Category: Reporting
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A dark day for Edinburgh education
The Edinburgh Council Bathroom ban. At the Education, Children and Families Committee 2nd September 2025 The day began well. As well as a verbal deputation made by RTiE, the ban on trans kids’ bathroom use was also opposed by deputations from Trans Kids Deserve Better, the Friends of Abbeyhill, Scottish Trans, the National Association of…
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Happy Birthday RTiE !
A founding member of Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh describes the origins of the group and plans for the future. “How did the group start?” “It’s sort of in the name. Resisting transphobia in Edinburgh started as a very reactive thing, and I’m going to cast my mind back to this time last year or a…
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Transphobe appointed as University Rector
Outcry as core member of anti-trans hate group LGB Alliance announced as the next Rector of Edinburgh University. Simon Fanshawe, a co-founder of Stonewall who left the organisation due to his anti-trans stance, was appointed without a vote after another candidate was disqualified on a technicality. Staff, students and alumni are campaigning to have Fanshawe’s…
Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh 