Trans+ History Week

Launching today! In calm water and rough tides, we rise 🌊 Now until 10 May, "Reflections" spotlights the voice and power of Trans+ communities across the UK.

📚 One of the Nazis’ first major book burnings targeted the world’s first Trans+ clinic, where more than 20,000 books and pieces of research into Trans+ lives were erased. For #BannedBooksWeek, from our archive with @smartypantsmarty.com 👇

I made a doc for @wearequeeraf.com and @transhistoryweek.com! Jan Morris lived a fascinating life, so this was a treat to work on. I interviewed Twm Morys, Paul Clements, and Sara Wheeler, and you will even hear the voice of Sir Michael Palin. Listen here. www.wearequeeraf.com/the-triumphs...

30 years on from the landmark documentary the Shinjuku Boys, we bring you a rare interview with its director Kim Longinotto @transhistoryweek.com 

I spoke with Philip Baldwin at Gay Times about the state of Pride.

Thank you, Julia 🙏 “I once wrote under a pseudonym so I could keep serving. I write now in my own name for the same reason.”

Attach your name to this to urge our leaders in Europe to put in place tangible protections for our Pride movement.

30 years later, Director Kim Longinotto Looks Back on the Making of Shinjuku Boys 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/30-years-lat...

Not sure if this information has made it to Bluesky… There’s a vigil tomorrow for CSD Berlin in Soho Square, London 7-8pm. Facilitated by Stonewall and Pride in London.

You can feel helpless after such senseless violence and loss of life. There are tangible things we can demand from the EU to support the protection of our Pride movement. Berlin is a tragic highlight to the desperate need for tangible politician actions Sign ✍️ www.change.org/p/protect-pr...

This board of trans history, which was seen at last year's Surrey Trans Pride in Epsom, is back on display.

Our team will be marching. Show up in the 25th and let’s make it a protest to remember!

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It's alive! The Trans Unity Quilt is now online in its full digital archive - with enormous gratitude to every single person who contributed. This is a true vision of who the trans community are, the love and rage we share, the future we're fighting for. www.transunityquilt.com

I can't believe it - @transunityquilt.bsky.social is now live! All 96 meters of length, hundreds and hundreds of patches, hundreds and hundreds of people - an ENORMOUS statement of trans solidarity and love and refusal to be erased. We are so much more than the hatred thrown at us... 1/x

Our artwork, 42 Childhood Memories, is back hanging in Brixton (Tate) Library. I’m so glad because out of storage it can move people and create change. The work tells us all that Trans+ people were all kids once. And it tells people we must do better for Trans+ kids today.

We just hit the first proper milestone. 500 signatures. Ask a friend to sign it and we’ll soon break into the thousands.

There's a non-binary version too 🥰 ___ Download the assets here to support, sign and share the open letter ⬇️ drive.google.com/drive/folder... Sign the open letter: protectprideprotectdemocracy.com

I love the trans version of the social post. ___ Download the assets here to support, sign and share the open letter ⬇️ drive.google.com/drive/folder... Sign the open letter: protectprideprotectdemocracy.com

We're demanding three things: 1. Issue a formal public rebuke against member states, accession countries and third countries that seek to restrict Pride and the rights it represents.

The newly released State of Pride Report 2026 reveals a stark reality across Europe: ❌ 40% of European Prides have seen funding slashed over the last three years. ❌ 81% have faced targeted hate campaigns. drive.google.com/file/d/1n4Yt...

Would encourage you to read and share this. The resources and report show the challenges faced by Pride organisers, and highlight what we’ll lose if people and orgs bow to pressures to withdraw their support

I am so pleased to have signed this, and I think anyone who wants to protect LGBT+ rights should do the same!

