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Canary catch up: momtok, manosphere and good old BBC homophobia
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (332+ words) Anyway, on with what I've been watching! My guilty pleasure show, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, is back! Make no mistake, TSLOMW is utter fucking trash, I know it, the producers know it, and Momtok knows it. There is…...
Draft trans guidance for schools treats vulnerable kids as a threat
3+ week, 5+ day ago (716+ words) On 12 February, the government announced that it will soon publish guidance for schools regarding trans pupils. The press release states that schools must take a "very careful approach" when a pupil "asks to socially transition". "Social transition" refers to the…...
Hack by trans activists exposes ‘Free Speech Union’ funders
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (620+ words) Trans direct action group BASH BACK has published a leaked list of donors who fund the Free Speech Union (FSU). This is a group founded by far-right activist and eugenicist Toby Young. Young recently commissioned a "security briefing" which called…...
Transphobia is breaking feminism apart, while fascists lurk nearby
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (764+ words) For many of us who have lived through the 70s in Britain, the rise of fascism today brings back many disturbing memories, whilst making us aware of the important differences between the National Front of the 70s and the fascists of today....
TransActual report collects testimonies of trans segregation after Supreme Court ruling
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1125+ words) TransActual have released a report collecting the testimonies of trans people in the UK who have been impacted by the Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act earlier this year. As the Canary previously reported: the UK Supreme Court has…...
Trump's hatred of queer rights continues to reverberate, as Pittsburgh gay bar raided by swarm of cops
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (969+ words) Maryam Jameela is a journalist and editor. She grew up in Lancashire, and now calls Sheffield home. She completed a PhD on the representations of South Asian Muslim women that looked at the gaps in mainstream trauma theory. She has…...
Edinburgh just came out in force against the Supreme Court's roll-back of trans women's rights
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (582+ words) Members of the public in Edinburgh came out to protest against the Supreme Court's roll-back of rights for trans communities in the UK. On Saturday 19 April, around 2,000 protesters turned out in Edinburgh against the UK Supreme Court's roll-back of transgender…...
Musicians and actors urged to boycott anti-LGBTQ+ Hungary over its Pride ban
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (427+ words) LGBTQ+ music stars Chappell Roan, Emeli Sand, and Alanis Morisette are being urged to pull out of concerts in Hungary to show their opposition to the country's ban on the annual Pride march, ... LGBTQ+ music stars Chappell Roan, Emeli Sand,…...
Commonwealth leaders faced protest at Westminster Abbey over anti-LGBTQ+ laws
1+ year, 5+ day ago (438+ words) Leaders from 29 Commonwealth countries that criminalise LGBTQ+ people were met with boos and jeers as they arrived at the Commonwealth's annual service at Westminster Abbey today, 10 March 2025. Despite violating the human rights provisions of the Commonwealth Charter, they were welcomed…...