Articles by Vic Parsons

Jim Toy died on New Year's Day, 2022

Community
Jan 04 2022

Beloved activist and ‘trailblazer for LGBT+ rights across America’ Jim Toy dies aged 91

Trans healthcare in Ireland is struggling to serve 300 people per year

Health
Jan 04 2022

Ireland’s sole gender clinic is so short-staffed it can’t even deal with 300 patients a year

A group of private girls schools have placed a blanket ban on trans girls from becoming pupils

Education
Jan 03 2022

Private schools’ ban on trans girls is legally ‘unwise at best’, experts say

A vigil was held to mark Trans Day of Remembrance outside the BBC's London headquarters.

Activism
Jan 03 2022

Yet another protest planned over BBC’s ‘clear agenda of hate’ against trans people

Trans people in Lithuania will be able to change legal name without surgery

Trans
Jan 03 2022

Lithuania will finally allow trans people to change name without surgery

The trans Pride flag on Antarctica's highest peak

Trans
Jan 03 2022

Trans Pride flag planted on Antarctica’s highest peak to celebrate community’s ‘resilience’

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has broken United States records

Opinion
Dec 31 2021

Protesting trans athletes isn’t about fairness or safety. It’s about transphobia

Trace Lysette and Miriam Rivera.

Culture
Dec 31 2021

Trace Lysette wants the heartbreaking story of There’s Something About Miriam to spark a reckoning

More than eight in 10 Swiss people know there are more than two genders

Europe
Dec 30 2021

Overwhelming majority of Switzerland agrees that gender isn’t binary, encouraging study finds

Trans Joy: Meet award-winning Scottish author Ely Percy

Trans
Dec 30 2021

Trans Joy: Award-winning trans author Ely Percy on overcoming adversity and queer, working-class joy

Darcy Vescio is the seconf Australian footballer to come out as non-binary

Sport
Dec 30 2021

‘Superstar’ footballer Darcy Vescio comes out as non-binary, prompting wave of love and support

Liz Truss, the UK's minister for women and equalities.

Opinion
Dec 24 2021

We should all be worried by what Liz Truss is doing to our equalities watchdog

Trans Joy: The Christmas special

Trans
Dec 22 2021

Your chance to spread Trans Joy: Meet the brilliant Transanta campaign bringing Christmas cheer

NHS England is being sued over the trans healthcare crisis

Trans
Dec 21 2021

NHS to face fresh legal challenge over trans healthcare delays: ‘Too many people have died waiting’

Research into non-binary legal recognition urgently needed, say MPs

Non-Binary
Dec 21 2021

Tories should give non-binary people legal recognition by 2024, says equalities committee

Gender Recognition Act: Caroline Nokes arrives at Downing Street in a red suit

Trans
Dec 21 2021

Tories ‘spectacularly’ failed on gender law reform and should move towards self-ID, says inquiry

The Reindorf report was highly critical of Stonewall

Politics
Dec 20 2021

Barrister who slammed Stonewall’s trans inclusion advice handed key equalities role by Liz Truss

Emilee Carpenter appears in an interview with Fox News

Religion
Dec 18 2021

Christian photographer told she can’t refuse gay weddings as lawsuit crashes and burns

Trans Joy: The hair edition!

Trans
Dec 17 2021

How a simple haircut can bring absolute trans joy: ‘It was a hot mess, but my hot mess’

Protestor holds 'Trans Lives Matter' placard

Health
Dec 17 2021

Gender-affirming hormone therapy saves trans kids’ lives, according to science

Trans Rights are Human Rights

Trans
Dec 17 2021

Large majority of Scots think people should be ‘free to express their trans identity’

Non-binary people are 'being erased' by a lack of legal gender recognition

Non-Binary
Dec 16 2021

Non-binary people ‘are being erased’ by UK’s cruel refusal to issue gender-neutral passports

Christie Elan-Cane said 'justice was not served' by the Supreme Court verdict

Law
Dec 15 2021

Campaigner Christie Elan-Cane dubs Supreme Court’s gender-neutral passport ruling an ‘abomination’

Christie Elan-Cane: 'X' passport fight reaches Supreme Court

Identity
Dec 15 2021

Non-gendered activist Christie Elan-Cane on lifelong fight for same dignity and rights as any human

Christie Elan-Cane fought fo X passports for 30 years

Law
Dec 15 2021

UK’s highest court rejects appeal for gender-neutral passports after activist’s ‘long, hard’ fight

activist Ban conversion therapy now

Religion
Dec 11 2021

Reverend ordered son to ‘court’ non-binary lesbian to make them straight: ‘I was brainwashed’

LGBT parents are not equally recognised by the UK government

Parenting
Dec 10 2021

Government urged to change ‘outdated and discriminatory’ birth certificate rules for LGBT+ families

Scottish gender bill

Trans
Dec 09 2021

Scotland announces ‘crisis funding’ worth millions for ‘broken’ trans healthcare

Durham University students protest after walking out of a Rod Liddle speech

Education
Dec 09 2021

Durham University’s Rod Liddle ‘transphobia’ row reaches fever pitch with furious protest

Nineteen essays about Trans Joy

Trans
Dec 08 2021

Trans Joy: Uplifting, thought-provoking book about trans lives by trans authors is a must-read

Education
Dec 08 2021

Durham students walked out of Rod Liddle speech ‘over caution for assault on pregnant partner’

Stu Rasmussen was the first openly trans mayor in the US

Trans
Dec 07 2021

America’s first out trans mayor Stu Rasmussen, who won hearts by breaking down barriers, dies at 73

a small town in Bangladesh ahs elected its first trans mayor

Trans
Dec 07 2021

Bangladesh town elects country’s first out trans mayor with stunning landslide victory

Argentina made history by legally recognising non-binary people

Trans
Dec 06 2021

Argentina made history by legally recognising non-binary people – but now they’re left ‘in limbo’

Trans protest outside NHS England

Trans
Dec 06 2021

Protesters stage ‘die in’ outside NHS HQ in powerful demonstration against trans healthcare crisis

Rod Liddle made a 'racist, transphobic' speech at Durham University

UK
Dec 06 2021

Uni students stage protest after Spectator’s Rod Liddle goes on ‘transphobic’ penis rant on campus

Trans
Nov 30 2021

6 toe-curling times Caitlyn Jenner proved representation isn’t everything

Homelessness among LGBT+ youth is an 'epidemic', according to support workers

Trans
Nov 26 2021

LGBT+ kids are ‘120 times more likely to be homeless’ due to hateful, intolerant families

Trans dad Freddy McConnell is crowdfunding to give birth to his second child abroad.

Trans
Nov 26 2021

LGBT+ families ‘simply never considered’ by MPs, says trans dad Freddy McConnell

The Sims lesbian pose mod

Gaming
Nov 25 2021

The Sims 4 to finally introduce non-binary pronouns with new update announced