Both sidesing, the UK Media Way — The UK press likes to claim that it is scrupulously neutral. Unbiased on the principal issues of the day. As evidence of this claim, they will oft cite the fact that they go out of their way to introduce “balance” into debate and discussion. Even were this true (it isn’t!)…

…in the land of the gender critter — Today i have mostly been musing on the relationship between words and slurs. It is a subject close to the heart of many a gender crit! Now read on. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Putrid A rose…

An apology — Allow me to start with an apology. To all those who come here expecting calm and reasoned analysis of the awfulness that is the UK government’s current policies regarding trans people, i cannot. I truly cannot, today. I cannot continue to gloss over, give cover or otherwise excuse the vicious…

Be careful what you wish for! — Government proposals to criminalise “online harm” directed at trans people look, on the surface, to be a good thing. The reality is quite the opposite. …

A poem for Trans Day of Visibility — Today is Trans Day of Visibility. …

UK press exemption from online safety legislation is the elephant in the room that government would rather you did not notice — Government plans to make the online world a kinder, safer space include a loophole through which you could drive a coach and horses. Not just any old horses: but several Trojan horses jam-packed with nasty consequences for public discourse and balanced debate in the UK. But that is OK…because we…

Only for the normies! — The text of a proposed Online Safety Bill is now public. Ignore the cheery rhetoric that position this as doing great things to make the online world safer for all. It won’t. …

Week Ending: 20 February 2022 — Life comes at you fast when you are trans…and this week, again, so much has been going on that the only possible response is a news round-up. Now read on. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Legal News: the Good, the Bad… On Thursday, there was much jubilation…

ILGA Review underscores how unfitted the UK is to host #SafeToBeMe event — Another week, another dollop of bad news for a UK government desperately thrashing around for someone — anyone! — prepared to put in a good word for them on LGBTQ+ issues. Oh! They are trying. Very! Assorted politicians and civil servants have lately been keen to explain a most wondrous…