📝 Just added my name to this open letter to Ursula von der Leyen. Great campaign by @smartypantsmarty.com to Protect Pride and Protect Democracy. Have a look 👇

The freedoms to gather, assemble and peacefully protest are not guaranteed. They depend on people showing up, participating and protecting them. Join the movement to Protect Pride. Protect Democracy. protectprideprotectdemocracy.com #ProtectPride

Pride is one of the most visible expressions of the freedoms to gather, assemble & peacefully protest We're calling on the European Commission to help protect Pride, & the freedoms that make it possible Add your name to our open letter. Share this post. Join the movement. https://bit.ly/4y94IQc

Pride is one of the most visible expressions of the freedoms to peacefully protest. We're calling on the European Commission to help protect Pride, and the freedoms that make it possible. Add your name to our open letter. Share this post. Join the movement. https://bit.ly/3QXdNuS #ProtectPride

Have you put your name to this letter to Ursula von der Leyen yet? Help us get to the first 1,000 signatures ✍️

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This IS NOT just an LGBTI community issue. It's a warning sign of democratic backsliding for all. That's why, at the heart of the campaign, is an open letter which will be delivered straight to the desks of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and High Representative Kaja Kallas

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New Campaign: Protect Pride. Protect Democracy! 🏳️‍🌈 I'm so Proud (with a capital 'P') to see this go live. protectprideprotectdemocracy.com

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After a long hiatus I've returned to my column with @campaignuk.bsky.social to debrief an extraordinary debut at @canneslions.bsky.social - being part of the awarding jury for the prestigious award category: Glass: The Lion for Change. June has certainly been a memorable month! Added to Patreon:

I’ll be speaking on the Trans and Non-binary Stage in Soho Square at 3.55 tomorrow for Pride in London. If you’re around I’d love to have some friendly faces in the space with me. See you there!

At my visit to 10 Downing Street on Monday, I asked the Prime Minister directly if he would take another look at EDM 240 which now has 159 signatures. I made it clear to him that our community views this Code as a mechanism that enables Trans+ segregation.

Recorded live at @transhistoryweek.com, this episode explores how we fight back for future generations 🏳️‍⚧️ 🎙️ Listen now

🏳️‍⚧️ We're living through a global backlash against Trans+ rights. But we've been here before. As Alex of @transsolidarity.bsky.social reminds us, the actions we take now will shape what comes next. Full episode 👇

I’ll be speaking on the Pride in London Soho Square Trans & Non-Binary Stage at approximately 2.30pm on July 4th. I hope to use the moment to encourage us all to connect more deeply with our history and to let it steel us and lead the way this Pride season.

Last week, our Chief Executive, Paul Roberts, and Trustee, Callum Pethick, attended the Trans+ History Week Parliamentary Reception. We supported the event booking and helped ensure access through Trans+ History Week travel bursaries for those who might not otherwise attend. 1/3

The anti-trans rhetoric pushed by US politicians is about more than Trans+ people. As Sylvia Rivera and Miss Major understood, it's part of a wider authoritarian politics that affects us all 🎙️ We explore in the new ep of the @wearequeeraf.com podcast 👇 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

Great to be at the Trans+ History Week reception with some of our Green councillors and cross-party MPs standing up for trans rights. Over 130 MPs have signed the motion against the EHRC’s cruel code of practice. Govt must now set time for a debate and vote. www.scenemag.co.uk/cross-party-...

Thanks Scene Magazine for this coverage of our Parliamentary reception this week 🙏 www.scenemag.co.uk/cross-party-...

A report into the WellBN GP service has concluded that the service "was inappropriately prescribing medications" despite acknowledging it helped the young people In tomorrow's newsletter, we go beyond the headlines and speak to the families affected 🏳️‍⚧️ Join 10K readers 📩 wearequeeraf.com/subscribe

As a gay trans man in the 1970s, Lou Sullivan didn’t fit what doctors thought a trans person should be. He spent his life proving them wrong. 🎙️ Hear his story:

Last night we hosted the first ever Parliamentary reception for @transhistoryweek.com Some people asked me to publish my speech so I've put it on my Patreon (don't worry it's not behind any paywall)

Introduce non-binary legal recognition. Would it be so terrible? It was a pleasure to attend the House of Commons last night, thank you to @kateosbornemp.bsky.social and @transhistoryweek.com (go follow) for the invite. #houseofcommons #legalreform #ehrcguidance

More than 80 people have signed an open letter setting out "serious concerns" over NHS England’s withdrawal of gender-affirming hormone therapy for trans youth @transactualuk.bsky.social  Understand more 👉 https://shorturl.at/eAREq

The first of our mini documentary episodes is out now 👇