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Staying trans-inclusive as a service-provider
The UK has become much more hostile to trans people in recent years. A particularly troubling instance is that the government is passing a new Equality Act Code of Practice for service providers. Should this become official, it will recommend businesses open to the public with single-sex spaces (like toilets or changing rooms) or single…
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EHRC Statutory Code of Practice – write to your MPs and MSPs
The new EHRC Code of Practice was placed before the UK Parliament by the Minister for Women and Equalities on the 21st May 2026. It automatically comes into force after 40 days unless a specific motion to reject it is raised and passed by either House. Quick ask: Use this mailing tool from Scottish Trans…
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EHRC Statutory Code of Practice Overview
On Thursday 21st May The government unveiled the new Statutory Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations. It marks a significant change in how equality law has been interpreted. Specifically, its likely impact will be to make day to day life in the UK less trans-inclusive with respect to single-sex spaces such as…
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RTiE Spring 2026
Sunshine on Leith, May 16th A big thank you to the Equality Network for the invitation to Pride in Our Community. We were blessed by a day in the sunshine, the company of friends, and some dance lessons from the wonderful Bollywood Dance Community. Scotland elects two trans MSPs in historic first, May 9th RTiE…
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Labour’s Section 28 is here – act now
In May 1988, the Conservative government introduced Section 28. This legal measure outlawed support for “homosexuality as a pretended family relationship” across Britain, especially in schools. While Section 28 was eventually repealed between 2000 and 2003, it has had a long legacy of harm. Most LGBTIQ+ people who lived through it have never forgiven the…
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‘Biological male’ is a pseudoscientific dogwhistle
Fergus Murray criticises the BBC for misusing scientific language, particularly the term ‘biological male’ to describe trans women, suggesting it supports anti-trans narratives. He argues that sex and gender are complex and not binary, and that the BBC’s choice of words undermines their impartiality, calling for a more respectful approach to trans issues.
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Resisting Transphobia in 2025
March saw RTiE members working to oppose a Posie Parker transphobic rally in Aberdeen. As well as donating ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ stickers to Aberdeen Trades Union Council, and advertising the counter protest, some RTiE members got along on the day… We started April with a great day at Kirkcaldy with Trans Pride Scotland. The…
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Some thoughts on the Levy Review
This article is reprinted here with the kind permission of Dr Ruth Pearce. The original article can be found on ruthpearce.net. On 18 December, NHS England quietly published the report of Dr David Levy’s review of adult gender clinics. The report’s official title is the massively dry Operational and delivery review of NHS adult gender…
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Supreme Injustice
WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED After the unjust and discriminatory Supreme Court ruling against trans rights on 16 April 2025, as well as the subsequent EHRC guidance – this is a zine documenting and archiving trans people’s voices, art and resistance against the ruling. SUPREME INJUSTICE
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We are not the threat – 199 days later at the Scottish Parliament
On 1st November 2025 Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh (RTiE) led a demonstration to support and protect Scotland’s transgender community in the face of rising persecution and discrimination. The demonstration was scheduled to coincide with – and counteract – a protest from pressure group Women Won’t Wheesht over the implementation of the Supreme Court’s (SC) ruling…