In a guest post for human rights month, Douglas Robertson explores the growing awareness of trans rights in popular consciousness - and how it's time for cis people to pick a side.
Tag: transgender
The problem comparing trans people with blackface
The problem of comparing self-promoting white people doing blackface with the millions of trans people worldwide is explored by Sam Hope.
Trial by media over Speakers’ Corner fracas
A media circus has blown up over a scuffle between trans and anti-trans activists at Speaker's Corner. Sam Hope explores some context.
Chitrangada and trans self-determination in Indian cinema
For September's monthly theme, curator Ibtisam Ahmed looks back at the Bengali film 'Chitrangada' and its message of trans self-determination.
The slow sands of time; UK trans population finally protected from conversion therapy
After two years of waiting, trans people have finally been added to the Memorandum of Understanding on conversion therapy, an issue which Karen Pollock has been following.
Supporting trans youths: TQ meets the CEO of Mermaids
Susie Green is the CEO of Mermaids, a charity dedicated to supporting transgender children and young people. She spoke with Stephanie Farnsworth about the work of Mermaids and the issues they faced daily in the battle to improve support for trans young people.
My anger, my apology
In this intensely personal guest post, Juno Roche shares her experience of being HIV+ and transgender.
Trans visibility: who is it good for?
Increased transgender visibility is heralded as a "tipping point" for the transgender community, but is it helping the trans community? Aria Ehren offers her perspective.
The Queerness 