Transgender

Photos from London’s joyous & defiant Trans+ Pride march
Activism

Photos from London’s joyous & defiant Trans+ Pride march

Now in its third year running, Trans+ Pride London attracted some 7,500 attendees. Photographer Bex Wade was on hand to capture the uplifting and poignant event.

Written by: Bex Wade

Liverpool is taking a stand against anti-LGBTQ+ attacks
Activism

Liverpool is taking a stand against anti-LGBTQ+ attacks

Enough is enough — Earlier this week, following a series of violent attacks on queer people in the city centre, demonstrators came together in a moving show of solidarity.

Written by: Vuyokazi Mtukela

Why trans liberation means abolishing capitalism
Activism

Why trans liberation means abolishing capitalism

Transgender Marxism — Writer and historian Jules Joanne Gleeson and political economist and gender theorist Elle O’Rourke discuss their new co-edited book, which explores trans lives and movements through a Marxist lens.

Written by: Robin Craig

Torrey Peters: ‘I worried about the book hurting trans women‘
Culture

Torrey Peters: ‘I worried about the book hurting trans women‘

Detransition, Baby — The Brooklyn-based author talks to Huck about her groundbreaking debut novel, a kaleidoscopic social comedy which fearlessly navigates taboos around gender, sex, and relationships.

Written by: Nicola Dinan

The UK's puberty blocker ruling endangers trans people
Opinion

The UK's puberty blocker ruling endangers trans people

#TransKidsExist — In the wake of a High Court ruling making it harder to prescribe puberty blockers to under-16s, writer Nicola Dinan asks why anyone would celebrate a now even starker absence of healthcare for trans kids.

Written by: Nicola Dinan

The LGB Alliance threatens more than trans rights
Opinion

The LGB Alliance threatens more than trans rights

#LWithTheT — In the wake of a popular British gay magazine sharing several tweets from a transphobic organisation last month, writer Jack King argues that these attempts to stoke division are a danger to us all.

Written by: Jack King

Laura Jane Grace wants you to stay alive
Culture

Laura Jane Grace wants you to stay alive

'It’s a time for action' — The Against Me! singer talks to Huck about capturing the anxieties of the present and the brutal realities of contemporary America in her new solo album, Stay Alive, and why it's still not a time to panic.

Written by: Text by Ben Smoke

A sacred festival with India’s trans spiritual leaders
Photography

A sacred festival with India’s trans spiritual leaders

The holy third gender — In 2019, transgender Sadhus – holy ascetics in the Hindu tradition – were allowed to participate in the country’s sacred Kumbh Mela festival for the first time. Photographer Guillaume Ziccarelli captured their journey.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Austerity is the real enemy of women – not trans people
Opinion

Austerity is the real enemy of women – not trans people

The fight for funding — A dearth of compassion for trans people makes it easier to pit them against cis women and children. But the true evil is right under our noses, writes Nicola Dinan.

Written by: Nicola Dinan

My life as a transgender woman in Russia
Opinion

My life as a transgender woman in Russia

‘I won’t be bullied into hiding’ — Russia is widely regarded as one of the most homophobic nations in the Western world. Following the enactment of a law against ‘gay propaganda’ in 2013, hate crimes against members of the LGBTQ community have soared, especially murder and serious violence. Transgender people are arguably even more of a target, given Russia’s culture of rigidly enforcing gender roles. 27-year-old Eva Borisov explains what it’s like being transgender in such an intensely hostile environment.

Written by: Eva Borisov, as told to Nick Chester

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