so over the top:
shock at her death has rippled through the LGBT+ community.
this kind of tragedy was waiting to happen.
stoke “debate” over trans people’s lives
something I, as Britain’s only trans discrimination barrister, have to cope with every day.
pulling faces, giggling and laughing - Imagine if the comparable treatment had been meted out
trans people are never quite equal.
Nothing, but nothing compares with the toxicity of social media. I have recently been described online as the “fat white bloke in the awful wig pretending to be a woman”.
recently assaulted on a night out with friends, just for being trans.
We know where dehumanising tactics take us, who uses them and has used them historically. It is used in war, such as the Russian rhetoric about Ukranians. When an “other” is no longer regarded as “human”, then it is easier to kill them or justify shelling civilian homes or facilities.
Trans people experience this, too. We face journalists and politicians playing the game of getting the word “trans” and “paedophile” or “child-molester” in the same sentence to create an impression.
The parallels with the treatment of gay people during the time of section 28 are stark – and hard to bear.
Be in no doubt: if you indulge in these activities you are putting real people at risk.
It is time for some real leadership.
remove people like Nikki da Costa, who has warned against “letting Stonewall dictate trans policies, even where those undermine women’s rights or where they may cause harm to gender distressed children”, from the centre of power
Will Sunak call out the false narratives that tell us that allowing trans people to live decently is a threat to the safety of women and girls? To find an accommodation with the Scottish GRR? To find parliamentary time, in the remainder of this session, to get a cross-party supported, full ban on conversion therapy?
In that case, regardless of whether it was linked to the fact she was trans, Brianna’s terrible and tragic death could – though it will bring scant relief to her family and friends – be a turning point.
false narratives and political expediency count more than a vulnerable minority.