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It is absolutely delicious that the same political suspicion directed towards "transsexual" by genderqueers in the Anglo-American 90s - as somehow complicit in oppressive power - is now being directed

A fact that UK trans women should know is that the NHS typically prescribes much lower doses of estrogen than American providers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Target_ranges_for_hormone_levels_in_hormone_therapy_for_transgender_wom

For folk unclear on what's happened in Scotland: the former First Minister, a man accused of 14 counts of sexual assault and attempted rape, has launched a new political party

Apart from "reduce waiting times", what do you want to see change in trans healthcare in the UK? I'm putting an advocacy document together.Some ideas here and in the replies:https://twitter.com/HarryJosieGiles/status/131131017

Let's talk about thrush!Specifically, let's talk about penile candidiasis in people on transfem HRT. The reason for this thread is that I know several trans women, including me, who experienced

Here's a wee history of the emergence of transphobia in the SNP, with some thoughts about what it might mean for the struggle in Labour.I'm less interested in "saving" Labour

Negative press attention and ill-thought-out regulatory action has just cut off thousands of UK trans people from their medication: https://twitter.com/GenderGP/status/1313905523335585793For trans folk in this situation, I recommend making

The NGOs are finally on board with making trans healthcare a campaign priority. Here are some campaign demands we can start making:(1) Informed consent for hormones as per WPATH guidelines;

I'm thinking about ways of doing gender in science fiction and fantasy.I've noticed a tendency towards "default gender diversity" in SFF lately: no sex-class system, transness as accepted minority, but

"Privilege" as a framework centres the consciousness of the oppressor; "oppression" as a framework centres the consciousness of the oppressed. Think about the verbs associated with "privilege": you recognise yo

Do you ever think about how the fastest way for a trans person to gain a following on this website is constant battles against transphobes, and how the second fastest

Trans People and Single Sex SpacesA long thread explaining the law for trans folk, to help understand what our rights our and how they're under threat.Technical points and clarifications from