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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 29: J.K. Rowling attends "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" World Premiere at The Royal Festival Hall on March 29, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)

JK Rowling's views on trans people cost me my longest friendship

Families 1 hour ago By Anonymous

Ugla sitting in front of a yellow door.

Trans people like me are rightly welcome at Hampstead Ladies’ Pond

UK 4 days ago By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir

Pride and Joy: Denise Winkelman: I was a pro wrestler - then I came out as trans

I hid behind masculinity - then came out as a trans woman

Lifestyle January 26, 2026 By Denise Winkelman

GAY TIMES Honours 2022 sponsored by Meta Quest - Studio

Boys at school banned me from the gym showers

Lifestyle January 24, 2026 By Jamie Windust

I told my son I was trans - nothing prepared me for the response

Lifestyle January 18, 2026 By Amethysta Herrick, Ph.D.

Lucy Matheson: I was mistaken as my partner's male son - I'm her cisgender wife

I'm tired to having to prove my gender

Lifestyle January 19, 2026 By Lucy Matheson

NBC's "73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards" - Show

Comedian takes aim at Ricky Gervais' trans jokes during Golden Globes

Showbiz January 12, 2026 By Danni Scott

Oscar by a bookshelf, reading a book titled Life Isn't Binary

I wore painful chest binders - life was unbearable until gender-affirming surgery

Lifestyle January 12, 2026 By Oscar Sharples

Dee Whitnell at an event for Trans+ History Week, standing in front of a promotional wall (Picture: Dee Whitnell)

Sex with a fellow trans person put me off cis men for life

Lifestyle January 9, 2026 By Dee Whitnell

Woman closing pink door of apartment

Dad kicked Mum out at Christmas - I had a stepmum by New Year's

Families December 29, 2025 By Anonymous

Dee Whitnell at an event for Trans+ History Week, standing in front of a promotional wall (Picture: Dee Whitnell)

Sex with a fellow trans person put me off cis men for life

Lifestyle January 9, 2026 By Dee Whitnell

From Girl Guides to the Women's Institute, trans people are being told they don't belong

UK December 4, 2025 By jane fae

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 20, 2024: Transgender people and their supporters gather in Parliament Square ahead of a march through central London to protest against a ban on puberty blockers in London, United Kingdom on April 20, 2024. From April 1 National Health Service (NHS) as well as private clinics stopped prescribing drugs suppressing sex hormones during puberty to young people seeking gender transition following the independent review of gender identity services for children under 18 led by Dr Hilary Cass. (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Children 'can't just decide to be on puberty blocker trial', says Wes Streeting

UK December 3, 2025 By Josh Milton

TOPSHOT - A protester waves a transgender pride flag as she walks down Regent Streets during a march in support of "trans rights" in central London on May 25, 2025. Britain's Supreme Court said the legal definition of a "woman" is based on a person's sex at birth, a landmark ruling with far-reaching implications to the bitter debate over trans rights. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

Women's Institute and Girl Guides ban transgender members

UK December 3, 2025 By Brooke Davies

I told my son I was trans - nothing prepared me for the response

Lifestyle January 17, 2026 By Amethysta Herrick, Ph.D.

Keir Starmer looking stern, sitting in front of a British flag.

Keir Starmer’s shock at homophobia is absurd and ignorant

UK November 28, 2025 By Sharan Dhaliwal

LGBTQIA+ pride in Dresden, Christopher street day in Germany

Trans rights in the UK are at risk - and it could be about to get worse

UK November 25, 2025 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - 2025/07/26: A participant holds a 'Trans Women Are Women' placard during London Trans Pride 2025 in Piccadilly Circus. Thousands of people marched through Central London at the annual event in support of transgender rights. (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Plot to ban trans people from loos based on looks branded 'dangerously misogynistic'

UK November 24, 2025 By Josh Milton

'Trans people aren't all larger than life - we can be ordinary and boring too'

UK November 24, 2025 By Josh Milton

A group of women cycling down a wide road

Cyclists have just proven that including trans women isn’t hard

UK November 12, 2025 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir