Insight from Dr Helen Webberley

Trans legal rights after For Women Scotland The UK Supreme Court's For Women Scotland ruling interpreted the Equality Act 2010 as using biological sex rather than certificated sex. It did not remove trans people's legal protections: gender reas…

Trans legal rights after For Women Scotland The For Women Scotland ruling changed how the Equality Act 2010 is interpreted, not the Act…

HRT shortages: do trans women really cause the supply gap? Trans women do not cause HRT shortages. Estradiol supply problems stem from manufacturing disruptions, demand forecasting failures, and regulatory pressures across the pharmaceutical supply chain. The…

HRT shortages: do trans women really cause the supply gap? Trans women do not cause HRT shortages. Estradiol and other hormone medications…

Trans workplace rights in the NHS and healthcare settings Trans staff in the NHS and other healthcare settings have the same right to dignity, fair treatment, and appropriate facilities as any other employee. Excluding trans workers from facilities that matc…

Trans workplace rights in the NHS and healthcare settings Trans staff in the NHS and other healthcare settings have the same right to…

Fertility and trans healthcare: the cost of systemic failure Inadequate trans healthcare is causing forced infertility. Long waiting lists, poor fertility counselling, and barriers to sperm or egg freezing before hormones or surgery mean many trans people lose …

Fertility and trans healthcare: the cost of systemic failure Systemic failures in trans healthcare are causing forced infertility. When…

Patha v the Crown: NZ challenge to the puberty blocker ban Patha v the Crown is a New Zealand High Court legal challenge to the government's ban on puberty blockers for transgender youth. Brought by trans young people and their families, the case argues that …

Patha v the Crown: NZ challenge to the puberty blocker ban Patha v the Crown is a New Zealand High Court case challenging the government's…

Women's groups standing with trans people against the EHRC Many women's organisations in the UK are standing in solidarity with trans people against the EHRC's draft statutory code and the Cass Review's implementation. They argue that excluding trans women do…

Women's groups standing with trans people against the EHRC Across the UK, women's organisations are standing alongside trans people to…

Cutting NHS trans youth waits: practical policy solutions NHS waiting times for trans young people currently run to several years, and delay is not neutral: unwanted puberty changes and worsening distress are well-documented harms of waiting. Practical polic…

Cutting NHS trans youth waits: practical policy solutions NHS waiting times for trans young people currently run to several years, causing…

Labour's conversion practices bill: what it says about parents Labour's conversion practices bill targets deliberate, coercive attempts to suppress or change a person's gender identity or sexual orientation. It does not criminalise parents for talking with their …

Labour's conversion practices bill: what it says about parents Labour's conversion practices bill does not criminalise parents for…

The coordinated campaign against NHS trans inclusion A coordinated campaign has worked to reframe NHS trans-inclusive care as ideological overreach, attacking clinical protocols and delegitimising patient-centred gender care. It uses the language of cli…

The coordinated campaign against NHS trans inclusion A coordinated campaign has worked to reframe NHS trans-inclusive care as ideological…

Trans creators, algorithms, and staying visible online Trans creators face a specific set of challenges online: algorithmic systems that flag or suppress gender-diverse content, content moderation policies that treat trans identity as inherently adult or …

Trans creators, algorithms, and staying visible online Trans creators face algorithmic suppression, content moderation bias, and shifting…

Gender-affirming care is not just surgery Gender-affirming care is a broad term for any support that helps a person live in alignment with their gender identity. It includes social steps such as a name change or new pronouns, psychological su…

Gender-affirming care is not just surgery Gender-affirming care covers everything from using someone's chosen name and pronouns through to…

US trans youth healthcare under legal attack Trans youth healthcare in the US is under coordinated legal attack: state bans now cover the majority of states, the DOJ has opened investigations into hospitals and clinics, and federal subpoenas hav…

US trans youth healthcare under legal attack Trans youth healthcare in the United States is facing coordinated legal pressure from the…

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