Abigail Thorn created the popular YouTube channel Philosophy Tube, which has over 900,000 subscribers. Two months ago, she came out as transgender and overnight became one of the most high-profile transgender figures in the UK. She talks to LGBT Correspondent Ben Hunte about her coming out journey and the realities of being a trans woman … More I came out as trans and made headlines!
I wanted to get in touch as I have previously collaborated with Oasis with UEA Feminist Book Club. We have raised some money for the charity and have enjoyed a lovely event with everyone afterwards. I am currently working on a project with the Young Norfolk Arts Trust for their festival in July. Our part … More Being LGBT+ in Norfolk
It’s time for the Oasis Sports News. The end of January marked another amazing achievement by the world famous Trans Woman, comedian and marathon runner Eddie Izzard. Eddie, who is now using the pronoun ‘She’ and sporting rather lovely long blond hair, ran a marathon everyday on a treadmill; yes, 31 consecutive marathons without going … More Oasis Sports News
The NHS’s child gender-identity service has been rated “inadequate” after inspectors identified “significant concerns”. The Care Quality Commission inspected the Gender Identity Development Service (Gids) at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust in October. More than 4,600 young people were on the waiting list and some had waited over two years for a first appointment. … More NHS Tavistock child gender clinic rated ‘inadequate’
The recent judgment from the High Court risks untold, irreparable damage to young trans people in England and Wales. It heralds nothing less than a new era of discrimination, treating trans youth differently from all other young people and barring them from accessing life-saving care. The judgment does not make it a mandatory requirement for … More A dangerous betrayal of trans youth
I am indebted to Petra for the two articles that appear in this post. As we all know Transgender Awareness week ran from Friday 13th to Friday 20th November, with Transgender Day of Remembrance taking place on Friday 20th. Transgender Awareness Week is to help raise the visibility of transgender people and address issues members … More Transgender Awareness Week
November the 20th, a date to remember for the Trans community. … More TDoR 2020
Hello again Oasis ladies, partners and friends. Another month has passed and we are still no nearer being able to hold Oasis meetings in person. Beccie’s October blog painted a bleak picture of a sharp rise in Covid cases and, almost inevitably, we find ourselves in ‘lockdown 2’. By an extraordinary coincidence, at this precise … More Down and Ups
September the 22nd was a busy day for the Government with a lot of noise being made about Covid19. So you would have been forgiven if you missed the Minister for Women and Equalities (Liz Truss) announcement in the House of Commons give the Governments response to the 2017 GRA consultation. No surprises in the … More Gender Recognition Act (GRA) Reform
Over the years, probably like us all, I have read many blogs written by Trans folk which I often find very helpful. I really try to avoid the negative stuff, and focus on those that are more upbeat and inspiring. These blogs are a constant reminder that I am not alone, and many times express … More Jessica Lynn’s Trans Stories
Hello, We are still desperately looking for participants, and would be extremely grateful for any help. My colleagues and I at the University of Kent are carrying out a project, which aims to enhance trans awareness in social work education and practice. In order to do so in a way that is the most relevant, we would like to hear from people of trans history about their experiences of … More We need your help please
TRANSACTUAL We have received a very interesting communication from Transactual regarding the current controversy over the rights of Trans people. Good evening, I hope that you are doing as well as you can, given the circumstances. With the leaked information that the government is considering rolling back trans people’s rights under the Equality Act (2010), … More Rights of Trans people zoom meeting
Jessica Barlow, a master’s student at the University of Bath, is currently researching the effect of ambiguous loss on parents of gender diverse children. If you are a such a parent, please take time to read this post and take part in this research. Do you have a gender diverse child who is currently seeking … More Research Project
Boris Johnson is set to scrap plans to allow people to change their legal gender by “self-identifying” as a different sex, it has been reported. Measures drawn up under Theresa May’s government to enable transgender people change their birth certificate without a medical diagnosis have been ditched by Mr Johnson’s No 10 team, according to … More Plans to make gender change easier dropped!
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