What The Trans!?
The What The Trans Group
Recent Episodes
On this episode, Ashleigh, Flint and Alyx explore the finer details of:
- Details allegedly 'leaked' from the Civil Service to the Times about the upcoming guidance from the EHRC. It's safe to say that we have one or two concerns about it.
- The PATHWAYS trial, what it is, what it'll involve and what that stupid backronym* is supposed to mean.
- The Levy review, the much-delayed review into adult trans healthcare, featuring details of an FOI we sent and an interview with Chay from TransActual.
- Plus our regular segments of Pond Hoppin', Loser's Corner and Trans Joy!
References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep145
*a real term, I promise I didn't make that up.
On this episode, Alyx, Flint & Ashleigh go over:
- The EHRC wanting to get out in front of any statements made by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) with mixed success.
- Some social science, of the LGB Alliance.
- An NHS ICB threatening to close a group of GP's surgeries for continuing to support trans young people, in line with existing legislation.
- Lib Dem returning officers don't get off lightly after an encounter with the FAP committee. Stop sniggering! Yes you read that correctly!
- And for our meat, we find out what Your Party's Trans Liberation Group had to say about Alyx's recent article calling Your Party a waste of time...
References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep144
This week, on another packed episode, Ashleigh, Alyx and Flint rake over the coals about:
- Esther Ghey, mother of Brianna Ghey, has launched a campaign called Phone-Free Education and the team consider its implications.
- Multiple organisations have submitted evidence to the Global Alliance of National Human Rights institutions showing that the EHRC is, to put it lightly, not really fulfilling its stated role.
- A symphony of statistics from two new GLP-instigated YouGov polls.
- Labour backbenchers warn of "chaos" if the EHRC's guidance is implemented as is, but not for the reasons you might be expecting.
Before moving on to the meat of the episode, which we've developed alongside https://www.wearequeeraf.com/ and Claire Prosho (https://linktr.ee/CTransTalks). This final part in our series about the UK's Gender Clinic system looks at potential future outcomes, including:
- The upcoming -although much delayed- Levy Review.
- Suggested ways for the GIC's to deal with their extreme backlog of patients.
- The numerous failures of the "specialist clinic" model as it stands.
- A lack of consistent data standards across the clinics and why this presents a problem.
References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep143
Action Alley:
Widnes Bridge Walk: Walk in solidarity for Transgender Awareness Week
If you've been affected by the Virgin active ban on trans people in bathrooms and changing rooms, as either a member or a staffer, then the Good Law Project would like to hear from you: Post by @goodlawproject.bsky.social
TransActual's MP emailing tool: Scrap the Bathroom Ban - Action Network
Amnesty's emailing tool to ask the government to remain in the European Convention on Human Rights: Defend our Human Rights – Tell Your MP to Back the ECHR
This week, before jumping into our main event, our Flintless duo of Ashleigh and Alyx take in the scenery of:
- Two new things from our immortal archenemies, the EHRC.
- A trans woman sent to a men's prison, but sadly we're talking about the UK this time.
- Bashing Back in Brighton.
Before moving on to the meat of the episode, which we've developed alongside https://www.wearequeeraf.com/ and Claire Prosho (https://linktr.ee/CTransTalks) to bring you some more information from inside the UK's gender identity clinic system, including:
- Last time we spoke of first appointments, but we look at how waiting for a second appointment can be almost as tortuous as the first and the length of the treatment pathway itself can take several years of a person's life, just to receive appropriate treatment.
- How the 18-25 year olds in the system are now hanging in the balance, depending on what the Levy Review's conclusions are and how they are put into practise.
- Data standards and how different models of data collection can make collation and looking for trends all the more difficult.
- Soon you, too, will be able to access all of this data. Would you like more information about this? Then please listen to the episode.
References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep142
On this deep-dive episode, the first in a three-part series, the team take a brief look at the news, including:
- A proposed "Brit Card" digital ID system and the troubling implications for trans people.
- Excellent news from Estonia, which has revolutionised its medical and gender recognition system overnight.
- SEGM gets rekt by Gordon Guyatt (that's him in the thumbnail!)
Before moving on to the meat of the episode, which we've developed alongside https://www.wearequeeraf.com/ and Claire Prosho (https://linktr.ee/CTransTalks) to bring you new information from inside the UK's gender identity clinic system, including:
- How Wes Streeting used information that was already a year out of date.
- A look at the astounding, centuries-long waiting list for a first appointment in some areas of the UK.
- How newer clinics are doing much more with less, compared to the old GIC system.
- With much more to come in the next two episodes!
References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep141