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Nine things you can do to support the trans community in this scary moment
Written by Mina Baird and originally published on her blog. Hi friends, It’s a really scary time to be trans in the UK. Last week, the Supreme Court deciding that trans women aren’t “legally” women, in a clearly partisan decision that parrots the language of trans eliminationist activists, and in which no trans people or groups…
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Thank you to every one of the beautiful thousands
Thank you to every one of the beautiful thousands who turned up today. We will not be erased! This protest shows one thing more than any other; where they need to bus in a couple hundred to their fill out little hate meets, thousands organically show up to support us. where they need to utilise…
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We refuse to be erased
SATURDAY 19TH APRIL 1PM FOOT OF THE MOUND, EDINBURGH –RESIST TRANSPHOBIA! RESIST ERASURE! RESIST THE UK SUPREME COURT RULING! We will gather at 1pm at the Foot of the Mound – in front of the National Gallery and next to the Royal Academy. We will rally with speeches for 30 minutes, and then march to…
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Trans Kids Deserve Better
Trans young person…thirty years on “In the 1990s, I was a teenager and still at school. School was a nightmare. I did not fit in my body among my school peers. My deviance from classic beauty, stereotypical femininity prompted ostracization, rather than the unwanted, inappropriate sexual attention of some of my peers. Practically, there was…
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Call for solidarity: Ella Keidar Greenberg
Last month, 18-year-old trans woman Ella Keidar Greenberg was imprisoned in Israel for refusing to serve in the military. Now, the Refuser Solidarity Network is asking for people worldwide to send letters to Ella for support and encouragement. In a recent interview with 972 Magazine, Greenberg connected her refusal to serve to her perspective as a…
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Trans Pride Scotland 2025
A great day at Kirkcaldy with Trans Pride Scotland. The RTiE flag was there along with banners from Angus Pride, Fife Trade Unions Council, Fire Brigade Union, ROSA, Trade Unions in Communities, Trans Kids Deserve Better, UNISON and Unite. And there were Pirates…
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Trans!Fringe
A list of 2024 Edinburgh Fringe shows featuring trans performers and trans themes. Get in touch with us if we’ve missed any!
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Advocates for Trans Healthcare provide space for discussion at Royal College of Psychiatrists International Congress in Edinburgh
FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE Advocates for Trans Healthcare provide space for discussion at Royal College of Psychiatrists International Congress in Edinburgh On Wednesday 19th, advocates for trans healthcare gathered outside the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Their aim: to provide a space for attendees of the Royal College of Psychiatrists International Congress to talk with real…
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Abortion is a Human Right
Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh joined Abortion Rights Scotland’s action on Saturday 27th April 2024, to underline the reality that abortion is a human right, that trans liberation includes reproductive rights, and that women’s liberation and trans liberation are overlapping chapters of the same story. Each year, SPUC (Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child)…
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Trans Pride Scotland 2024
What a great day! Even the weather was kind, as the sun came out after torrential rain and the occasional hail storm had made getting to Kilmarnock an interesting experience. Over 600 people participated in a march through Kilmarnock from Howard Park to the Ayrshire College. Our Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh (RTiE) banner was there,…