @goodlawproject.org for the vote of confidence in our work, and our amazing pool of queer creatives 🏳️‍🌈

This is in no-doubt significant: It's the first small chink in the armour. It also shows a complex weakness - where the EHRC's leadership seems to be at odds with its own lawyers 👇

I loved working with last year's cohorts - and I can't wait to get started again. A great opportunity from an area of the country that is consistently underrated and forgotten - but bursting with incredible talent 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/inclusivejou...

🏆🥰 So lovely to be recognised by We Create Space as a queer leader in the media and creative influence category of their awards this year for my work with @wearequeeraf.com

My take: @jamiewareham.co.uk "This action from guided by the community members, backed by a vocal advocacy group, shows us there is hope. This fight is not only far from over - it's only just ramping up." www.wearequeeraf.com/following-eh...

Excellent work by @goodlawproject.org and a great piece from @wearequeeraf.com and @jamiewareham.co.uk www.wearequeeraf.com/following-eh...

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