Category: Analysis
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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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Edinburgh Council bathroom ban
This is a copy of the verbal deputation made by Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh to the Edinburgh Council Education, Children and Families Committee, 2nd September 2025. The proposed ban on trans kids’ bathroom use before the committee was also opposed by deputations from Trans Kids Deserve Better, the Friends of Abbeyhill, Scottish Trans, the National Association…
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Debunking Supreme Court Myths
On why the Supreme Court ruling on “biological sex” is a threat to all women. The idea of banning trans people from a space relies on the ability to somehow tell that someone is trans. This harms cis women who appear more masculine. It means that every woman who does not appear “perfectly feminine” (whatever…
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Far Right Christian Interference in UK Society
The following article was derived from a BlueSky post by Fergus Murray (linktree), which aggregated discussion forum links from the RTiE activist group. Any errors are my own. The Christian right, based in the USA, is a global threat. They systematically use their immense wealth to push propaganda internationally, with significant focus on the United…
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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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Real feminists reject transphobia
In a keynote speech at Saturday’s protest, a member of RTiE analysed how Posie Parker is fracturing and factionalising the gender critical ‘movement’. “We live in absurd times. Nominal feminists like Kellie-Jay Keen align with Fascists such as Britain First and Tommy Robinson. Self-described ‘Leftists’ such as Julie Bindel can move from condemning her politics…
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Press Release: Edinburgh groups condemn Posie Parker rally
Edinburgh groups condemn Posie Parker Rally This Saturday in Edinburgh, Kelly Jay Keen-Mishull, aka Posie Parker, is holding a rally as part of her “Let Women Speak” campaign. Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh are coordinating a counter-protest against her dangerously transphobic and far right views, along with Cabaret Against Hate and other activist organisations in the…
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Posie Parker and Let Women Speak
What is ‘Let Women Speak’? With a website touting events, forums and a store, ‘Let Women Speak’ boasts that its events are the only events hosted by Posie Parker / Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, the transphobic, anti-feminist and far-right political campaigner. Such an event has been scheduled on 6th April in Edinburgh. As the Australian press wrote when she…
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Who is Kellie Jay Keen-Minshull / Posie Parker?
Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, who performs under the name Posie Parker, is a transphobic, anti-feminist and far-right political campaigner. She rose to notoriety in 2018 after being questioned by the police in relation to Twitter harassment of Susie Green (CEO of Mermaids) and her daughter. In the tweets, she misgendered Green’s daughter and made reference to “castration”.…
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