Bex Wade
Why Trans Pride is more important than ever
Ahead of this year's march, one of the organisers of London Trans Pride writes about the importance of the event and why we should all be there.
Written by: EM Williams
Activists left missing posters outside the Home Office
Where are the children? — The action took place in response to the 200 asylum-seeking children who were placed in hotels run by the Home Office who have gone missing.
Written by: Ben Smoke
In Northern Ireland, pro-choice campaigners are celebrating
Safe abortions now — Last month, the supreme court ruled to allow buffer zones around clinics to protect users and staff from anti-abortion protestors in NI. Campaigners reflect on what the decisions means for the future of reproductive rights.
Written by: Ellen McVeigh
How the cost of living crisis is endangering sex workers
Decrim now — Financial turmoil is pushing people who work in the sex industry into more dangerous and desperate situations as a means of survival, reports Ella Glover.
Written by: Ella Glover
The battle for abortion clinic buffer zones in the UK
Right to choose — The overturning of Roe v. Wade in the US has seen an emboldened anti-choice movement in the UK. Now, campaigners are fighting to protect people from harassment as they access abortion care.
Written by: Sian Bradley
Anti-police protestors storm London Pride parade
Queer activist group Lesbians and Gays support the Migrants staged a die-in at the Pride in London parade to protest the inclusion of police in the march.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Londoners gather to defend abortion rights
‘My body, my choice‘ — After news broke last week around an expected reversal of the 1973 landmark law that made abortion legal in the US, protestors gathered in the UK in support of American women.
Written by: Huck
Photos from the sex worker strike in London on IWD
‘Whorephobia kills’ — To mark International Women’s Day, hundreds came to together for a joint women’s and sex worker strike in central London.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Trans liberation will take more than honouring the dead
Trans Day of Remembrance — This Trans Day of Remembrance, a shift in focus is needed to address the systemic causes of transphobia and violence that trans people face at home and abroad.
Written by: Sarah Lamble and Nim Ralph
The puberty blocker ruling offers trans people hope
Sigh of relief — The overturning of the Bell v Tavistock ruling thanks to a trans-led appeal is a cause for celebration that gives hope of a pushback against entrenched English transphobia, writes Robin Craig.
Written by: Robin Craig
Trans people deserve better than the fixation on our pain
Gender euphoria — All too often, transgender people are framed as a problem to be solved. In Liam Konemann’s new book, The Appendix, he calls for the focus to shift to encompass trans joy.
Written by: Liam Konemann
Photos from London’s joyous & defiant Trans+ Pride march
Now in its third year running, Trans+ Pride London attracted some 7,500 attendees. Photographer Bex Wade was on hand to capture the uplifting and poignant event.
Written by: Bex Wade