In this special, mostly light-hearted end-of-year retrospective, we look at all that happened in 2024. The good, the bad, the complicated, the profane, the ugly and the yawning chasm of the human soul!!

Featuring:

• Album, film, television show and video game of the year.
• Worst news story, loser and villain the the year. 
• Best news story, ally and coming-out of the year!
• Ally, journalist and activist of the year,

And many more!

Explore our voting numbers (featuring pie charts!) 

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep121

For this New Year's Day episode of What the Trans?! USA, Clementine talks to Evan Urqhart of Assigned Media about the recent Supreme Court case.

Assigned Media

Evan Urqhart

On another "fun-packed" episode, Flint, Alyx and Ashleigh talk about: 

• The now-indefinite puberty blockers ban, the moral implications and the actions that have already been taken to protest it. 
• Accusations levelled at the PinkNews leadership of sexual misconduct.
• A double feature of Loser's corner, and
• An interview with Reactive Ashley about the recent UK supreme court case involving For Women Scotland.

This week on What the Trans?! Ashleigh and Alyx go over:

• More details of the upcoming Levy Review into adult trans healthcare.
• Girl band 'Eternal' proved anything but, due to transphobia.
• New prison service documentation about where to house trans offenders. Spoiler alert: It's not great. 
• A dose of some trans joy to pick you all back up again, just in time for...
• Some reflections on TDoR, and Ashleigh interviews Alyx about a TKDB action she witnessed firsthand. 

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep119

On this episode of What the Trans?! USA, Lizzie and Clementine kick over:

• Mike Johnson's banning trans women from using Capitol restrooms, because there's nothing better for him to do with his time.
• A debrief on Trans Day of Remembrance 2024. A note: Details of the lives of USA victims are given, the cause of death is not included. 

References: https://whatthetrans.com/usa-ep09

On this episode of What the Trans?! Flint, Alyx and Ashleigh spend precious minutes of their lives talking about:

• New segment Action Alley, a dedicated place to highlight protests, campaigns, and calls to action.
• The recent election. No, not that one, the other one, the one where Kemi Badench became leader of the UK Conservative party.
• A woman who was dismissed from her role due to her "gender critical" views is to receive a substantial payout from a tribunal.
• Developments in the EHRC, including Baroness Falkner remaining in post for another year and a deep dive with Sarah from Trans Safety Network about the EHRC's draft code of practise, which is open for consultation until early January.

EHRC Consultation:  Code of practice for services, public functions and associations: consultation 2024 | EHRC

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep118/

This week, Clementine, Quetza and Lizzie pick through the wreckage of the presidential election, look to the future of the trans community and discuss how to survive in the new reality.

Stay strong, we love you Xx

Website: https://whatthetrans.com/usa-ep08

On this fortnight's edition of What the Trans, Ashleigh and Flint go through: 

• Scotland's GIC "pauses" all surgical referrals for patients under 25.
• Google providing thousands of dollars of free advertising to three anti-trans groups.
• A cis woman being sent to a men's prison due to her "masculine features".
• Our regular jaunt to Loser's Corner, and:
• A discussion about being trans and disabled, spurred on by the appointment of Dr Simon Wessely as chair of the Children and Young People's Gender Dysphoria Research Oversight Board.

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep117/

Welcome to a surprisingly spooooooky episode of What the Trans USA?! Lizzie, Val, and Quetza bringing you hot, hot Halloween news, of which very little is Halloween related!

• Kamala Harris's interview with NBC news and her complete sidestepping of a question about trans rights.
• Minnesota doctors continuing to provide trans healthcare despite the political climate.

• FUN TERMITE FACTS FOR HALLOWEEN! SCAAAAARY!

On this week's episode of What the Trans!? Flint and Alyx spend talk about: 

• Trans people contributing to the legal case on whether GRCs should do what they were designed to do. 

• A new paper on the effects of puberty blocker bans.

• Our regular trip to Loser's Corner with the LGBA!

• Third party security at an event at Butlins assaulting trans people

• We speak to Trans Actual about GPs refusing to prescribe HRT, and exclusive information on the progress of the review into Adult Gender Services

References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep116/