The Truth About Gender Diversity


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

7 June 2026
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Inspiration

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Quiz

Am I trans?

Three quiet questions to help you listen to yourself.

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Insight5 min read

What testosterone actually does long-term

The long-term effects of testosterone are well understood. It drops your voice, grows facial and body hair, develops and broadens your muscles and skeleton, and gives you the same …

Real Life4 min read

What to do when your child first says they are trans

Bea went silent the night her eight-year-old said she was a girl, and spent the morning afraid she had broken everything, until she sat back down on the bed.

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

7 June 2026
What people are saying
Via LinkedIn
Insight7 min read

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…

Insight6 min read

Misgendering, deadnaming and everyday disrespect

Misgendering means using the wrong pronouns or gender for someone, and deadnaming means using the name they were given at birth after they have asked you to use a different one. Bo…

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

7 June 2026
Real Life6 min read

When a stranger gets your gender right

A trans person orders a coffee, hears one word from a stranger, and finds the world has quietly rearranged itself around who they really are.

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

6 June 2026
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Inspiration

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

Insight6 min read

The government's own data warns of trans safety risk

The government's own Equality Impact Assessment warns that directing trans women away from women's services creates a disproportionate risk of violence and sexual assault, and incr…

Real Life7 min read

When a father shows up without saying a word

Mateo left a note on the kitchen table and went to bed not knowing what he would find in the morning; his father found the only answer that mattered.

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

6 June 2026
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Poll shows Americans care more about inflation than restricting trans rights

6 June 2026
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Quiz

What are my pronouns?

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

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Insight4 min read

Share your trans joy this World Laughter Day

World Laughter Day. Share with me your stories about trans people, about trans healthcare, about trans beautiful lives, and how they made you laugh with joy. The in-jokes, the tend…

Insight5 min read

I'm Dr Helen Webberley, gender specialist

I'm Dr Helen Webberley. I'm a doctor, a mum, and a gender specialist, and for the last decade and more I've spent most of my waking hours learning everything I can about gender ide…

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

6 June 2026
Real Life5 min read

Why do some people transition later in life?

Margaret was a grandfather of sixty-three, sitting in a kitchen at two in the morning with the screen brightness turned down, when she finally pressed the checkout button on her fi…

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Idaho's bathroom ban collapses the moment you ask how it works

6 June 2026
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Inspiration

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

Insight6 min read

Non-binary people deserve healthcare too

Non-binary people are entitled to the same quality of gender-affirming healthcare as anyone else, and international guidelines including the WPATH Standards of Care 8 and the Endoc…

Real Life6 min read

Realising you are trans in your thirties

Anaya spent her thirties explaining away a feeling she could never quite name, until a colleague's transition gave it one.

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A federal judge just called out the DOJ's bad faith attack on trans kids' medical records

6 June 2026
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US court blocks Pentagon from removing trans troops

5 June 2026
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