Lilly Wachowski Producing All Trans Cast Movie 'Dolls'

 

Lilly Wachowski, one of the famous Wachowski sisters who created the hit franchise The Matrix, is producing a new short movie, Dolls, that features and entirely trans cast. 

The short movie is set to be the directorial debut of Geena Rocero, a trans filmmaker, and is a sci-fi thriller take on the 70's cult classic The Stepford Wives. The film will feature Yên Sen, Arewà Basit, Macy Rodman, and several other trans actresses, as well as director Geena Rocero, and producer Lilly Wachowski.

The new film tells the story of a private investigator who is looking into the mystery of a missing girl that has a connection to a dating workshop for trans women that may actually be a front for some kind of cult. Gene, the head of the workshop, claims to only be trying to help and empower trans women in processing their relationship problems. 

Geena Rocero said that 'Dolls is my attempt to birth the internal chatter that ruminates in my head. All those years admiring directors like Claire Denis, Lucrecia Martel and Park Chan-wook, I told myself to give it a shot, it’s the only way to find out.'

Producer Lilly Wachowski is no stranger to films depicting the trans experience, with the film she made with her sister Lana, who is also a trans woman, The Matrix being long discussed as a trans allegory. Despite numerous pushbacks to this interpretation by fans who dislike trans people, both directors have stated that The Matrix is indeed a trans movie, and wouldn't exist without those elements. Lilly Wachowski has been working to help other transgender filmmakers break their way into the industry over the last several years.

'Dolls a fever dream reflecting on assimilation and the investigation of trans identity,' Wachowski said. So proud to be part of this beautiful, weird, striking debut!'

The film's title is an overt reference to the term 'dolls', which has been used within the trans community to refer to trans women for decades, and is believed to have originated in the 1980's ballroom community. The term has moved back into the spot recently after queer fashion designer Connor Ives released a range of 'Protect the Dolls' shirts that received attention after being worn by celebrities such as Pedro Pascal, Tilda Swinton, Alan Cumming, and Laverne Cox.

There is currently no release date confirmed for Dolls, though the film has been submitted to a number of upcoming festivals. 

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Trans Darts Player Noa-Lynn van Leuven Targeted by Transphobic Protest at Match

 

Dutch darts player Noa-Lynn van Leuven was on the receiving end of harassment at her latest match (Saturday 27th July), as transphobic protestors waved a banner and wore t-shirts with slogans designed to cause distress, and threw items at the stage, possibly in an attempt to harm or physically prevent van Leuven from being able to compete. 

The match was part of the Betfred Women's World Matchplay, which took place in Blackpool, saw van Leuven competing against Lorraine Winstanley. During the match three women in the audience began to cause a disturbance. One wore a t-shirt saying 'Save Women's Sports', whilst another tried to unfurl a banner, and a third filmed. 

Security quickly intervened, and tried to remove the women from the event due to their disruption; however, the three protestors can be seen on video refusing to leave, struggling against the security guards and screaming 'He's a man', as they're made to leave.

One of the transphobic protestors, a woman named Jean Hatchet, claims that her fighting against the security left her with 'bruises and scratches', and she accuses the security personnel of being 'very violent' towards her despite the video clearly showing that she was pushing back against them and refusing to leave peacefully.

Hatchet, a writer who has supported other transphobes on social media, including racist Sandie Peggie, complained that she 'didn't even get a chance to say 'he's a man' before being dragged out', as if she has some kind of right to verbally assault members of a minority group that she hates. Following the event Hatchet has continued to insult, denigrate, and villainise van Leuven on social media, misgendering her, and calling for her to be thrown out of the sport. A quick scroll through her social media shows that this kind of dehumanising rhetoric is acceptable to her, as she has multiple posts from herself and shared from other accounts that try to equate the queer community with paedophiles and violent offenders.

Despite the disruption to her match, van Leuven went on to win her first round against Winstanley, before losing in the second round against Fallon Sherrock; another example of how the transphobic claim that trans women are 'dominating' women's sports are clearly not based in reality.

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Iranian Trans Woman Sogand Pakdel Murdered in 'Honour Killing'

 

News broke last week that 26-year-old Sogand Pakdel, a trans woman living in Iran, was murdered by members of her family as part of an 'honour killing' in June.

According to information released by the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Sogand chose to attend the wedding of her cousin in Kavar, part of the Fars Province in Iran, despite being told not to by family who did not respect her identity. Upon arriving at the event she was threatened by an uncle, who produced a gun and fired a shot into the air, before he turned the weapon on her, killing her with a bullet to the head. 

Prior to her murder, Sogand had been living in in a hostel in Shiraz, alongside other trans people, after receiving abuse and ostracization from her family. It has been reported that Sogand received beatings and assaults from family members, as well as abductions, and multiple threats of death. According to one source 'Male relatives would repeatedly take her out to the desert and beat her. The last time this happened, she recorded a video and shared it, saying ‘Let us live.’'

The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, an independent organisation who monitor human rights violations in Kurdistan and Iran, spoke about Sogand, having talked to people close to her. They said that she was 'never silent' on issues of trans liberation and equality both in her life and on social media. A friend of her told them that 'She was always defiant, and she paid for it with her life.'

Hengaw also said that an ongoing, silent massacre of queer people is currently taking place across Iran, and that Sogand is just the latest in a long line of victims. Currently in Iran trans people, despite official claims of being recognised and respected, suffer persecution under the state's laws, binary gender definitions, and pathologizing medical practices; same-sex relationships are also punishable by flogging, and even death, in Iran. 

Based on current law in Iran, transgender people are only granted legal recognition if they undergo coercive treatments that violate bodily autonomy. Trans people are forced to undergo virginity tests, psychological testing, chromosome testing, and physical examinations before they're able to receive treatment. They must also have parental permission, even as adults, and must appeal to family courts. Because of Iran's strict gender binary, trans people are deemed as 'curable' and must undergo gender reassignment procedures to be granted rights. 

This all exists alongside state propaganda that enforces strict cis-heteronormative ideologies, and the promotion of honour killings of those who violate these 'norms'. In many ways the Iranian state encourages family of transgender people to enact violence for them, which results in brutalisation and murder, as seen with Sogand.

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Record Breaking 100,000 People Attend Trans+ Pride London

 

Trans+ Pride London began in 2019, created by a collective of transgender people and groups that decided to start an event to combat the rising transphobia in the UK, and the rest of the world. That first event saw an attendance of around 1500 people. This year, in the face of the biggest rollbacks on trans rights, and vicious attacks on the transgender community, that crowd rose to an amazing 100,000 people, as the trans community and its allies gathered to tell the rest of the country that they will not go unheard and unseen.

2025 has seen some of the worst attacks on the trans community that the country has seen in the last 30 years or more, with the current Labour government enacting legislation that would make the most vehement transphobic extremist happy. We have daily media reports that demonise trans people in all walks of life, with anti-trans voices given centre stage. Government bodies are pushing for the segregation of trans people from public spaces, or our complete removal from them. Trans youth have lost access to healthcare, and many health providers across the country are even refusing to provide services to trans adults. Anti-trans hate crimes and violence is on the rise. We are seeing a concerted attempt to erase trans people from British life. And over the weekend the UK saw the biggest pro-trans protest and celebration in the world in response to that hate.

The even route went through multiple landmark sites across the nation's capital, including Trafalga Square, Regent Street, and Piccadilly Circus, before finishing at Parliament Square, where a number of speakers gave speeches across the day. BBC presenter Dr Ronx, actress Yasmin Finney, artist Lewis G Burton, were just some of the people who spoke at the event.

Lewis G Burton, who is one of the event's organisers, said 'This year’s London Trans+ Pride made history once again, with over 100,000 trans+ people and allies marching through central London – smashing our own world record of 60,000 and continuing our legacy as the biggest trans+ pride event in history.

'It was an emotional and powerful day. At a time when the supreme court is making sweeping decisions about trans people without consulting a single trans person or organisation, and when a small, well-funded lobby of anti-trans campaigners continues to dominate headlines and waste public resources, our community came together to show what real strength, solidarity and care looks like.

'I feel honoured to have platformed some of the most inspiring activists, organisers and trans people from across the globe. London Trans+ Pride was a vital act of resistance and joy – a reminder to trans+ people that they are not alone, that they are celebrated, and that they belong.

'The message was clear: we will not be erased. Our existence is natural, historic and enduring. You can try to take away our rights, but you will never remove us from society. We are a part of humanity – and the public will not stand by while harm is done to our community.'

Speaking to Attitude magazine about the event author Caroline Litman, whose trans daughter Alice lost her life in 2022, said, 'I feel safe here. I feel at home in the trans community. A lot of my cis, heteronormative friends just don’t get me anymore. In my loss, I understand the feeling of being outside and otherness. That helps me identify more with the struggle.

'We want trans people to live full realised lives in their true selves – but we have to protest. This is about getting the cisgender-conforming majority to see what is happening, what they’re doing to this vulnerable minority.

Speaking on concerns parents might have about their children coming out as transgender she said, 'Listen to your child and trust them and believe them and put them at the centre. You may have concerns and anxieties, I had them too. But your child knows themselves better than you do and you are being lied to by the government and the mass media who don’t have your child or your best interests at heart. So please: love them, support them, listen to them and get some help.'

A major theme of this years protest was 'Existence and Resistance. Those in attendance described the event as having an atmosphere that was a mixture of hope, joy, and community, as well as feelings of rage and anger towards those who have made eradicating trans people their lives. As well as calls against the actions being taken against the trans community there were people across the protest waving Palestinian flags, as well as signs and chants with anti-genocide messages.

Trans+ Solidarity Alliance member Alex Parmar-Yee said, 'It’s important to turn up en masse to make sure that it’s very clear what the feelings are in terms of the rights which we’re fighting for, but also in protest of some of the harmful proposals that are currently being considered.'

She went on to speak about the recent UK Supreme Court Ruling on the definition of sex under the Equality Act 2010, which has been used as a springboard to push for further attacks on trans rights and protections, saying 'This guidance has not provided any additional clarity, and actually is going to devastate the lives of trans people (who) will lose access to essential services and spaces.

'The main concern really here is that it feels like there’s not been a consideration of trans members of the community, and that this guidance will pass behind closed doors, without the scrutiny, and without visibility, and without democracy. You look at the bathroom ban that’s being proposed, and you sort of realise that, although we may consider the UK quite different from a country like America, it’s a bathroom ban that would make someone like Donald Trump proud. There is a lack of transparency and I think we cannot be a nation that accepts a bathroom ban becoming law behind closed doors.' 

2025 has been one of the most violent and terrifying years in a long while for trans people in the UK, and the current attacks on our community are not going away anytime soon, even when so openly pushed back against as with this march. The current government are pushing through even more anti-trans policies, including education reforms that mirror the much demonised Section 28 of Thatcher's Britain. But giving up against such open hate isn't the answer, and it's only be continuing to be loud, proud, and defiant against a regime that wants us erased will we ever find the equality and respect that we deserve. 

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New Trans Protection Initiative 'Safe With Me' Immediately Receives Backlash From Extremists

 

Dr Ronx Ikharia has launched a new safety initiative designed to help make life safer and easier for trans people in the UK, and has been immediately met with hostility from anti-trans extremists and bigots. 

The new 'Safe With Me' initiative was launched this week by Dr Ronx Ikharia, who has appeared on BBC television in the past. Dr Ronx, a Black transmasculine non-binary medical doctor, chose to create the Safe With Me initiative following the recent UK Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of sex under the Equality Act. The case, which did not allow transgender people to participate or give evidence, decided that sex would be determined by 'biological sex', a distinction that has proven both nebulous and useless as they have been unwilling and unable to define biological sex. This decision resulted in huge backlash across the country, including from the British Medical Association, who labelled it as 'biologically nonsensical', and 'scientifically illiterate'.

Since the ruling the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has tried to push through guidance that would see trans people segregated from gendered spaces, effectively pushing trans people into their own areas, or removed from everyday life completely. This has resulted in tremendous fear within the trans community, as we have been made to feel othered, our legal rights and protections being slowly eroded, and our safety in public brought into question. 

Dr Ronx's new initiative is trying to counter this by asking individuals to wear a badge that indicated that trans people are safe around them, and that they will even accompany them into potentially dangerous spaces, such as toilets and changing rooms. 

'I have often been kicked out of toilets because people don’t know where to place me. But when I’m with someone, it happens less.' Dr Ronx told press at the Safe With Me launch. 'This badge is about making allyship visible. It’s non-confrontational. It’s a signal to a trans+ person that they can come up to you and feel safe doing so.'

They added, 'Most people aren’t trying to deny our humanity, they just don’t understand what being trans+ means or how to help. This is a way for people to step out of the shadows and into visible support.'

This is not the first time that Dr Ronx has found themself fighting for people's rights and safety, as they have been advocating for inclusive healthcare and representation for various marginalised communities. The new initiative is designed for anyone to use, but is aiming to raise both awareness and safety in workplaces and schools. 

'I want this to be everywhere. At schools, in NHS settings, at festivals, in shops. The trans community deserve to feel safe! Not just protected by law but actively welcomed and this badge is one small way we can all help make that happen.' Dr Ronx explained.

As to be expected, this new initiative has been met with a very vocal backlash from the very people who have been fighting to remove trans people's rights and protections under the law; bolstered by the established media outlets. An article in The Telegraph on the subject both frames the initiative as dangerous, and describes Dr Ronx's identity in quote marks in a way that delegitimises who they are.

Helen Joyce, the director of Sex Matters, a transphobic hate group, has been very outspoken on the initiative, claiming it's encouraging children to accompany adult strangers into toilets, claiming that it will create a dangerous and unsafe environment in public toilets. This is something of a surprising response as Joyce and Sex Matters have been pushing to make public spaces unsafe for years now, campaigning to enact legislation and laws that could see people being pushed into potentially dangerous spaces, and creating an environment that has resulted in people being publicly harassed and attacked for using certain spaces. Joyce also intentionally misgendered Dr Ronx in her comments to the press.

Joyce's sentiments seem to be echoed online, with users on the social media platform Twitter pushing the idea that the Safe With Me initiative will be used to target children, and that only people who are out to cause harm would wear the badges. Multiple Twitter users have also encouraged physically harming people wearing the badges.

As with anything that involves the safety of trans people, anything that tries to improve trans lives is met with extremist language, accusations of paedophilia and grooming, and whataboutisms that paint people simply trying to live their lives safely and normally as being the villains, whilst the other side is advocating the eradication of a minority group. In an ever increasingly transphobic world it appears that the simple act of wearing a badge to identify yourself as a decent person is seen as something sinister.

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Missing Trans Woman Jax Gratton Found Dead

 

34-year-old transgender woman Jax Gratton, who has been missing for the last two months, was found dead in Denver, Colorado on 6th June.

Jax, who was a hairdresser was last seen alive leaving her apartment on the night of the 15th April, according to a social media post from her mother, Cherilynne Gratton-Camis. Despite a search for her, and urges from the public for help, Jax wasn't found until last Friday. Lakewood police announced that a body was discovered in an alley in the 9600 block of West Colfax Avenue around 5pm. They officially confirmed that it was Jax the following day, after an investigation by the coroner. Jax's cause of death has yet to be announced, though it was revealed that she was in 'advance stages of decomposition'.

Jax's mother, Cherilynne, posted on Saturday that Jax had been found, and had died. 'With a broken heart, I share the news that our beloved Jax Gratton has been found — and she is no longer with us. There are no words strong enough for the grief we are feeling. The light she carried, the love she gave so freely, and the joy she brought into our lives have been taken from this world far too soon,” she wrote above a picture of a mural of Jax.

'I want to thank everyone — near and far — who has shown up for us. Everyone who shared her story. Everyone who shared her face. Everyone who sent out a prayer, a hope, a kind thought. Everyone who hit the ground running and hasn’t stopped. This has opened my eyes in ways I can’t ignore. It’s not just about Jax — it’s about all of you in the LGBTQIA+ community who face the world every day with courage, just wanting to live, love, and exist safely and equally. That should never be a fight. And yet it is.

'Jax Gratton was a light — I know that. She lit up so many lives just by being herself. Unapologetically. Fiercely. Fully. I see her in every act of love and strength you’ve shown, and I wish peace, love, and protection for all of you.'

On Monday afternoon a gathering of friends, family, and the LGBTQIA+ community gathered outside the City and County of Denver Building to remember Jax and celebrate her life. Having been an active member in the local community, many friends and colleagues of Jax were in attendance, including community group leaders and fellow hairdressers from her workplace. 

People who knew Jax personally spoke about her life and the impact that she had upon theirs, as well as making calls to take further action against the rising transphobic sentiment and to fight for the transgender community. Z. Williams, who knew Jax through their activism, said 'That's the power of a personality like that, bringing people in to finding their voice.'

Jax's father, Mike Mastro, was in attendance and spoke to the gathered friends and supporters through a proxy speaker. He shared memories and stories of his daughter, including the time he got her to admit that she skipped out on school to go to Six Flags amusement park. 'I couldn’t even be mad at her for it. That’s who Jax was. She would rather tell the truth and get in trouble than to lie about it. A parent should never have to lose a child.'

Paul Salas, a friend of Jax's, said 'She was so many things to so many of us — a daughter, sister, friend, stylist, teacher, activist, beloved community member and so much more. To say that she will be missed doesn’t even touch the surface of the feeling of loss we are all having.'

Jax's mother has said 'My fear is that somebody killer her', when talking to People and the family has set up a GoFundMe to try to raise funds to commission an autopsy report to find further answers as to why Jax has died, and if possible find anyone who may be responsible. 

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Nick Frost Tries to Justify Working with JK Rowling Despite her Anti-Trans Views

 

Actor Nick Frost, who first rose to fame whilst working alongside his long time friends and collaborators Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright on the cult comedy series Spaced, has recently received criticism from members of the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies after it was announced that he would be playing the role of Rubeus Hagrid in the new HBO adaptation of the children's book series Harry Potter.

The source of this criticism came from the fact that the books author, JK Rowling, who sometimes works under the name Robert Galbraith (seemingly named after Robert Galbraith Hearth, a man who pioneered the torture practice of conversion therapy on queer people), seems to have dedicated herself to combating the rights and freedoms of the transgender community. 

Rowling's history of anti-trans views is a long one, mainly beginning with her 'accidentally' liking a transphobic tweet by a notable 'gender critical', and has culminated in her creating a fund to pay for court cases against trans people and their rights, her entire social media presence being dedicated towards attacking members of the trans community, and her celebrating the loss of trans rights on her super yacht like a terrible Bond villain. 

JK Rowling has become so notable as the 'face of transphobia' that anti-trans campaigners have waved banners with her name on it, worn masks of her face, and quoted her words when attacking the trans community. This has resulted in vocal opposition to her, with many former fans refusing to have anything to do with the Harry Potter fandom. As such, many people found Frost's willingness to work on this new project to be a misguided move at best, and an outright slap in the face of the queer community at worse.

Speaking to The Observer, Frost has tried to defend his decision to work on the show. Speaking about Rowling and her views on trans people he said 'She’s allowed her opinion and I’m allowed mine, they just don’t align in any way, shape or form'. Frost says this like Rowling's views happen in a vacuum, and that they can easily not align with his own with no real affect, reducing her disdain for trans people to being akin to disagreeing on a sports team or favourite film. 

JK Rowling celebrating the UK Supreme Court ruling on her super yacht

In reality, Rowling's huge wealth and fanbase has given her opinions huge weight, to the point where she has been quoted in anti-trans actions across the world. He also seems to be ignoring the fact that by working on this series, a series that will directly give money to Rowling thanks to her involvement, he is helping to fund her actions. Rowling's newly created 'Women's Fund' pledges to give money to court action against trans individuals, and broader trans rights; something she has already done when she donated £70,000 to the For Women Scotland case that resulted in a rollback in trans rights across the UK.

Frost seems to know that Rowling is something of a contentious subject though, as when he announced his role as Hagrid on his Instagram account he turned comments off, seemingly aware that his choice to be involved with Rowling would be divisive at best, if not outright damaging to his image. Speaking further on the matter he said 'But maybe it shouldn’t blow over? We shouldn’t just hope it will go away, because it makes it easier. Maybe we should educate ourselves'.

Perhaps I could suggest then, Nick, that you educate yourself on the mountain of things that Rowling has said against the transgender community. The times that she has shared lies and disinformation of trans rights, healthcare, and actions. The times she has misgendered or deadnamed individual trans people. The times she engaged in Holocaust denialism to try and score a point against the trans community. The times that she has celebrated the indignities, reduction in rights, and attacks on the trans community. Perhaps you could actually learn a little something about the woman you're agreeing to work with, the person who will profit off your work, and whose profit will go towards further attacks against a minority community. Perhaps don't be a coward, engage with people whose lives are being made worse by Rowling, and made a moral stance on the matter.

Any adult choosing to work on the new Harry Potter series has no excuse for doing to. It's not hard to learn about Rowling and her actions, to see the demonstrable damage she's causing to a minority group. Call these people out, try to educate them, try to convince them to think better of their decision; but leave the child cast alone. These children should be left in peace, but folks like Nick Frost, Katherine Parkinson, Bertie Carvel, John Lithgow, Paul Whitehouse, Paapa Essiedu, and Janet McTeer absolutely need to be called out.

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Actor Jonathan Joss Murdered in Homophobic Attack

 

Jonathan Joss, an actor best known for his roles in Parks and Rec, and as the voice of John Redcorn in King of the Hill, was murdered in a homophobic hate crime outside his destroyed home in San Antonio, Texas, yesterday.

Tristan Kern de Gonzales, Joss's husband, has released a statement saying that the attack which resulted in Joss being shot and killed by a neighbour, was part of a long running series of incidents spurred on by homophobia, and that Joss was targeted because he was gay.

'My husband Jonathan Joss and I were involved in a shooting while checking the mail at the site of our former home. That home was burned down after two years of threats from people in the area who repeatedly told us they would set it on fire. We reported these threats to law enforcement multiple times and nothing was done.' The statement read.

'Throughout that time we were harassed regularly by individuals who made it clear they did not accept our relationship. Much of the harassment was openly homophobic.

'When we returned to the sire to check our mail we discovered the skull of one of our dogs and its harness placed in clear view. This caused both of us severe emotional distress. We began yelling and crying in response to the pain of what we saw.

'While we were doing this a man approached us. He started yelling violent homophobic slurs at us. he then raised a gun from his lap and fired.

'Jonathan and I had no weapons. We were not threatening anyone. We were grieving. We were standing side by side. When the man fired Jonathan pushed me out of the way. He saved my life.

'Jonathan is my husband. He gave me more love in our time together than most people ever get. We were newlyweds. We picked Valentines Day. We were in the process of looking for a trailer and planning our future. 

'He was murdered by someone who could not stand the sight of two men loving each other.

'I was with him when he passed. I told him how much he was loved.'

Police reported that Joss was found by the side of the road outside his former residence with multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics attempted to save his life, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

A neighbour of his, Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja, fled the scene in a vehicle, but was apprehended by police soon after. He has been booked for murder, and police say the investigation is ongoing. Despite the statement made by Tristan Kern de Gonzales, the San Antonio police department are claiming that the incident was not a hate crime and that there is 'no evidence to indicate that the Mr. Joss's murder was related to his sexual orientation'.

This was not the first time that Joss and his husband had spoken about the homophobic abuse they had received from their neighbours, and the fire that destroyed their home, whilst not proven to be arson, was possibly a part of this string of vandalism and abuse. The fire at their home, which was built by Joss' father and was his home his entire life, was destroyed a few months prior, and a GoFundMe was set up to help with relocation costs. Joss also lost three of his dogs in the fire. 

It is clear from the long running reports from Joss and his husband that they were targets of abuse, vandalism, and harassment due to them being gay. There were multiple reports online from the two of them about the abuse they had suffered for months leading to this event. The police refuse to take this into account, to take the context of the shooting and the fact that the man who murdered Joss was yelling homophobic abuse, into account. They are refusing to class this clear incident of homophobia as a hate crime. So if a long running series of incidents, culminating in someone being murdered whilst their killer yells homophobic abuse at them doesn't count as a hate crime what does? The San Antonio police department are making it clear in their reaction to this incident that nothing will, and that they don't care about the LGBTQIA+ community in their area.

