S4 EP23 Pride Special - WHAT NOW FOR THE TRANS COMMUNITY?

The Bylines Network Podcast

For Pride month, we ask what life is like for transgender people in the UK right now. On this special episode, Julian sits down with Zoe Perry from the Forrest of Dean and Natacha Kennedy, two trans writers from the Bylines Network, to discuss the

impact of the recent hotly contested Supreme Court decision.

The court ruled that protections from sex based discrimination in the Equality Act referred to biological sex only. Our guests reveal how this felt like a gut punch to the trans community and the way it has been followed by rule changes in many institutions, leaving the LGBTQ+ community as a whole wondering what this might mean for their hard-won rights.

Drawing on research, campaigning and personal stories, Zoe and Natacha take lessons from 4,000 years of human history, bringing the story of trans experience right up to the present day and giving us all a sense of what can be done to make the future better for everyone..,and even find time to recommend their favourite queer reads and watches.

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