I had the honour and opportunity to take part in a TEDx event this year, hosted by TEDx Bath in conjunction with Bath Spa University.
Read MoreYou may have heard the term “Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria” in the press or media, usually with regards to transgender young people, and in particularly AFAB (Assigned Female At Birth) trans masculine young people.
In this short article we will take a look at what ROGD is, and why it should be disregarded.
Read MoreYou might be surprised to learn there is an “opposite” term to Transgender.
And that term is “Cisgender”.
Cisgender is a term used as a way to distinguish non-transgender people from transgender people, and has been in use since the 1990’s throughout academia and the scientific community.
Read MoreTransgender is one of those words that has a number of different meanings, depending on the context it’s being used in and who you ask.
This is the result of trying to explore and explain concepts of gender that are relatively new to western civilisation due to the imposition of the gender binary, but concepts that have roots going back to the dawn of mankind.
In this article we will look at the origins, contexts and correct usage of the word, common mistakes and assumptions, and how the term is twisted by trans hostile parties.
Read MoreIn today’s article we are going to look at how Anti-Trans Activists (ATAs) manipulate words, phrases and meanings in order to spread lies about the transgender community.
Unfortunately there are so many different tactics those opposed to the existence of transgender people use that it would take a book to detail them all, so instead, we are going to look at one example, and pick that apart to show you the methodology used.
Read MoreStarting off easy today with a little push for some lesser known trans related initiatives and resources.
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