Multiple news and media outlets are also failing to label the incident as a hate crime, or as an act of homophobia, simply labelling it as a 'dispute' with a neighbour. Headlines are saying that he was shot, or that he was killed, but it's clear to anyone looking at this that he was murdered, and that the man who murdered him wanted him dead. 

The LGBTQIA+ community are under constant attack, our rights and protections are being eroded, we're being demonised and villainised, our safety is being discounted. Now is not the time to shy away from the correct language. Painting this incident, and others like it, as a simple disagreement gone bad strips it of important context, and takes away blame. It takes the blame away from everyone who has been building this atmosphere of intolerance and hate. Every public figure who has failed to support the queer community, ever lawmaker who has taken away rights, every media outlet who has allowed homophobic and transphobic voices to air their views, they've all helped to make this vicious murder possible, and now they want to ignore why it happened to avoid that blame.

Jonathan Joss was murdered by a man who hated him for being gay, who killed him because he was gay. This was homophobia. This was a hate crime. Saying otherwise is further violence. 

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Quakers Stand by Trans People and Receive Hate for Their Stance

 

Quakers in Britain have come under fire from trans-exclusionary groups, anti-trans campaigners, and bigots for their refusal to abandon the transgender community following the recent escalation of transphobic rhetoric in the UK.

A Christian group that has long been at the forefront of human rights causes, they've had a reputation for doing what is right even against public pressure for hundreds of years, and have stood against the slave trade, refused to participate in wars, pushed for the equality of women, accept the LGBTQ+ community and equal marriage, and fought for prison reform to name just a few of their better known positions. 

During the Quaker's British Yearly Meeting, which took place on 25th May, officials condemned the interim guidance issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on trans people in single sex spaces which was released shortly after a recent UK Supreme Court case about the definition of woman in the Equality Act 2010. The interim guidance put forward that trans people should not only be banned from single sex spaces that best align with their gender identity, but also their sex as assigned at birth, effectively segregating them into their own spaces, or unisex spaces. This guidance has been largely condemned by human rights groups across the world.

The Quakers have said that the EHRC interim guidance 'goes beyond the scope' of the Supreme Court ruling (which it very much does), and have said that they will not abide by it, something that they are not required to do under law as of yet. They said that 'it is non-statutory and therefore does not have the force of law. We see the Equality Act itself as our primary legal guide when making decisions'.

Paul Parker, the recording clerk, said that the interim guidance 'is already contested and subject to legal challenge'. He went on to say that the British Quakers would 'welcome and affirm trans and non-binary people' in their spaces. 'We must respect the dignity of each person to live with integrity, informed by the truth of their lived experience'.

During their meeting a Quaker trustee said that 'The rights and inclusion of people belonging to our communities and using our buildings are not, and should not be, just about toilets. We will continue to work to make our corner of the Commonwealth of Heaven on Earth a more welcoming and accessible place. This is what Love requires of us.'

This is far from the first time that the Quakers have backed LGBTQ+ rights here in the UK, having previously backed same sex marriage, attended numerous Pride events across the country, and having pledged to support trans people in a public statement in 2023.

The Quakers decision not to follow the highly questionable and difficult to enforce guidance, something that they are well within their legal rights to do, has resulted in them receiving criticism from a number of vocal anti-trans voices.

Helen Joyce, the head of the anti-trans group Sex Matters, who has previously said that trans people are 'a huge problem to a sane world' and expressed her desire for 'reducing or keeping down the number of people who transition', waded into the topic. Joyce has said 'Early Quakers were famously supportive of women’s rights – they would surely be shocked and ashamed if they could see the destruction of that proud legacy'. Personally, I would likely side with the group that has fairly consistently backed decent, moral social change over the woman who made comments that sound frighteningly close to a Nazi.

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Download Festival Policing Toilet Use for Portaloo's Following EHRC Trans Guidance

 

Download Festival, the popular rock and metal music festival set to be held at Donnington Park in Leicestershire between the 13th and 15th of June has been on the receiving end of public backlash when it revealed its toilet use policy.

A post on social media containing an email from the event organisers seemed to reveal that following the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) interim guidance on single sex spaces following the UK Supreme Court verdict on the definition of woman under the Equality Act 2010, the event would begin policing the use of single occupancy toilets. The interim guidance from the EHRC was released shortly following the Supreme Court ruling, and amongst other things pushed to have trans people segregated in most spaces.

The email from Download read 'We do understand the concerns resulting from the recent Supreme Court ruling I would like to reassure you that we will continue to aim to provide the same inclusive environment for all our customers at Download as has always been the case.

'We are proud of the reputation the Download community has in terms of diversity, and will always look to promote the safety and comfort of all festival attendees including transgender and non-binary customers.

'We will be following the interim guidance issued by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on 25 April 2025 here. Their guidance states that 'trans women (biological men) should not be permitted to use the women's facilities and trans men (biological women) should not be permitted to use the men's facilities' and that 'trans people should not be put in a position where there are no facilities for them to use'.

'In line with this, we will therefore ensure that there are sufficient gender-neutral toilet facilities available, so that transgender and non-binary customer have access to facilities they feel comfortable using.'

It should be noted that the EHRC interim guidance is not legal, nor compulsory, and that Download made an active choice to follow this. The guidance has been condemned as exclusionary by the trans community, the public, and human rights bodies from across the world who have compared it to racial segregation. It is also worth noting that despite Download claiming that trans and non-binary people attending 'facilities they feel comfortable using' they are, according to the email, excluding them from spaces they feel comfortable using, and could be forcing trans people into spaces they're not. Download did not, however, outline how they will be enforcing these regulations at the event, whether they would have security stationed at the toilets checking ID's, whether judgements on who is allowed in particular spaces would be made on how people are perceived to present, or if physical checks would be involved.

Following the email Download attracted swift criticism online, including from a number of performers at the festival. Noahfinnce, a trans artist, posted on Twitter saying 'Hey @DownloadFest what the fuck are you doing. How have you go the gall to invite trans people like me to play your festival and then ban them from using the toilets? If the only way we can piss is by outing ourselves then you've created an unsafe environment. I had a great time playing last year but will not be attending again if I have to queue up for the ladies’ and my trans sisters have to risk outing themselves in the men’s. All this does is put trans people in danger'

Following Noahfinnce's Tweet a number of other acts from the festival added their voices, sharing his initial post with their own support. Pinkshift said 'what fucking music festival polices gendered bathrooms? crazy, unsafe, disrespectful, dangerous, and a slap in the face to all the queer and trans artists and fans who bring their creativity and innovation to the alternative music space every day @DownloadFest'. 

