Charlie Craggs: ‘Trans rights and women’s rights can co-exist’

In this week’s episode, Em and Al are joined in the studio by Charlie Craggs, a British transgender actress, activist, and author from London. Charlie talks about her recent experience in court, where she was fighting a trans hate crime. She talks about how she was misgendered in court, and how the court handled her case by letting her attacker off, and what message this sends.  From this, Charlie is setting up free self defence classes for trans women, to ensure other trans people feel safe in public. The three discuss activism online and the media’s role in the debate around trans rights. 

NOTES:  Self Defence Classes for Trans People Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/free-self-defence-classes-for-trans-people Charlie’s book ‘To My Trans Sisters’: https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Trans-Sisters-Charlie-Craggs/dp/1785923439 Charlie’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/charlie_craggs/?hl=en Charlie’s BBC3 documentary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p093wyx7 Follow us on Instagram @shouldideletethat Email us at [email protected] Produced by Daisy Grant & edited by Hattie Moir Music by Alex Andrew Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.