Third Sector Against Transphobia
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TSAT = Third Sector Against Transphobia. The place for everyone working or volunteering in the UK charity sector that supports trans + enby inclusion www.thirdsectoragainsttransphobia.org
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We're new here so please help us reach more people across the UK charity sector. We have a thriving LinkedIn community and we're just about to launch a safe(r) virtual meet up for CEOs, a space to connect and support eachother. Get involved! #TSAT #ThirdSectorAgainstTransphobia
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The UK just proposed new school guidance that effectively bans even social transition for trans students (using a different name, pronoun or haircut). It implements a full bathroom ban while requiring mandatory outing of trans youth if a teacher suspects they are trans.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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'Vast majority' of parents should be involved if children question gender, schools told
School leaders welcome the "greater clarity" on how to handle the polarising issue for parents and pupils.
www.bbc.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The UK just proposed new school guidance that effectively bans even social transition for trans students (using a different name, pronoun or haircut). It implements a full bathroom ban while requiring mandatory outing of trans youth if a teacher suspects they are trans.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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FOI reveals that within the first week in office, Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson requested a meeting with Sex Matters to discuss "mutual priorities and ways to work together going forward"
January 17, 2026 at 3:53 AM
FOI reveals that within the first week in office, Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson requested a meeting with Sex Matters to discuss "mutual priorities and ways to work together going forward"
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A follow-up FOI reveals that the meeting did not go ahead on the planned date and will now be held in London on the 26 Feb. They did have a meeting with FWS on the 12 Jan. No meeting was held with or planned with any trans led orgs.
February 12, 2026 at 4:16 PM
A follow-up FOI reveals that the meeting did not go ahead on the planned date and will now be held in London on the 26 Feb. They did have a meeting with FWS on the 12 Jan. No meeting was held with or planned with any trans led orgs.
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Thank you to all MPs and staff who joined us in Parliament yesterday to hear about the need to protect inclusion.
Have you read the letter we've sent with a coalition of nearly 150 feminist and LGBTQ+ organisations, and will you write your own?
transsolidarityalliance.com/protectinclusion
Have you read the letter we've sent with a coalition of nearly 150 feminist and LGBTQ+ organisations, and will you write your own?
transsolidarityalliance.com/protectinclusion
February 11, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Thank you to all MPs and staff who joined us in Parliament yesterday to hear about the need to protect inclusion.
Have you read the letter we've sent with a coalition of nearly 150 feminist and LGBTQ+ organisations, and will you write your own?
transsolidarityalliance.com/protectinclusion
Have you read the letter we've sent with a coalition of nearly 150 feminist and LGBTQ+ organisations, and will you write your own?
transsolidarityalliance.com/protectinclusion
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📰 You can also read more about our campaign, in a piece that isn't trying to punish women's groups for standing in solidarity, here:
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Protect inclusive spaces from gender-critical legal battles, Starmer told
Exclusive: Keir Starmer and Bridget Phillipson have been urged by more than 140 feminist and LGBT+ organisations to protect trans-inclusive spaces
www.independent.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
📰 You can also read more about our campaign, in a piece that isn't trying to punish women's groups for standing in solidarity, here:
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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2025 saw an enormous amount of damage to UK trans+ human rights, with the aftermath continuing to evolve.
We have to step up the fight in 2026, and we need your help:
Please write to your MP 📝 actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
And you can help us fund our campaigns 🏳️⚧️ www.zeffy.com/en-GB/donati...
We have to step up the fight in 2026, and we need your help:
Please write to your MP 📝 actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
And you can help us fund our campaigns 🏳️⚧️ www.zeffy.com/en-GB/donati...
Fund the work of the Trans+ Solidarity Alliance
Trans+ Solidarity Alliance is a trans-led not-for-profit working in partnership with cis allies on our mission to work towards, real and lasting positive change for trans+ people in the UK.We’re a sma...
www.zeffy.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM
2025 saw an enormous amount of damage to UK trans+ human rights, with the aftermath continuing to evolve.
We have to step up the fight in 2026, and we need your help:
Please write to your MP 📝 actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
And you can help us fund our campaigns 🏳️⚧️ www.zeffy.com/en-GB/donati...
We have to step up the fight in 2026, and we need your help:
Please write to your MP 📝 actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
And you can help us fund our campaigns 🏳️⚧️ www.zeffy.com/en-GB/donati...
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Since the #Olympics are on, let's repost a classic thread here: a brief history of the practice of "sex verification" in sport.
Content warning: This thread will mention anti-intersex discrimination, FGM practices and body shaming.