Witch Fever were quoted as saying the toilet policy was 'a complete fuckin' tragedy' by NME, which resulted in Witch Fever resharing this with 'I said what I said' accompanied by a trans flag emoji, and 'And to be clear - apparently the festival will also be providing gender neutral toilets which is good, but to enforce rules on what person can use what toilet based on their biological sex over their gender identity is not championing inclusivity and diversity'.

In the days following the news breaking Download has been harshly condemned by members of the public, with there having been dozens of posts across social media condemning their decision, and with people expressing their desire to either no longer attend until the policy is changed, ot that the change has left them feeling unsafe and uncomfortable.

Download have now clarified their statement following the backlash. Download's new statement reads as 'At the heart of Download is acceptance – we stand with all members of our community and want everyone to feel safe, supported and welcome at the festival,” the statement reads.

'We want to reassure all of our customers that at Download, the majority of toilets will be gender neutral and available to all. There will also be single sex toilets provided. Download Festival has always been and remains for everyone.

'We sincerely apologise that a previous communication on this was not clear. We are looking forward to seeing you at Download this year.'

According to a follow-up tweet from Noahfinnce, Download told him that the person who initially sent out the email that sparked the entire incident 'should NEVER have used that wording'.

What is perhaps interesting in their responses, both to Noahfinnce and in their public statement, is that they have said that the 'wording' shouldn't have been used, and that the majority of their toilets would be gender neutral. They have not, however, said that they wouldn't be preventing trans people from using the correct facilities. Nowhere in their statement do they say they are not following the EHRC interim guidance, or that they would not be policing toilet use.

It would appear that Download have tried to walk back the backlash to their stance, yet have not changed it. They have apologised that their wording wasn't the best, but not that they're enacting trans exclusionary policies and segregation. Don't be fooled by what they've said today, Download are still enacting transphobic and dangerous practices, and none of us should be okay with that,

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Scottish Police Arrest Trans Children During Protest For Their Rights

 

The UK action network Trans Kids Deserve Better staged a sit-in at the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in London and Glasgow on Monday 26th May, with police arresting a number of people, including children, at the Glasgow event.

Trans Kids Deserve Better, are a group that campaign for the rights, freedoms, and protections for trans children across the UK, and have created a number of high profile protests in the past that usually involve their members erecting large banners on the outside of buildings, and their members scaling those structures. The members planned a peaceful protest at the EHRC in response to the Commission's recent attempts at issuing transphobic guidance.

Following the UK Supreme Court ruling on woman in the Equality Act 2010 referring to 'biological women', the EHRC quickly put of interim guidance that attempted to encourage organisations and bodies across the UK to exclude transgender people from single sex spaces, and have even gone on to encourage the full segregation of trans people by barring them from any gendered spaces.

Protestors arrive at the building in Glasgow's West George Street at around 10:30am, where they scaled the front of the building to erect a banner that read 'End segregation, trans liberation', whilst a small number of protestors stood on a small balcony. More supporters were assembled in the street below them. 

Police began to arrive on the scene shortly after, and tried to get the three protestors to leave the balcony. When they refused, several officers entered the building carrying equipment, including a crowbar. At around 12pm officers appeared in the windows behind the protestors, where they struggled to open the windows for a short while. 

Three young trans people on the EHRC office balcony.

When police were eventually able to open the windows two police women attempted to talk the protestors down, but the trans children refused to make eye contact with the women. After this, three male officers came onto the balcony and forced the trio inside the building. Fifteen minutes later two of the three children were lead from the building in handcuffs, and were ushered into the back of a waiting police van.

It was at this point that the supporters began to try to prevent the van from leaving, crowding around in front of it, trying to block off the roadway, and one person even crawled under the vehicle. The crowd could be heard loudly booing, and chanting 'let them go'. Never a group to miss an opportunity to engage in violence, police then swarmed the crowd, pushing people to the ground and shoving them out of the way of the vehicle. One man was violently pinned to the ground by two officers and then handcuffed. A second was held up against a police vehicle and was also handcuffed. 

It is unclear what happened to the third child that was arrested and did not exit the building with the other two, though it is likely that they were removed from the building via another exit. 

It was later confirmed by police that six people had been arrested at the protest, five of them as part of the protest, with a sixth having been arrested for assault. At least two of those related were teens, with one ages 18, and the other 17-years-old. The police have reported that no injuries happened during the incident, despite video of them manhandling members of the public. 

After the incident Trans Kids Deserve Better released a statement saying that this was a 'direct response to the EHRC’s statements which seek to further alienate trans people from groups or spaces that they would have otherwise have been allowed to exist in.

'They’re showing the EHRC that they won’t let their guidance dictate where they’re allowed to exist, in a very literal sense. The young activists are determined to get their rage, anger and sorrow out and this action is the way to do it.' They continued. 'Trans kids deserve to have a right to education without worry of being segregated because of their identity, so change that, go to the protest and be vocal about your anger because Trans Kids Deserve Better.'

One of the protestors on the street, identified as Moat by the Socialist Worker, said 'Police arrived and immediately tried to cordon off the building. They then went inside and violently dragged the protesters who were occupying the offices from the balcony. After they threw the protesters in the van, another two people tried to intervene. 

'One person tried to get under the van where those arrested were being detained. To stop them taking them away. It was so brutal. A girl beside me got punched in the chest and then pushed on to her face.' He continued. 'I was there to support the action. I wanted to show my support for Trans Kids Deserve Better. What they were doing was peaceful. The way the police were treating people was terrible.' This statement from Moat seems to offer a different version of events to those reported by police, who claimed that no one was injured.

Supporters gathered outside of the Govan police station following the arrests, showing their support for those detained by the police. Jess, a trans woman present outside the station said 'The number of people here keeps growing. People are not in a hurry to leave. We will stay here until those arrested have been released. The police were fishing for a confrontation today. There was a lot of anger and we were demanding that they let the people arrested go.'

