Jamie Wareham

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Sure seems like this is coordinated.

QueerAF understands several government departments are set to release similar guidance, and there seems to have been coordinated activity to release them at the same time.

The top lines of this breaking story, so you don't have to get your news from an outlet that will bring you anti-trans sentiment. But its complexity requires detailed analysis, which we'll bring you in our newsletter on Saturday. Join 10K readers 👇 wearequeeraf.com/subscribe

Fascinating - the old one "was rooted in Western stereotypes" and called an example of "cartographic colonialism" www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

"When LGBTQIA+ rights were once again at risk, PinkNews was given a choice: continue to serve the LGBTQIA+ community...or submit to the allure of mass-producing popular, uncontroversial content...its decision to cave to the whims of the algorithm has left it in reputational and financial tatters."

The queer news sector has fallen prey to the growing trend of metric-driven news churn that looms over much of the industry.

It is most damaging because, well placed on the BBC homepage, it can attract 1M readers without doing the issue justice Worse, many more will simply see the headline and, without any context or understanding of our community, take away that LGBTQIA+ people are part of a 'backlash' to Pride

This 'in depth' article fails to cover the impact of Trump, the anti-DEI movement in the US, and UK politicians' role in the rise of anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric It also relies on Reform's Darren Grimes and an anon 'gender critical lesbian' to claim our community is divided www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Feeling overwhelmed, concerned, and worried about the EHRC code? I hear you 🏳️‍⚧️ In tomorrow's QueerAF newsletter, we've intentionally focused all our stories on those who are already fighting back - and what you need to know to support that work Join 10K readers 👇 wearequeeraf.com/subscribe

The 40-day scrutiny period for the EHRC's code of practice ends today - 166 MPs tried to stop it It doesn't come into force immediately, but the minister can choose to implement it after today What next? Join 10K readers who'll understand Sat in our free newsletter 📩 wearequeeraf.com/subscribe

Today the Parliamentary scrutiny period for the draft Code of Practice ends. It still requires a commencement order to come into force. It does not happen automatically today. Labour could still, in theory, choose not to do this.

🚨 WE NEED YOU 🚨 As a new Prime Minister comes into power, we want to show that an overwhelming number of people support trans people, and want the government to take serious action to protect their rights. Will you say you stand with trans people? And share with everyone you know?

🚨 The Code of Practice has been published. It treats Trans+ people as a 'third sex', and creates legal defences to make it more justifiable to exclude Trans+ people from single-sex spaces. A full explainer and digest will be in our newsletter on Saturday. For now, this is what we know 🧵

Analysis by @jamiewareham.co.uk This is not the code of practice that anyone wants, gender-criticals or Trans+ people. It toes the line between saying Trans+ people are protected, while essentially treating them as a third sex that, in many circumstances, will force them to rely on unisex toilets.

We've read the new Code of Practice. Here's what you need to know.

Analysis - @jamiewareham.co.uk Streeting is not a popular person within the LGBTQIA+ community. He is also facing scrutiny on his ties to private health donors from @goodlawproject.org. Meanwhile, new @labourlist.bsky.social poll shows, he'd lose against Starmer, or any other prospective candidate

While Streeting contemplates what he does next, here is a brief look at his role in undermining Trans+ healthcare in the UK, since becoming Health Secretary. Plus a look at how in 2022, he said: "my Christian Anglican faith definitely informs my politics"🧵

We took the extraordinary step of delaying the release of this story to give organisations like NHS England more time to respond, at their request. They've since failed to answer any of our follow-ups, so we've published this story, with their silence.

In this article, former Scottish Labour Leader Kezia Dugdale who is the new chair of Stonewall: 🔴 Praises JK Rowling 🔴 Positions Stonewall as stepping back from frontline fighting for Trans rights 🔴 Is steeped in anti-trans dog whistles What a way to start www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

"You’re allowed to take a moment – just a moment – after a year of struggle, to be proud of the fact that we’re still here. We’re still fighting. And no matter how long and difficult the struggle is – it is a fight we will win, together." goodlawproject.org/a-year-under...

🆕🚨 - Just days ahead of the anniversary of the For Women Scotland Supreme Court decision that upended UK Trans+ rights, the EHRC has announced it has submitted a new draft code of practice following comments from the Government. What do we know, and has it scrapped bathroom bans? 🧵

A "reporter free newsroom" has no business calling itself a newsroom. Massively disappointing.

7/ From our founder @jamiewareham.co.uk 👇 “We know all too well how terrible so many of the mainstream media titles have been to our community. “And while they lean into anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric to chase clicks and rage bait, even gay media can be pushed off course by market pressures."

Just want to underscore how much journalistic talent will go as part of this, and what a shame that is. My thoughts are with the dedicated LGBTQIA+ journalists, who, despite toxic work culture and editorial agendas, have fought hard to do good work for our community in its newsroom.

Queer journalists should be writing our news, which needs better justice than short, lacking in nuance social media captions – in a world where our rights are under attack. PinkNews have now confirmed the redundancy consultation to @wearequeeraf.com, and this divestment in news is concerning 👇