The Truth About Gender Diversity


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Haters want to kick trans people out of city swimming holes. Locals are saying no.

8 June 2026
For every beautiful flower there is a beautiful butterfly waiting to spread their wings 🏳️‍⚧️
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For every beautiful flower there is a beautiful butterfly waiting to spread their wings 🏳️‍⚧️

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Am I trans?

Three quiet questions to help you listen to yourself.

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Paul Mescal speaks out for trans rights ahead of London Trans+ Pride

Paul Mescal publicly declared his support for the trans community ahead of London Trans+ Pride this July, stating: "I'm incredibly proud to stand in support of my trans friends and…

Real Life7 min read

Stepping outside as yourself for the first time

Dani stood at her front door for eleven minutes before she finally stepped outside as herself, and what she found on the other side was sunshine, a dog barking, and a world that wa…

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Trans families are suing the US government to protect their children

8 June 2026
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Trans women are women. So what is a woman?

If you are looking for a neat biological checkbox, you have missed the point, and the century. The truth is simple: trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary identit…

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Trans, black, tall, short - they are just adjectives to the word 'Woman'

Trans women are women, and the refusal to recognise them as such follows a well-documented historical pattern. Angela Y Davis has shown how Black women were once excluded from "rea…

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Students push back on anti-trans lectures, and win

7 June 2026
Real Life7 min read

Finding chosen family when your parents reject you

Yara was seventeen when her home went cold, and what followed was not a loss but a discovery: that family can be chosen, and sometimes the people who choose you love you better tha…

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NHS gender clinic waiting times: years of harm hiding in plain sight

7 June 2026
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May your day be every bit as good as your first cup of tea 🍵

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Doctor, mum, gender specialist: who is Helen Webberley?

I'm Dr Helen Webberley, a doctor, a mum, and a gender specialist. Over the last ten years I've learned everything I can about gender identity and what it means to be transgender. I…

Real Life8 min read

Transitioning as a trans man after raising your family

Otto raised three children as their mother before coming out as a trans man in his sixties, and now his grown children are learning what it means to have a dad.

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'Kind of humiliating': trans people respond to the EHRC code

7 June 2026
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South west pilot support service launches to improve how trans people experience NHS waiting lists

7 June 2026
Quiz

What are my pronouns?

Try she, he and they on for size. Nothing fixed, no pressure.

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The real dangers women face

The real dangers women face are domestic abuse, sexual violence, street harassment, and coercive control, not trans people in bathrooms. Trans people make up roughly 0.5% of the UK…

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Dehumanising language about trans people at work

When workplace materials use dehumanising language about trans people, the right move is to act now rather than wait. Document the specific language, raise it formally in writing t…

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Boston's Trans Period Pride event shows solidarity, not scandal

6 June 2026
Real Life3 min read

Can a trans man get pregnant? Theo carried his son

Theo paused his testosterone, carried his son through nine months of forms that kept calling him mother, and held the baby who would only ever know him as Dad.

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The URL For Summer Games Fest, A Common Typo, Now Redirects To The Transgender Law Center

6 June 2026
When things start to line up, you know the future is bright ☀️
Inspiration

When things start to line up, you know the future is bright ☀️

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Trans employees and toilets: get the policy right first

When there is no clear workplace policy on trans-inclusive facilities, everyone is left unprotected: the trans employee, the manager, and the organisation. A trans nurse challenged…

Real Life4 min read

Explaining being non-binary to parents who don't get it

Jay came home from university to tell their parents they were non-binary, sat through the most awkward dinner of their life, and waited six months for a birthday card.

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Poll shows Americans care more about inflation than restricting trans rights

6 June 2026
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Dane County Board tells UW Health: resume care for trans youth

6 June 2026
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