A second supporter outside the police station, identified as James, told the press on the scene 'Police have acted shamefully—and this is made even worse by what happened over the weekend. Police on Saturday allowed a far right rally in the city to go on for over 10 hours. They were pushing anti-racist activists back, and protecting the far right and Nazis. When we showed police a picture of someone caught on camera doing a Nazi salute, the policeman’s reply was, ‘I don’t have my glasses with me.’ It’s shocking. They protect fascists and attack trans kids.' James referenced an event in Glasgow on Saturday 24th May, as well as several other Scottish cities, where far right extremists were allowed to march and protest for several hours.

Alex, who was also present outside the station told The National 'A lot of people are thinking that it was police brutality, which is completely understandable. At this time, we're obviously just very angry about what's happened. We think it could have been handled better. We think that if there was a lot more like speaking, asking people to move, the whole situation would have been a lot more respectful if there was a bit more communication there, instead of going in straight to force.'

The Trans Kids Deserve Better protest in London was allowed to continue, and police did not take action in that case.

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JK Rowling Pledges to Use Harry Potter Money to Finance Anti-Trans Court Cases

 

JK Rowling, the much disliked author of the Harry Potter series, who has seen her reputation as a beloved children's author left in tatters after becoming vocally anti-trans on social media, has pledged to use her vast wealth accrued from her work to fund court cases that would directly negatively impact transgender people and their rights. 

The JK Rowling Women's Fund was announced by the billionaire writer over 24th May as most regular people were enjoying their Bank Holiday weekend with family and friends. Rowling says that the fund is designed to help with 'fighting to retain women's sex-based rights', including public venues, workplaces, and 'protected female spaces'. She also announced that all of the money for the fund would come from her own finances, which were reported to be at least £945 million as of 2025.

Information from the fund's website says that it is designed to help people who are 'facing tribunals because of their expressed beliefs', referring to people who would have engaged in transphobia in the workplace. It also claims that it will help those 'forced to comply with unreasonable inclusion policies regarding single-sex spaces', which would seem to indicate anywhere that Rowling and her fellow transphobes don't want trans inclusion.

This 'Women's Fund' is not the first time that Rowling has been involved in legal action against the trans population. It was reported that she personally donated at least £70,000 to the legal fund in the For Women Scotland case, where they took a case to the UK Supreme Court to redefine what woman meant in the Equality Act 2010. The case resulted in the Supreme Court, which excluded evidence from unbiased sources that supported trans people, as well as trans voices themselves, defining women in the Equality Act to mean 'biological women'; they have yet to clearly state what they mean by 'biological women', how this is determined, what happens when people do not fall into two neat binary boxes, or how this now acts in conflict with other laws and regulations.

JK Rowling engaged in Holocaust denialism on Twitter

The website for the fund allows individuals to apply for Rowling's money, though it does make it clear that it will not provide a lawyer in legal cases, so those applying must already have sought legal representation themselves. Many people have taken to social media to share the content of their applications, with some pasting the script of The Bee Movie into the fields, whilst others have chosen to write out the lyrics of Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley, or quotes from film, TV, and books. A lot of people have claimed to have applied this way hundreds of times in an attempt to either overwhelm the system, or waste the time of those who have to examine each application. Whilst I cannot personally advocate for anyone to go to the website now and spam it like this I will say that it would be funny if people did. JK Rowling Women's Fund application form link.

John Swinney, Scotland's First Minister, has said that he's 'not worried' about the fund, or Rowling's continued efforts to erode legal protections across Britain. Swinney didn't express concern about the Scottish Government being sued by women over their laws that protect or include trans people. Swinney has also been one of the voices urging for public bodies not to make snap rulings on trans inclusion following the Supreme Court ruling, asking for clear legal directives to be handed down from the EHRC (Equality and Human Rights Commission). The Scottish Daily Express asked him if he was worried about the fund and if it could lead to legal action being taken against the Scottish Government, but Swinney said 'No, because I always uphold the rule of law. Obviously people are free to set up whatever funds they want to set up.'

This seems to be the latest in a long line of anti-trans actions taken by Rowling, who is incredibly active on Twitter (X), where she frequently brings up trans people, shares comments from anti-trans sources, and has even on occasion made comments that are negative towards the trans community, including Holocaust denialism. Over the past several years Rowling has transformed from a person 'having a middle aged moment' and apparently accidentally liking a transphobic tweet, to now actively trying to finance legal cases against the trans community. And all of this with money that she has made from Harry Potter.

Rowling frequently tweets about trans woman India Willoughby,
possibly indicating some form of obsession with her.

Since Rowling's anti-trans views have become evident many people have outright abandoned the Harry Potter fandom, refusing to buy any merchandise, boycotting new projects, and destroying items that they already have. Many former fans made the decision that they could not support a woman who actively pushed transphobic conspiracy theories (her TERF Wars essay contained many), and used dehumanising language towards trans people. However, there have been some people who claim to support the trans community who still try to engage with Harry Potter, claiming that supporting the franchise and putting money into Rowling's pocket doesn't harm trans people. Well, they can't make that claim any more.

The smart people knew that supporting the franchise would support her views, whether by her seeing the sales as translating to people agreeing with her anti-trans actions (something she has claimed), or by literally being used to finance anti-trans action. Any pretence that that's not happening has been completely stripped away now. Rowling has made it clear that her own money, money she has because of Harry Potter and its fans, has been and will be used to target and harm trans people. If you think you can support Harry Potter and claim to not be against trans people you're a fucking idiot. Stop. Please, just stop one or the other. Either stop supporting her (the preferable option) or stop trying to pretend you're a trans ally. 

Personally, I believe JK Rowling is one of the most damaging figures for the trans community. I think that she's been actively out to harm us for years, and she's been escalating towards action like this for a long time. And anyone who supports her fandom is helping her to do this. If you buy Harry Potter stuff you helped have the Supreme Court rule against trans people's rights, you set the stage for all of these organisations to try to enact trans exclusion and segregation. And if a single trans life is lost because of this Rowling and you have that blood on your hands. 

It's time to choose, what matters more to you, the lives, rights, and dignities of trans people, or a children's story about a wizard; because you can't have both.

