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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Trans people are being bullied out of the workplace

Uncategorised April 8, 2021

Pregnant Caucasian woman holding her belly

Birthing language that only mentions 'mothers' exists purely to exclude trans people

Families March 24, 2021

I felt bullied on Good Morning Britain by Piers Morgan - I'm glad he's left

TV March 10, 2021

Munroe Bergdorf Vanity Fair EE Rising Star BAFTAs Pre Party - Red Carpet Arrivals

Being a trans person on Twitter is almost impossible

Lifestyle February 24, 2021

LGBT Pride On Piccadilly

Section 28 may be long-repealed but it doesn't feel like that for trans people

Entertainment February 11, 2021

President Biden Discusses His Covid-19 Pandemic Plan At The White House

If you agree with Trump more than Biden on trans rights, something's wrong

News January 27, 2021

Trans Pride Protest In London

Women’s rights aren’t at odds with trans rights

UK January 13, 2021

Frankie Boyle calls out Ricky Gervais over jokes about trans people

Frankie Boyle is right: Ricky Gervais clearly doesn't respect trans people like me

Showbiz December 30, 2020

Cyberpunk 2077 artwork

Why Cyberpunk 2077 is particularly dystopian for trans people

Gaming December 16, 2020

Transgender fabric flag with white, pink, blue strips. Close-up transgender pride flag as background or texture

Trans young people need support - not more hoops to jump through

News March 24, 2025

A Night With John Cleese At JFK Library

Comedy about trans people is fine - just don't make us the butt of the joke

Lifestyle December 2, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator and Democratic candidate for Vice President Kamala Harris celebrate outside the Chase Center after Biden accepted the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination during the largely virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The US has elected a record number of trans people - when will the UK follow suit?

News March 24, 2025

Owl with their partner Fox on Good Morning Britain with hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid

I was mocked on TV for being non-binary - three years on, things are starting to change

Lifestyle November 4, 2020

Illustration of two people with their back faced to the reader, holding hands

LGBTQ+ people have always existed, so why are we only just being included in the census?

News October 21, 2020

Why we should care about children?s mental wellbeing - and what we can do to help (Picture: Ella Byworth/ Metro.co.uk) Metro Illustration Illustrations

I've been told that I'm not oppressed enough to be a woman

UK October 7, 2020

JK Rowling

JK Rowling's book on a crossdressing man is fiction but the impact on trans people is real

News September 23, 2020

Star Trek Discovery new characters

As a transgender Trekkie, Star Trek's casting decisions feel like a big win

TV September 9, 2020

2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Roaming Show And Backstage

If Jennifer Lopez can use gender-neutral language, we can all try too

Lifestyle August 26, 2020

Keanu Reeves as Neo in The Matrix

The Matrix is a trans metaphor – here's why I've always thought so

Film January 24, 2022

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I love reading transgender conspiracy theories - because they're just so ridiculous

Lifestyle July 29, 2020