Defo worth a read! (and if you can support QueerAF, please do consider it)

"You’re allowed to take a moment – just a moment – after a year of struggle, to be proud of the fact that we’re still here. We’re still fighting. And no matter how long and difficult the struggle is – it is a fight we will win, together." goodlawproject.org/a-year-under...

This is one of the only single resources that comprehensively captures: 👉 The entire timeline to the decision 👉 The twists and turns since 👉 The impact of the decision that upended Trans+ rights in the UK And it's written by Trans+ journalist @mimihansford.bsky.social who asks: What now?

🆕🚨 - Just days ahead of the anniversary of the For Women Scotland Supreme Court decision that upended UK Trans+ rights, the EHRC has announced it has submitted a new draft code of practice following comments from the Government. What do we know, and has it scrapped bathroom bans? 🧵

Headlines caused by Streeting, and now reported without journalists in PinkNews's 'reporter free newsroom'- who would provide his comments critical context and analysis

I guess this is what a reporter free newsroom looks like. An op-ed from a Labour health secretary who has overseen some of the most damaging policies towards Trans+ youth in a decade www.thepinknews.com/2026/04/03/w...

A "reporter free newsroom" has no business calling itself a newsroom. Massively disappointing.

7/ From our founder @jamiewareham.co.uk 👇 “We know all too well how terrible so many of the mainstream media titles have been to our community. “And while they lean into anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric to chase clicks and rage bait, even gay media can be pushed off course by market pressures."

Just want to underscore how much journalistic talent will go as part of this, and what a shame that is. My thoughts are with the dedicated LGBTQIA+ journalists, who, despite toxic work culture and editorial agendas, have fought hard to do good work for our community in its newsroom.

I set up @wearequeeraf.com because of the malpractice and toxic cultures I've seen at multiple gay and mainstream outlets I’ve worked for. Suffice to say, some of these included inappropriate touching and uncomfortable flirtatious behaviours from bosses 🧵 www.wearequeeraf.com/we-started-q...

Queer journalists should be writing our news, which needs better justice than short, lacking in nuance social media captions – in a world where our rights are under attack. PinkNews have now confirmed the redundancy consultation to @wearequeeraf.com, and this divestment in news is concerning 👇

Given the news about adult Trans+ healthcare reviews, and the removal of care for under 18s, this excellent piece of journalism by @ludovicparsons.bsky.social - is incredibly timely To fight back, we all need to better understand the system that was built to gatekeep, not help Trans+ people 👇

Thanks to a last-minute boost from our books competition, we're now over the £10K mark 🎉 You have no idea how much this means to us - and how excited the journalists we've already spoken to about the work this will fund are. Thank you so much for your support 🙏

20 years ago, a landmark decision at the European Court of Human Rights changed the lives of Trans+ people in the UK and Europe. It was a pivotal moment in Trans+ history –  but now its significance is being erased. Tomorrow, 10K readers will understand why 👇🧵 www.wearequeeraf.com/milestones/

With only a few hours left of our crowdfunder - can you help us hit our stretch goal? If we meet our target, we'll launch a dedicated FOI fund for LGBTQIA+ activists to apply for mini-grants to help hold power to account 💪🏳️‍🌈 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/queeraf202...

This victory should be a wake-up call to everyone in the UK that the political playing field has been reshaped, and the fight ahead will play out in uncharted territory. My analysis for @wearequeeraf.com 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/you-can-supp...

For the 4th year in a row - a behind-the-scenes look at @wearequeeraf.com's contributor data, showing the marginalised backgrounds we prioritise. In a year where the news agenda has put the Trans+ community on the front line, we've also increased the number of Trans+ journalists we've worked with 🏳️‍⚧️

If you're looking to understand if this is good news or bad news - there is no easy answer: This judgement is both. It establishes an important legal principle that in most public life - segregation is not lawful. But in the workplace, it says something very different 👇

One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.

I've always been clear about the huge irony in a government report calling the media like @wearequeeraf.com irresponsible for reporting on trans suicides, in case it harms young people's wellbeing. Politicians, healthcare systems and media perpetuating hate, are the driving forces 🧵

Exclusive: 58 UK public libraries have parenting books encouraging ‘desistance’ and detransitioning 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/exclusive-58...

