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What Trans+ kids say about draft education guidance that could force schools to segregate them We find out what 19 Trans+ young people's school lives are like, to understand the potential impact of new draft school guidance

ICYMI: The draft guidance could force schools to segregate Trans+ children in toilets and changing rooms

A new report, using insights from 50 teachers, warns of the detrimental harm of new draft education guidance. Equalities Minister Olivia Bailey has been warned in a new report that draft schools guidance is already causing confusion, concern and harm in schools. It is the latest in a series of unpublished drafts of guidance on the treatment of Trans+ kids in schools.

The Equalities Minister has been warned that draft schools guidance is already causing confusion, concern and harm, @prideineducation.bsky.social finds 👇

Rise of social media bans is a blunt force that will harm LGBTQIA+ children, especially in rural areas If we are serious about protecting young people, we need to approach social media policy with that nuance in mind.

If we are serious about protecting young people, we need to approach social media policy with that nuance in mind.

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Two more organisations have submitted calls for the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to lose its important 'A' rated status as an equalities body. Further submissions have been made to The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), the UN body that rates Equalities Watchdogs worldwide, calling for the UK regulator the EHRC to lose its 'A' rated status.

It marks the fourth time in the last six years that the UK equality watchdog has faced challenges like this https://www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-the-lgbtqia-news-a-consequential-by-election-for-the-uks-democratic-system-and-the-fight-for-lgbtqia-rights/#%F0%9F%8C%90-ganhri

Devastating report into trans lives shows we are ‘stronger together’, says Green leader Zack Polanski Green party leader speaks out as devastating report makes clear why many Trans+ people might be feeling powerless right now

Green party leader speaks out as devastating report makes clear why many Trans+ people might be feeling powerless right now

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Letters have gone out to 1500 Trans+ drivers, warning them their licences are now invalid, and if they drive - they could be arrested Transgender people in the US state of Kansas have begun receiving letters indicating their driving licenses are no longer valid as of the 26th of February. The letters warn that if they drive with them, they could be breaking the law and face arrest - Erin In The Morning The letters follow legislature, forced through by Republicans despite a Governor’s veto.

“This is what fascism looks like,” says @hrc.org as more than 1,500 residents are thought to be affected

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ICYMI: We tracked the cases Sex Matters intervened in since the Supreme Court ruling - including the recent High Court challenge brought by @goodlawproject.org 

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You can support Trans+ rights and win a British election: A consequential Green victory Spencer has been a supporter of Trans+ rights and was accompanied on her campaign by Zack Polanski, the party's first openly gay leader

You can support Trans+ rights and win a British election: A consequential Green victory 👇

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Many more will choose to shut down this month - it's the annual registration period, and the central org sent out letters demanding all members sign to confirm their gender assignment at birth. This policy is intrusive and unwelcome. This is destroying the WI, literally.

A non-binding, but significant resolution sets out to European countries: Trans women are women. The European Parliament has passed a resolution on gender equality, which contains a declaration that trans women are women. The resolution, passed in a vote of 340 to 141, sets out the bloc’s approach to the 70th annual UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York next month - Erin In The Morning

Though not binding, it sends a clear message to countries all over the bloc.

Milestones Milestones is six part, editorially independent, newsletter series from QueerAF on the legal cases, political changes and campaigns that have shaped the rights of trans, non-binary, and intersex people in the UK today. Written by some of the UK’s most respected Trans+ journalists and funded by Trans+ History Week,

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans+ rights since the Supreme Court are a mess - find out how we got here, with our free new series 👇

The historically pivotal court case, that is critical to the future UK Trans+ rights Christine Goodwin v UK, changed the lives of Trans+ people across Europe, leading to the UK Gender Recognition Act. But it continues to be misunderstood

More than 20 years ago, a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights changed the lives of Trans+ people

Now, it’s significance is being erased

The submission builds on similar challenges from TransActual UK, Amnesty International UK, and the Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, Trans Advocacy Complaints Collective (TACC) and Scottish Trans in 2025. It makes the fourth time in the last six years that the UK equality watchdog has faced challenges like this, including earlier ones from Stonewall and Mermaids - QueerAF The submission comes just one day after a group of UN experts warned the EHRC’s new code of practice must ensure “transgender people [can] lead safe and dignified lives, while continuing to uphold robust protections for all women and girls against discrimination and violence”, in a stark intervention to the UK government - UN

This builds on similar challenges by @transsolidarity.bsky.social and @transactualuk.bsky.social - marking the fourth time in six years that the EHRC has faced challenges like this.

