The problem of comparing self-promoting white people doing blackface with the millions of trans people worldwide is explored by Sam Hope.
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When free speech costs
Amid signs of an emboldened far right on both sides of the Atlantic, Sam Hope explores how a distorted version of "free speech" has become toxic.
Trump is attacking trans people and healthcare with one stone
Trans writer, campaigner, and mental health worker Sam Hope explores why there will always be trans people in the military, and why Trump’s tweets banning trans soldiers could signal a risk to everyone’s health.
Album Review: CN Lester – Come Home
Lee Williscroft-Ferris reviews 'Come Home', the new album by leading trans activist and artist, CN Lester.
The UK does not need a cut price Caitlyn Jenner
To kick of our Gender Month, Karen Pollock expresses her disappointment with celebrities who want to police who is "trans enough".
Opinion is not expertise: Post-truth media commentary on LGBTQ+ issues
Karen Pollock explores how in asking a transphobic academic to comment on support for gender non-conforming children, 'Metro' highlights the rotten core of our current media.
Mermaids and the Daily Mail
Karen Pollock responds to the Daily Mail attack on the charity Mermaids
Myra Breckinridge and trans roles in film
James Gent takes a look at 'Myra Breckinridge' and the wider issue of trans roles in film.
Other lands
The great unexplored realm of the trans vagina, in this piece Juno lays bare.
Andreja Pejić has brought trans issues to the mainstream media
Andreja Pejić was featured on the cover of 'ES Magazine' last week. Why was this so significant? Guest writer Hadley discusses.
The Queerness 