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Legal & Rights

The law both protects and constrains trans people, and understanding it matters. Here you will find my analysis of tribunal decisions, court rulings, the Equality Act, judicial reviews, and the ongoing legal battles that shape trans rights in the UK and beyond.

When Lawyers Give Legal Advice That Ignores Real People

An employment lawyer advises clients that the only legally safe option after the Supreme Court ruling is to exclude trans people from single-sex spaces, always. I want to talk about what that actually means for real people, and why legal risk and human harm are never the same thing.

When the NHS Says Wait: How Restricted Patient Choice Fails Us All

The NHS 3-miscarriage rule is heartbreaking. It is also deeply familiar to anyone who has tried to access gender-affirming care. When a healthcare system makes patients prove they are suffering enough to deserve help, everyone loses.

Thirteen Lives, One Truth: The Beauty of Living as Yourself

Thirteen Lives, One Truth: The Beauty of Living as Yourself

Cosmopolitan gave thirteen trans and non-binary people a platform to share what the past year has really felt like. I want to hold on to the parts that filled me with hope.

What Councillors Said When They Voted 41 to One to Back Trans Rights

A resource for any council, organisation, or decision-maker still working out where to stand

Ten Thousand Voices: Why Trans Mission at Wembley Matters More Than You Know

Ten Thousand Voices: Why Trans Mission at Wembley Matters More Than You Know

On 11 March, something genuinely beautiful is happening at Wembley Arena, and I want everyone going to know how much it means.

Sorry, Ladies. The Green Party don’t have to put up with your views.

Sorry, Ladies. The Green Party don’t have to put up with your views.

Why the way you express your views matters just as much as the views themselves

We Are Not Going Away

We Are Not Going Away

Joe Ball's Higginbotham Lecture reminds us that the fight for trans rights is not new, not extreme, and not separate from the fights that came before it.