EP165 - Moments of Euphoria, with Sapling of Tapling Zines
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This week, our rather more punctual podcast contains intrepid hosts Flint and Ashleigh going over: In the US, Democrats backsliding and joining in with GOP anti-trans rhetoric, in some cases bankrolled by a man whose name sounds like Freelom Jusk. Further updates from the NWJCC in sunny Wales. You heard me. The London Assembly votes in favour of making BASH BACK a proscribed organisation. We go over the whys and wherefores and what this practically means at this stage. (spoiler alert, not actually all that much but it's still not a good thing.) Loser's Corner looks at not a person...
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EP164 - Pees & Queues: The Mass Lobby
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This time on our (somewhat delayed, sorry about that) episode, Flint demonstrates their intrepidity while Ashleigh largely stays home. We cover: RFK Jr's Department for Health & Human Services spent August pumping out misinformation about trans people. A quick interlude from our sound editor turned international correspondent, Amber Deveraux, at Malta Pride. The ongoing story/car crash that is NHS Wales' decision to cancel a number of trans related surgical procedures at extremely short notice. As our title suggests, Flint was on the ground for the mass lobby at parliament and...
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EP163 - International Concerns
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On another excitingly sleek episode of everyone's fourth-or-fifth favourite trans news podcast, our plucky hosts Ashleigh and Flint go over: Ashleigh describes the challenges she experienced on the day of recording. Don't worry, this segment is (intended to be) funny. A three-strike Pond Hoppin', including Medicaid, the WBNA and oh no, not Dolly AND Tim! :( Changes happening to adult gender waiting lists. A short insert talking about the Welsh Gender Clinics and their cancellations of surgeries, as first reported by us and our comrades at QueerAF: Link below! A continental platter...
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EP162 - We Read the Code of Practice So You Don't Have To
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In this special but surprisingly svelte episode, Ashleigh & Flint go over the ins and outs of the EHRC’s Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions & Associations, or the CoP. What it is, what it isn’t and how it affects YOU, dear listener. Including: Some smaller news stories related to the CoP that you might have missed. A breakdown of each of the CoP's sections, with more emphasis on some than others. Impact assessments! One from the EHRC saying everything's fine, actually, and a rather more scorching one from the OEO (don't worry we'll explain what that is.) Some...
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EP161 - Northern Cabinets: A Guide
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On this surprisingly light episode - don't worry, the EHRC stuff is coming next time - our hosts Flint and Ashleigh go over: How to clap back at Trump with some goddam class, courtesy of Dylan Mulvaney. ANOTHER study shows that HRT is effective for trans youth, this time from the Netherlands. Some notes on potential changes to the way patient data is recorded within the NHS. London Trans Pride! Our team were on the ground with around 150,000 other people, featuring interviews with author, screenwriter and actress Juno Dawson, Dee Whitnell of and and Sophie from . Unions boycotting the...
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EP160 - Foes and Fumbles
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On this episode - which is a bit of a mixed bag, tone-wise - our intrepid hosts Flint and Ashleigh go over: How, when a story pops up claiming that "The UN supports anti-trans viewpoints!" it's really just the work of one person, Reem Alsalem, and her gender critical crusade. The recent death of UK politician Anne Widdecombe and how people expressing their opinions about her online do not deserve to have their lives upended by news organisations. Amnesty International UK's recent crossed swords with organisations named in a recent report of theirs. And in a deliberate decision to...
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EP159 - Investigations and Practices
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On this, it must be said, heavier than usual episode, our hosts Ashleigh and Flint go over: Tough news from the US Supreme Court and their recent regressive ruling on Title IX, allowing state's sports bans for trans players (mostly trans women). The UK's new draft conversion therapy ban and the loopholes large enough to drive a bus through. More changes within the PATHWAYS puberty blocker trial. Scottish Prisons now being told to house trans women on the male estate and vice versa, thanks to a case brought by For Women Scotland. For our Meat this fortnight, we look at the story of one...
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EP158 - Nerding Out with Luyanda Lewis-Nyawo
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On this slightly-lighter-than-usual episode, our hosts Flint and Ashleigh talk through: A new direct care clinic for the trans community will open in New York City, but is it all that was promised by mayor Zohran Mamdani? A quick run through of some developments around the EHRC, including some serious questioning by the Women & Equalities Committee. The sterling work done by the local government committee within UNISON. Stories of snowflakes upset that people disagree with them, in Loser's Corner! And a nice chill one in our meat this time, with a nice long chat with nonbinary actor...
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EP157 - Loving Me, Helping You
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On this week's episode, hosts Flint and Ashleigh go over Some of the reactions to the EHRC's new code of practise NOTE: There will be a special episode all about the EHRC and their "guidance" coming later, so this week's episode does not do an intense deep dive. New health secretary James Murray has changed his mind on trans women being women. Completely coincidentally, we've changed our minds on James Murray. Concerns raised by clinicians about the new Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy policy and how it falls drastically short of being ethical or scientifically sound. Regular segments...
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EP156 - Trans Intimacy: The Private Parts
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This week, on an absolute unit of an episode, hosts Ashleigh and Flint talk about: Good news from the Colorado supreme court! The guidance released by the EHRC is discussed in brief, with more to come next week. Wes Streeting is no longer Health Secretary! What does this mean for trans healthcare? Spoiler alert: Probably not much. The BMA's long-awaited response to the Cass review. Our usual segments Action Alley and Trans Joy. Finally, an extensive interview with US author Riki Wilchins about her life, her research and her upcoming new book, Let's (Not) Talk About...
info_outlineOn this hopefully-interesting episode of What the Trans?! Flint, Alyx and Ashleigh get into the gory details of:
- Villain of the year 2024 Wes Streeting continues his hot streak by expressing sympathy for the families involved with the Bayswater group.
- A Women & Equalities Committee hearing where two scientists exposed the Cass Screwjob as ideologically motivated.
- A lesson on why you should never trust a single word the Telegraph says.
- Several surprisingly positive news stories. (I know, right?! We didn't think that was possible either!)
- Our fortnightly foray into the field of failure, with Loser's Corner.
- Flint interviews Vera Drew, the creative mind behind movie The People's Joker, which is soon to be released in the UK.
Ashleigh's Other Podcast: A life on the progressive side | MS Society
Petition: Lift restrictions on prescribing puberty blockers to trans children. - Petitions
References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep124