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‘Being trans is not something you put on and take off. It’s part of who you are’ Felix Moore, left, with his father, Rowan Moore, at home in London. Photograph: Gabby Laurent for the Observer Felix Moore, left, with his father, Rowan Moore, at home in London. Photograph: Gabby Laurent for the Observer Rowan Moore’s son Felix came out as transgender to his family seven years ago, when he was 19. Here they address some of the significant themes in the discussion about trans r...

Emily Bridges. (Instagram) The mum of trans cyclist Emily Bridges has hit out at “hysteria” surrounding her daughter after an unnamed coach allegedly shared “misinformation and lies” about her. Emily’s mum Sandy issued a statement on Twitter on Saturday (3 April) in which she sought to debunk some of the misinformation being circulated online. “Somebody claiming to be a ‘British Cycling Coach’ is once again whipping up rhetoric about my daughter, cyclist Emily Bridges, by promot...

Keira Bell brought legal action against the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust. (YouTube/Sky News) Trans youth are internalising a message that “the world hates them” as a result of the High Court’s puberty blockers decision in the Bell v Tavistock case last year, according to the CEO of a leading trans charity. The High Court ruled in December 2020 that transgender under 16s would have to be able to understand the nature of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and gender affirming surgery in o...

Updated 03/03/2021 17:07 GMT Even In Death Non-Binary People Are Being Robbed Of Their Identity As well as being "brutal", lack of options on death certificates could be putting people at risk. “I would hate for the last thing that documents me and my life to be inaccurate,” says Ren Williams. “The older I get the more I veer away from the binary, and so much of my life and the way people see me is already inaccurate. I dislike the idea that I’m going to be remembere...

Travis and their mum, Desiree, on set for the Pantene campaign. (Pantene) Travis Alabanza, the writer, performer and theatre-maker extraordinaire, agreed to kick off their slippers recently to do something a bit different: a modelling shoot with their mum, Desiree. “I was gagged, because I’ve been wanting an excuse to get my mum dressed up and glammed up. It was a no-brainer for me,” they say. But when Travis proposed the shoot – a hair campaign with Pantene – to their mum, she said n...

The Royal Courts of Justice where the High Court is located in London. (Getty/ BEN STANSALL/AFP) The High Court of England and Wales has granted permission for three pro-transgender groups to intervene in the NHS appeal against December’s cruel ruling on puberty blockers. National trans-led charity Gendered Intelligence (GI), young people’s sexual health charity Brook, and the Endocrine Society, the world’s largest organisation dedicated to hormone health, were given permission to interve...

The Royal Courts of Justice, which house the High Court of England and Wales, where the judicial review was heard. (DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images) A coalition of pro-trans groups has applied to intervene in the NHS appeal against the High Court’s ruling on puberty blockers. The intervention by LGBT+ rights charity Stonewall, national trans-led charity Gendered Intelligence, young people’s sexual health charity Brook and the Endocrine Society, the world’s largest organisation dedicat...

A demonstrator waves the trans Pride flag in Madrid, Spain. (Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images) As we dust ourselves off after the flaming dumpster fire that was 2020 and look ahead to what will hopefully be a slightly better year, PinkNews asked eight trans and non-binary people how cis people can be even better trans allies in 2021. From Liz Truss and JK Rowling to Ricky Gervais and Donald Trump, trans and non-binary communities were targeted by high-profile cis people like never ...