On this extra-chonky episode, our intrepid hosts Alyx, Flint & Ashleigh go over the details of:

• A shake-up in the world of boxing, presumably to make their transphobia more efficient. 
• Hilary Cass finds herself on the wrong end of a lawsuit.
• Our regularly-scheduled programming of Pond Hoppin', Action Alley, Loser's Corner and Trans Joy.
• In an EHRC-focused episode, the team look at:
  • Who is Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson and why should we be concerned?
  • Some notes on guidance for the EHRC's consultation (open until June 30th!)
  • Falkner faces the Women & Equalities Committee and, spoiler alert, it does not go well for her.

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep133

On this nice svelte episode, Ashleigh and Alyx talk through:

• The many anti-trans actions taken by the EHRC.
• Curious goings-on at the PCS Conference.
• The wizard lady's latest development of her all-consuming hobby.
• Our regular segments Action Alley, Pond Hoppin', Loser's Corner and the all-important Trans Joy.

Compilation of Protests and Actions Against the Supreme Court – What The Trans!?

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep132

This week, our intrepid threesome (you heard me) of Ashleigh, Flint and Alyx, goes over:

• Political parties banned from major UK Pride events. 
• A rainbow map of Europe in which the UK is too red for comfort. 
• Our apparently regular update with the transphobe-in-chief at the EHRC.
• What is functionally a bathroom ban at Warwick University. 
• The regularly-scheduled programming of Loser's Corner and Pond Hoppin'.
• No meat this week! Enjoy your half an episode off.

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep131

In this densely-packed episode, Ashleigh, Flint and Alyx consider many of the different reactions to the UK supreme court''s recent judgement, including:

• Updates on the many, many protests taking place all over the UK, with a helpful list compiled by the WTT team.
• The interim guidance from the EHRC, what's wrong with it and why it's not fit for purpose.
• Reactions from different UK unions, including the BMA and UNISON.
• Policy changes from sports bodies, the British Transport Police and Barclays.
• Conflicting reactions and statements from within the Labour party, the SNP, Greens and others.
• So many open letters.
• Our experiences at protests and why it's important to go to them and show the government how unpopular this is.
• Loser's Corner and Trans Joy, for your amusement.

Compilation of Protests and Actions Against the Supreme Court – What The Trans!?

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep130

This week, on an unsurprisingly hefty episode, our long-suffering hosts talk about:

• Our usual visit to the U.S. of A, featuring Florida and fencing.
• A surprisingly sporty segment.
• Several stories from within the NHS, including a new service specification, new GP guidance and plans for a new detransition pathway.
• Wes Streeting at a Unison conference.
• Loser's corner, featuring Elon Musk's skill issue.
• And of course, the big news from the UK this episode is the recent Supreme Court judgement that did not go well for trans people, featuring an in-depth interview with Jess O'Thomson.

Jess O'Thomson's article: UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren’t Women under the Equality Act 2010 - QueerAF

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep129

This week on another exciting* episode of What the Trans?! Comrades Alyx, Flint and Ashleigh go over: 

• The Office for Students have fined a university more than half a million pounds in a row over Kathleen Stock.
• An update to the much-criticised Sullivan report.
• Catching up with news from the USA.
• Our regular romp through Loser's Corner.
• A story about a cute l'il cartoon racoon!
• For our main segment, an interview with some members of Trans Kids Deserve Better, talking about their recent protests and delivery of cardboard coffins to Wes Streeting's constituency office, which has now been going on for more than 200 days.

*your mileage on the use of this term may vary. 

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep128

APRIL FOOOOOOLS!!!

This week Dan and Owen discuss bad comedians, woke videogames, and have an interview with a supposed ally that went... badly....

On this extremely chonky episode of What the Trans?! Flint, Ashleigh and Alyx rake over the coals on: 

• A multitude of stories from the USA.
• The 'Sullivan Review' and why it's not worth the pixels you'll use to read it. 
• Stories from within the NHS, Metropolitan Police and International Olympic Committee.
• Stories from Hungary, Namibia and Russia.
• A visit to a double-trouble Loser's Corner
• An interview with Chay from TransActual.

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep127

In this extremely jurisprudence-heavy episode, Ashleigh, Alyx and Flint go over:

• An update on the increasingly bleak situation in the USA, as well as aspects of the Trump regime's many defeats in the courtroom. 
• Conversations about Scottish Labour and the UK Liberal Democrats and their two different ways of approaching anti-trans activists.
• Details of the now-funded puberty blockers clinical trial. 
• A smattering of updates from tribunals and legal cases here in the UK and one extremely focused meat about an Arts Council employment tribunal. 

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep126

On this somewhat heavy episode of What the Trans?! Flint, Alyx and Ashleigh talk about:

• Is anti-trans sentiment on the rise in the UK? One single, solitary poll says yes, but the team are unconvinced.
• Several difficult stories coming out of the US, with trigger warnings included. 
• The tribunal around NHS Fife nurse Sandie Peggie rumbles on, now vocally supported by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.
• Speaking of Labour, "gender critical" members of the party have performed their signature move and created another splinter group.
• And an interview with Dee Whitnell, a writer, creator and sex educator.

Check out those two articles we mentioned!

Did the Cass Review shred the truth? – What The Trans!?

Trans Allies Systematically Intimidated Inside Tavistock

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep125/