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This week’s poll
One question a week, answered by the people it is actually about.
Who do you turn to first when gender services let you down?
Thank you. I am keeping the answers to myself until Monday morning, so that nobody's vote nudges anybody else's. Come back then and I will show you the whole picture.
42 people have answered so far
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Am I trans?
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Can children consent to gender-affirming care?
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Why do some people transition later in life?
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YouGov poll: voters trust Democrats on trans rights by 29 points
Still standing, even after everything. 🏚️
Do we need to protect women from trans women?
The claim that cis women need protection from trans women is not supported by evidence. Trans women and girls are statistically far more likely to be victims of violence, abuse,…
Being trans in an abusive home: safety first
A mother in India wrote to Helen about her trans daughter and the man in their home who frightened them both. What followed was a conversation about what it really means to keep…
Transgender teenager sues Essentia Health after 5 years of care abruptly ends
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What happens next once you have decided to transition
There is no prescribed path once you decide to transition. Some people go in tiny steps and others change everything at once, depending on family, money and access to care. Social…
Minnesota trans athletes caught in a bylaw battle they didn't start
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What are my pronouns?
Try she, he and they on for size. Nothing fixed, no pressure.
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Maya spent the whole summer rehearsing a two-minute conversation with her headteacher, then burst out laughing halfway through because her hands would not stop shaking.
Gender-affirming healthcare remains out of reach for many South Africans
Every single one of them a tomato. Not one of them the same. 🍅
What happens when trans people don't fit the system
When trans people don't fit the system, they carry the cost: mismatched documents, forms with no right box, care pathways built for one kind of story, and waits that run for…
I wish my paediatrician understood me
A young person goes to their paediatrician hoping finally to be understood, and leaves with their identity questioned and their care delayed.
Erika Hilton: the Black trans politician reshaping Brazilian power
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Living behind a thick skin: life as a trans woman over 6ft tall
The DCCC just ran its first anti-trans ad. Now what?
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Should I transition?
Diane had known since the eighties, buried it through addiction and a rebuilt life, and then told her wife the truth over dinner on a Tuesday, and everything shifted.
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