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Papers Please! EHRC Code of Practice Calls For People to Challenge Those Using Toilets and Changing Rooms

 

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has released its new code of practice following their interim guidance after last month's UK Supreme Court decision on the definition of sex under the Equality Act 2010. Whilst the EHRC's interim guidance has been met with condemnation by decent people, and those that understand how ridiculously dangerous it will be trying to police people's bodies, their new code of practice takes things further after their initial push to have trans people put into segregated spaces. The EHRC is now instructing staff in any place that has gendered spaces, which is literally anywhere with single sex toilets, to challenge those trying to use them that they think might be trans.

The regulatory body, headed up by the notably anti-trans Baroness Kishwer Falkner, has given new guidance updates ahead of a six week public consultation period, an extension on their initial plan to rush the changes through with a two week consultation period. Falkner claims that the new guidance will satisfy 'demand for authoritative guidance'.

According to the code of practice people will legally be allowed to have their usage of single sex spaces challenged if it believed their birth sex does not match. This means that anyone who is suspected of being trans can be asked to prove that they're not, and will need to provide evidence. How places will be able to police bathrooms has long been a question around transphobes insane focus on the issue, and the EHRC seems to think they've cracked the case (they've not).

The EHRC says that staff in these spaces can ask someone to prove they're the sex they are in a 'sensitive way which does not cause discrimination or harassment', something that seems like an impossibility as most people would see a bathroom cop asking them what genitals they have would be harassing. To avoid a system in which these bathroom police will force members of the public to drop their trousers and expose themselves the EHRC has decided that people will need to carry their birth certificates on them, producing them upon request to prove their birth sex.

Anyone familiar with a birth certificate is likely already a little confused at this, or possibly even laughing at the idea as these documents have 'THIS IS NOT A FORM OF ID' printed on the bottom of them in large letters. There's also the fact that trans people can have their birth certificates changed to reflect their new gender. However, the EHRC has also put their best minds at work to figure out this slight flaw in their system. If the person who sees your birth certificate has the right sex listed on it but still thinks you're in the wrong toilets they can ask you to then produce your passport, another document that can have gender markers easily changed.

So what happens if you provide your birth certificate, then your passport, but the bathroom gestapo still think you're not the right kind of person they want in the toilets? Well, they're not allowed to ask you if you may have had a Gender Recognition Certificate to change your birth certificate, but if they think you have they can ask you to provide that. If you have one and have that with you (we're now up to three forms of ID documents you're supposed to have on you at all times) they can prove you're trans and kick you out. But if you refuse to provide a GRC, which most people will as very few folks have one and most people who are going to be challenged are going to be cis people, the person asking for evidence of your sex can decide that you're just lying and exclude you anyway.

Baroness Kishwer Falkner - toilet gestapo

The EHRC are either fucking stupid, or there's people there who know how ridiculous this situation is and are trying to sabotage it from the inside. But based on what 'gender criticals' have demonstrated so far I think the first option seems the more likely. 

Maya Forstater, a woman who turned not getting a contract renewed into her entire identity, has claimed that this new guidance brings 'clarity' to the Supreme Court ruling. With that being her insightful and intelligent takeaway from this car crash of a document I wonder why her employers didn't keep her on. 'The draft EHRC guidance reflects the law as clarified by the Supreme Court, so there can be no more excuses for failing to follow it.

'Its clear language and calm, factual tone are a welcome antidote after weeks in which trans lobby groups have sought to present the ruling as complicated and dangerous. It’s shameful that the UK’s flagship public sector bodies, from Parliament and the civil service to NHS trusts, as well as many third sector organisations and private companies, have dragged their heels.

“The Supreme Court judgment was already completely clear, and there was never any justification for waiting to comply. The guidance will now go out for consultation, but the broad outlines are fixed. Organisations that delayed will now have to scramble to change their policies to comply with the law, as every day they delay increases the risk of legal action.'

Perhaps more laughable that Forstater's reading of this as bringing clarity is Falkner telling the press that 'People with protected characteristics should never be discriminated against or harassed when using a service.' whilst simultaneously pushing for that against trans people any chance she gets. Once again, fuck the EHRC and these people.

The EHRC seems to have crafted a wonderful system where anyone at any time can be accused of being trans, can be harassed and challenged in public, and even if they provide proof when asked for it, can just be called a liar and banned from toilets, changing rooms, and other single sex spaces. I honestly don't know how to respond to this frankly idiotic idea. This feels like it's one of the worst jokes I've ever heard, but it's completely serious and it's going to be used by bigots to try and ruin people's lives.

Pro-trans protests sparked around the UK in response
to the Supreme Court ruling

As the majority of trans people have been saying over and over again for literal years now, the people who are going to get hurt the most from policies such as this are cisgender people. There are weekly news reports of cis people being harassed, challenged, or even assaulted, for trying to use single sex spaces, particularly women's spaces. Women who don't conform to gender stereotypes or conventional beauty standards are much more likely to get harassed than trans people are. Butch women, women with short hair, women who don't dress effeminately, women of colour, women with PCOS, all of these and more are being actively put in danger by the idea that people should be challenged for simply trying to take a piss.

If the EHRC are listened to, if this becomes the legally expected thing, those reports are going to skyrocket. People will he harassed, people will be discriminated against, people will be assaulted, and the group that are being used as the reason for it, the women who need 'protecting' are going to be the victims of this, trans and cis alike. 

It's likely that even if this is put into place that it's hardly ever going to be enforced. Shops, clubs, entertainment venues, ect., aren't going to employ special security guards to check people's papers, regular staff don't have the time to do that, nor will they want to. And let's be honest, it won't be long before we see legal cases springing up against those that do try to enforce this for discrimination. It's stupid beyond belief, it's obviously wrong and un-enforceable, yet we're at the stage where the country is going to be demanding papers just to use the toilet. 

There's not much more to say about this, both because it's clearly ridiculous and because I've reached the point where I just want to swear over and over. If you can, respond to this consultation. This cannot go unchallenged, even if it is clear why this is bad. We need to have our objections on paper, our voices need to be recorded, even if they're going to be ignored completely. Be prepared for this to go through because we've reached the point where Britain is a parody country where bigotry is king. Be angry, be sad, do whatever you need to to process this and deal with your grief, but then fight it every step of the way.

I've been using women's spaces without incident for over a decade, I will continue to do so, and I'm going to laugh in the face of anyone who asks me to produce documents to prove that I belong in those spaces. 

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