Content warning: This thread will mention anti-intersex discrimination, FGM practices and body shaming.
February 10, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Since the #Olympics are on, let's repost a classic thread here: a brief history of the practice of "sex verification" in sport.
Content warning: This thread will mention anti-intersex discrimination, FGM practices and body shaming.
Content warning: This thread will mention anti-intersex discrimination, FGM practices and body shaming.
We're new here so please help us reach more people across the UK charity sector. We have a thriving LinkedIn community and we're just about to launch a safe(r) virtual meet up for CEOs, a space to connect and support eachother. Get involved! #TSAT #ThirdSectorAgainstTransphobia
February 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
We're new here so please help us reach more people across the UK charity sector. We have a thriving LinkedIn community and we're just about to launch a safe(r) virtual meet up for CEOs, a space to connect and support eachother. Get involved! #TSAT #ThirdSectorAgainstTransphobia
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In an alarming development, it appears the UK Government covered up a massive spike in trans youth suicides after restrictions.
Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
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Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Trans Youth Suicides Skyrocketed In UK After Care Drawdown; Government Covers It Up
A Freedom of Information request to the National Child Mortality Database reveals that 22 trans children under 18 died by suicide in England in 2021-22 alone.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
In an alarming development, it appears the UK Government covered up a massive spike in trans youth suicides after restrictions.
Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
In London today to back this up with evidence from across the charity sector. It's been pretty harrowing over the last few weeks speaking with charity leaders and trans people who have been directly impacted by the Supreme Court 2025 ruling #TSAT #StandWithTrans
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Feb 10 PinkNew:
The 146 women's, gay, and LGBTQ+ orgs in Trans+ Solidarity Alliance send letter to PM warning that single-sex spaces and groups in UK must continue to trans inclusive.
The 146 women's, gay, and LGBTQ+ orgs in Trans+ Solidarity Alliance send letter to PM warning that single-sex spaces and groups in UK must continue to trans inclusive.
Protect trans-inclusive spaces, LGBTQ+ orgs tell Starmer
A coalition of nearly 150 LGBTQ+ and feminist organisations have told Keir Starmer to protect trans-inclusive spaces.
www.thepinknews.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:29 PM
In London today to back this up with evidence from across the charity sector. It's been pretty harrowing over the last few weeks speaking with charity leaders and trans people who have been directly impacted by the Supreme Court 2025 ruling #TSAT #StandWithTrans
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The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 AM
The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
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According to @fiercemum.bsky.social , ‘desistance’ studies' primary goals was to prevent children being gay.
It's a term which has deep roots in conversion practices 👇
It's a term which has deep roots in conversion practices 👇
58 UK public libraries have parenting books with advice to encourage children to detransition
An anti-trans book that encourages ‘desistance’, the practice of ‘reverting back to a cisgender identity’, is available to parents all across the UK
www.wearequeeraf.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
According to @fiercemum.bsky.social , ‘desistance’ studies' primary goals was to prevent children being gay.
It's a term which has deep roots in conversion practices 👇
It's a term which has deep roots in conversion practices 👇
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We’ve updated our “Maximising Trans Inclusion after the Supreme Court Judgement” guide. It now covers recent judgements on trans inclusion and new resources.
Check out version two today! https://ow.ly/JyOO50XXbA8
Check out version two today! https://ow.ly/JyOO50XXbA8
January 15, 2026 at 12:48 PM
We’ve updated our “Maximising Trans Inclusion after the Supreme Court Judgement” guide. It now covers recent judgements on trans inclusion and new resources.
Check out version two today! https://ow.ly/JyOO50XXbA8
Check out version two today! https://ow.ly/JyOO50XXbA8
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Rivkah Brown succinctly breaks down the media's wide misrepresentation of the facts reported on the Peggie v NHS Fife and Upton case and the Kelly v Leonardo tribunal.
novaramedia.com/2025/12/16/a...
novaramedia.com/2025/12/16/a...
Anti-Trans Groups Want a Bathroom Ban. Judges Aren’t Giving Them One | Novara Media
Gender-critical campaigners had hoped that this year’s Supreme Court ruling would tee up US-style bathroom bills across the UK, throwing hundreds of thousands of pounds at lawsuits to exclude trans wo...
novaramedia.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Rivkah Brown succinctly breaks down the media's wide misrepresentation of the facts reported on the Peggie v NHS Fife and Upton case and the Kelly v Leonardo tribunal.
novaramedia.com/2025/12/16/a...
novaramedia.com/2025/12/16/a...