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...

All eyes are now on the judicial review, brought by the @goodlawproject.bsky.social, on the EHRC's hasty actions in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling It's striking to me that this shift is happening before that significant ruling 👇

Just got a reply to a press request I made in 2020 Needless to say, it missed the deadline.

Our initial summary of the Levy review 👇

The Levy Review: A scathing audit of NHS Trans+ healthcare that isn’t radical enough to fix the problems. @wearequeeraf.com and @whatthetrans.com take a first look at the long-awaited review into adult gender services in the UK 🧵 Reporting by @vic-parsons.bsky.social

There is a lot of nuance to unpack in this report - and we're working at pace, to bring it to you. Right now, what is clear - is it could have been a lot worse. Skip the doom scrolling, and look to our detailed analysis this weekend in our newsletter 📨 wearequeeraf.com/subscribe

There is a lot of nuance to unpack in this report - and we're working at pace, to bring it to you. Right now, what is clear - is it could have been a lot worse. Skip the doom scrolling, and look to our detailed analysis this weekend in our newsletter 📨 wearequeeraf.com/subscribe

“What was supposed to be narrowly focused on the definition of a woman, in the eyes of the Equality Act, has become a tool for anti-Trans+ campaigners to push a hateful narrative that seeks to force Trans+ people out of society” - @jamiewareham.co.uk

If two of the most prominent women’s charities feel they have no choice but to reverse trans-inclusive approaches, what does that mean for the rest of the sector? Get @jamiewareham.co.uk analysis with response from @transactualuk.bsky.social in tomorrow's newsletter👇

From @jamiewareham.co.uk 🗣 “I'm incredibly proud QueerAF and Trans+ History Week were recognised for a show mentoring Trans+ creatives to create nuanced, inspiring documentaries on millennia-old gender diversity, shutting down the pernicious lie that being Transgender is a modern 'trend'.”

We sometimes talk about 'hard-to-reach' communities in the media, but 450 Trans+ people applied for the 20 opportunities in this campaign - not so hard after all eh? I'm incredibly proud of all of the @WeAreQueerAF.com podcast producers and the whole team behind @TransHistoryWeek.com 👏👏

3/ @jamiewareham.co.uk’s take 💬 “We all have a story like that which Starmer's family faced, from horrific attacks to more common daily homophobia. Kids have thrown rocks at me, and giggled about the f*g walking down the high street.

Since a homophobic attack on his niece, his party has introduced multiple anti-LGBTQIA+ policies and the UK has fallen steeply in human rights rankings https://www.wearequeeraf.com/keir-starmer-shocked-his-anti-lgbtqia-rhetoric-is-creating-anti-lgbtqia-sentiment/

3/ Our take @jamiewareham.co.uk While the leak received widespread coverage, Phillipson’s pushback barely registered in the wider press. That imbalance matters.

🗓️ Mark your calendars for Trans+ History Week 2026 04–10 May Get the history lesson you never had, find our what’s in store, early-bird ticket alerts and a history article every day of Trans+ History Week with @wearequeeraf.com Sign up www.wearequeeraf.com/transhistory...

This regards the UK media’s bias but it’s true in the US too where big media like nyt, now joined by Condé Nast, have enabled bigotry, misogyny and predation.

5/ Our take @jamiewareham.co.uk "The report relies largely on media coverage. Not every murder is reported, and in many countries trans identities are not even recorded in official reporting, making these figures an even clearer call to action."

The hearing is a huge blow to the watchdog’s reputation already. But if it's found to have advised businesses across the UK wrongly on the law (in a way that has led organisations to break the law significant work will need to be done, for businesses to rely on it again 👇

6/ Our analysis - @jamiewareham.co.uk: “As the EHRC faces mounting scrutiny from concerns over its use of AI to government rebukes, one question is increasingly being asked across Westminster: has this regulator gone rogue?”

Then maybe take your product off the market and fix it - why is the responsibility on the individual, not the system here? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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/

This 👇

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...

Is hope back on the agenda? Tomorrow in the @wearequeeraf.com newsletter I examine the lessons for Labour (and wider UK politics) from New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's shock victory - and the Green Surge. 👉 Join 9500+ readers: wearequeeraf.com/subscribe

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 💪