The two organisations are calling for the EHRC to lose its important 'A' rated status as an equalities body.

It is currently still ranked in the highest tier of organisations worldwide despite a recent history of support for gender-critical measures.

This came just one day after a group of UN experts warned the UK could be at risk of breaching international human rights rules over trans rights.

@humanrightsvicky.bsky.social told QueerAF how their submission sets out the EHRC “has undermined rights” for Trans+ people and taken positions in court contrary to human rights standards by pursuing what they describe as “Gender Critical Ideology”.

The Trans Exile Network and, significantly, the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention, have made a submission following the EHRC’s decision to support strict ‘birth sex’ placement in prisons and "the incompatibility of that position with international norms". The organisations also state, in a cover letter seen by QueerAF, that the EHRC "has undermined rights" for Trans+ people and taken positions contrary to human rights norms in court by pursuing “Gender Critical Ideology”.

Two organisations, the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and the Trans Exile Network, have submitted a challenge following the EHRC’s support for strict “birth sex” placement policies in prisons, arguing the position is incompatible with international human rights norms.

Understand the LGBTQIA+ news: A consequential by-election, for the UK's democratic system - and the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights What it would take to reduce the 48,000 people wait list for transgender healthcare in the UK?

“International experts couldn’t be clearer: trans inclusion is a vital human rights standard that the UK must uphold,” @transsolidarity.bsky.social

As UN experts make a stark intervention to government, the EHRC faces fresh scrutiny 🧵

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The trans, deaf man who is challenging obstacles in Japanese society Monkey Takano (54) is a sign language teacher, transgender man, and activist for the queer and Deaf communities based in Tokyo.

Monkey Takano (54) is a sign language teacher, transgender man, and activist for the queer and Deaf communities based in Tokyo.

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You can support Trans+ rights and win a British election: A consequential Green victory Spencer has been a supporter of Trans+ rights and was accompanied on her campaign by Zack Polanski, the party's first openly gay leader

“Spencer’s win should be a wake-up call to everyone in the UK.”

ICYMI: Why the Green Party’s victory in Gordon and Denton matters for LGBTQIA+ people

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Over two decades ago, the European Court of Human Rights held that trans people should not be forcibly “othered” as a third gender. Recent decisions in the UK have obscured this, which is why we should push back on the idea that affirming trans folk in their gender is a “radical” move. It’s basic. 🏳️‍⚧️

What Trans+ kids say about draft education guidance that could force schools to segregate them We find out what 19 Trans+ young people's school lives are like, to understand the potential impact of new draft school guidance

"Trans+ children are already being denied a full education because they cannot endure the humiliation required for them to obtain one.

"This guidance will make that much worse."

The ultimate toolkit to shut down lies about Trans+ people Free resource with lessons and ideas for how you can make our history better known to drown out pernicious lies

This is part of the We Can't Be Erased lesson, which looks at Trans+ communities in Tokyo with @katjoplin.bsky.social 

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The trans, deaf man who is challenging obstacles in Japanese society Monkey Takano (54) is a sign language teacher, transgender man, and activist for the queer and Deaf communities based in Tokyo.

“Living with the person I love for over twenty-six years, supporting one another, and yet still being unable to officially become a family has been a huge challenge of being trans."

PRP publishes 10th Annual Report on the Recognition System - Press Recognition Panel We have published our 10th Annual Report on the Recognition System, marking more than a decade since independent press self-regulation under the Royal Charter was established following the Leveson Inq...

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Milestones Milestones is six part, editorially independent, newsletter series from QueerAF on the legal cases, political changes and campaigns that have shaped the rights of trans, non-binary, and intersex people in the UK today. Written by some of the UK’s most respected Trans+ journalists and funded by Trans+ History Week,

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