The nation is to learn the incredible story of Miriam Rivera, a trans reality TV sensation who died aged 38 in 2019, when Channel 4 broadcasts its new three-part series from 29 April. According to Channel 4, the documentary will explore Miriam Rivera’s “life, death, and extraordinary legacy”. Its synopsis reads: “Using Miriam’s own voice […]
Keighley Cougars Rugby League club has announced the appointment of trans activist India Willoughby as their patron, marking a groundbreaking moment as the world’s first transgender individual to serve as patron of a professional sports club. India, a pioneer in her own right as Britain’s first transgender newsreader and TV journalist, has long been an […]
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has called for trans athletes to be banned from competing in female-only events, writing that sports’ governing bodies needed to set out an “unambiguous position” on the issue, amid rows over trans athletes participating in female-only events. Frazer wrote: “In competitive sport, biology matters. And where male strength, size and body […]
A University of Northampton (UON) lecturer is preparing to help people navigate their transition to a different gender identity with research supported by a highly prized grant. Dr Luke Ward from the Centre for Psychological and Sociological Sciences are looking to develop a self-help resource for trans and gender non-conforming people navigating their sexuality. The […]
Proud Studios CIC and award-winning photographer Chris Jepson present an exhibition of new work at Brighton’s Jubilee Library from Monday, 22 April – Sunday, 12 May, to coincide with the new Trans+ History Week. Beyond The Binary – A Celebration Of Trans Joy is a collaboration between Brighton-based award-winning photographer and queer artist Chris Jepson, trans groups […]
Dr Hilary Cass has today (Wednesday, April 10) published her review into the care of gender-questioning children in England and Wales, which has called for gender services to operate ‘to the same standards’ as other health services for children and young people, with ‘a holistic assessment’ of people referred. According to Dr Cass the entirety […]
Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) has raised serious concerns in a response to a consultation on the government’s draft Guidance for Schools and Colleges: Gender Questioning Children. The national consultation, which closed 12 March, asked for views on the content of the guidance and whether it will help support schools and colleges, teachers and […]
A trans teen from Bexhill, described as a ‘cheeky fun ball of energy’, who was found dead while on the NHS gender clinic waiting list, had his needs ‘swept under the carpet’ by social services, his mother has told a coroner. Jason Pulman, 15, struggled with mental health problems as well as his gender identity, […]
The first bottles of wine are being produced using grapes grown organically (pending certification) in Sussex, Kent, and Essex by non-profit Haar Winery, led by non-binary winemaker Beck Cedar in Brighton. Beck started Haar Winery after studying for a degree in winemaking and realising the lack of non-binary representation in the industry. According to research, […]
The Brighton & Hove Council LGBTQ+ Workers Forum and the Ledward Centre are working together to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility (TDov) on March 31 with a photo exhibition in the main windows of the Ledward Centre, running alongside Jubilee Street, till April 5. The title of the exhibition, Trans * Gender, explores ideas around […]
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