Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir

Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir | Metro columnist

Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir is a Metro columnists, author, feminist and trans advocate.

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Ella Morgan Clark Married at First Sight

Pairing MAFS' Ella and Nathanial was lazy - and sent a harmful message

Channel: TV TV June 13, 2024
Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir sitting on a rainbow staircase

We accept teenagers taking the pill - why don't we feel the same about puberty blockers?

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle October 3, 2023
Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir sitting on a rainbow staircase

Asking someone's pronouns is as important as finding out their name

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle June 13, 2024
Protesters hold 'Trans rights now' placards and a trans

Anti-trans voices used this research - and it's just been torn apart

Channel: UK UK June 13, 2024

My cisgender friends often tell me they're worried for my safety in this country

Channel: UK UK June 13, 2024
"Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One" UK Premiere – VIP Access

As a trans person, I want to have a conversation with Amanda Abbington

Channel: TV TV June 13, 2024
SELBY, ENGLAND - JULY 21: Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, is seen in the crowd congratulating Keir Mather, the newly elected MP for Selby and Ainsty on July 21, 2023 in Selby, England. Last night Keir Mather became the youngest serving MP in Parliament when he overturned the Conservative majority in the Selby and Ainsty by-election. He won by 4,161 votes, a 23.7 percentage point swing from the Conservatives. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

The history books will see Theresa May as a bigger trans ally than Keir Starmer

Channel: UK UK June 13, 2024
Transgender flags holding by people on a demontration

Everyone should go to Trans Pride - it fills me with hope

Channel: UK UK July 19, 2023
Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir sitting on a rainbow staircase

Calling someone cisgender is not a slur

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle July 6, 2023
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Wiktor Szymanowicz/Shutterstock (13966892c) British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak departs 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs). Rishi Sunak Departs Downing Street for PMQs, London, Greater London, UK - 14 Jun 2023

I came out as trans to my school counsellor - new guidelines will hurt kids like me

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle June 13, 2024

Channel 4's Gender Wars did nothing but put trans lives like mine up for debate

Channel: TV TV June 7, 2023
Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir sitting on a rainbow staircase

You will be interacting with trans people - whether you know it or not

Channel: UK UK May 24, 2023
Midsection of female healthcare worker explaining to young patient in medical clinic

Have you ever heard of ‘trans broken arm syndrome’?

Channel: Health Health June 13, 2024
Transgender person from behind, wearing pink and white striped sweatshirt, holds transgender flag

Feminists and trans women shouldn't be at odds - we share struggles

Channel: UK UK April 27, 2023
The Queerties 2023 Awards Celebration

A trans person modelled a Nike women's sports bra. So what?

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz April 13, 2023
Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir sitting on a rainbow staircase

If changes are made to the Equalities Act, I could be forced to use the men’s loos

Channel: UK UK April 11, 2023
File photo dated 26-09-2019 of IAAF President Sebastian Coe. PA Photo. Issue date: Sunday May 17, 2020. World Athletics president Lord Coe has warned that athletics may have to be held behind closed doors when it returns. See PA story SPORT Coronavirus. Photo credit should read Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

The exclusion of trans athletes from elite female events won’t improve fairness

Channel: Sport Sport March 28, 2023
Jess Phillips names every woman killed by men in the UK in the last year

The reaction to Brianna Ghey tributes shows how far the UK is from accepting trans people

Channel: UK UK March 15, 2023
Cropped Hands Of Person Holding Metal In Prison

No transgender woman should ever be in a men's prison - it just won't be safe

Channel: UK UK March 2, 2023
People gather and light candles at a makeshift memorial during a vigil, in London, on February 15, 2023 in tribute of 16-year-old transgender teen, Brianna Ghey, stabbed to death. - Brianna Ghey was fatally stabbed in Warrington, northwest England, on February 11, 2023. Members of the public found her on a path in a park that afternoon. Cheshire Police arrested two 15-year-olds, a boy and a girl, from nearby Leigh, on Sunday and on Wednesday charged them with her murder. (Photo by Niklas HALLE'N / AFP) (Photo by NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)

Brianna Ghey was killed - but some are taking more issue with her gender than how she died

Channel: UK UK February 16, 2023