What The Trans!?

To celebrate our 50th episode we spill the beans from behind the scenes of 2 years of doing this pod thing! Also: The Mail and The Times lie about trans women sexually assaulting cis women in prisons AGAIN. A trans hero sadly passes away. And we talk to Jess who has made an app that is helping the NHS and Chay from Trans Actual about their new project! Links sheet: https://bit.ly/2z9w9Rn http://whatthetrans.com http://twitter.com/whatthetrans

This week Michelle and Ashleigh chat to Asha and Haven, a trans woman and an agender person who are former members of an anti-trans hate movement ("gender critical feminists"). We ask them: How do trans people become anti-trans? What did they experience when they were inside? How did they escape? Links sheet: https://bit.ly/2AnalSD http://whatthetrans.com http://twitter.com/whatthetrans

This week: We talk to Coffee Spoonie (they/she, @coffeespoonie) and Shash (she/her, @itsShash1) about being trans, disabled, under lockdown, and how suddenly institutions are doing #AccessibilityForAbleds which they wouldn't do for disabled folks before Covid-19! (Hashtag by Kate McWilliams @kateandcrps) And Liz Truss says that a project tackling transphobic bullying "isn't government policy." Excellent! Link sheet: https://bit.ly/35F9jwW http://whatthetrans.com http://twitter.com/whatthetrans

COVID-19 is killing people and the UK is all set to have the highest death toll in Europe. So what did Women & Equalities minister Liz Truss announce whilst speaking to a Parliamentary committee? Guess. Just guess. We talk to Dr. Ruth Pearce (Spectra Trans Learning Project) and Susie Green (Mermaids) for their take on an announcement that is as terrifying as it is vague from the UK government. References: https://bit.ly/2VM7fzX whatthetrans.com patreon.com/whatthetrans twitter.com/whatthetrans

This week: What to do if you are in lockdown with an abuser. What are the Gender Identity Clinics doing during all this? And we are joined by their new producer (and Steam Curator) Jo Ross-Barrett to talk video games to play whilst stuck at home that have PEOPLE LIKE YOU IN IT! Check out Jo's Curator page: https://bit.ly/2Vm1R69 Info links: https://bit.ly/2xKfG5p Discord server: discord.gg/X2GJSak https://whatthetrans.com http://patreon.com/whatthetrans http://twitter.com/whatthetrans

BONUS CIS ALLIES FROM THE VAULTS! As we finish restructuring behind the scenes, please enjoy our interviews with amazing cisgender allies Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything, The Crystal Maze), Susie Green (Mermaids CEO), and Neville Southall (Former goalkeeper for Wales and Everton and equality campaigner!) JOIN OUR LONELINESS BATTLING DISCORD: discord.gg/X2GJSak References: https://bit.ly/2XHPEtY twitter.com/whatthetrans facebook.com/whatthetrans whatthetrans.com patreon.com/whatthetrans

This week we needed some time to restructure. BUT WE HAVE NOT LEFT YOU HANGING! We have dragged out from the vaults our interviews with amazing cisgender allies Oliver Thorn (Philosophy Tube), Linda Riley (DIVA Magazine publisher), Dr Adrian Harrop (LGBT campaigner and NHS doctor/hero) and Amelia Abraham (Dazed Media)! Enjoy! JOIN OUR DISCORD: discord.gg/X2GJSak References: https://bit.ly/2V0Ia3H twitter.com/whatthetrans facebook.com/whatthetrans whatthetrans.com patreon.com/whatthetrans

The Mail has continued being awful, the LGB Alliance haven't noticed that there is a pandemic on, and the virus is being used as an excuse to kill trans equality in Hungary. But to cheer everyone up, Michelle chats to comedian and creator of Comedy Central's TRANSACTION Jordan Grey about how to make lockdown go weird! References: https://bit.ly/3aG2UTT Discord server: discord.gg/X2GJSak twitter.com/whatthetrans facebook.com/whatthetrans whatthetrans.com patreon.com/whatthetrans

You know what is going on and it's alot so we had a chat with Ica Nienz (Isolation Collective), Sabah Choudrey (Trans Pride Brighton/"reluctant activist") and Kate Glanfield (Trans Gloucester) because what else were we gonna do? Volunteer for the NHS! https://www.goodsamapp.org/nhs Our brand new loneliness busting Discord server! - discord.gg/X2GJSak References: https://bit.ly/2UFgJLs patreon.com/whatthetrans twitter.com/whatthetrans facebook.com/whatthetrans whatthetrans.com

The I Paper has reported that sources in the Government have said that GRA reform has been postponed indefinitely. Here are Michelle's thoughts. Original piece: https://inews.co.uk/news/gender-recognition-act-indefinite-delay-plans-change-gender-2504335?fbclid=IwAR03AqQ58bYaGv-hUEEFvtgf91IjH9X3lQVO7eRMRR01BSRDHmPQhMJaxTo Join our Discord server! https://discord.gg/X2GJSak

We are back! This week: Transphobes do transphobia in the UK parliament on International Women's Day! Allies do the ally thing in the UK parliament because they are awesome! We barely mention Coronavirus! And Ash and Michelle break down the latest Guardian transphobic nonsense! We have opened a discord server to fight loneliness during the pandemic, join here! discord.gg/X2GJSak References: https://bit.ly/39ZSz4F whatthetrans.com facebook.com/whatthetrans twitter.com/whatthetrans

Trans kids are being targeted by Republicans! Should we be concerned? We talk to Molly Woodstock (Gender Reveal) and Cassius Adair (Transcripts) to find out! Also: Graham Linehan does news night...hilariously We talk to the Labour Campaign for Trans Rights. Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is bamboozled into LGB Alliance meeting And Michelle has ADHD! References: https://bit.ly/39G0weR whatthetrans.com tumblr.com/whatthetranspod facebook.com/whatthetrans twitter.com/whatthetrans

This week: Intersex people have so much common ground with trans people, we should support each other! Ash & Meesh talk to intersex trans woman Diana James and intersex activist Izzy MacCallum about what is going on for intersex folks We analyse the Labour leadership contest candidates! And Ashleigh is basically a secret agent. References: whatthetrans.com/ep-39 Facebook.com/whatthetrans Twitter.com/whatthetrans whatthetranspod.tumblr.com

This week: Michelle talks to Felix and Jo Ross-Barrett about being autistic and being non-binary! Transphobes are on the march in Scotland! Celebrities are coming out all over the place! And anti-trans group The LGB Alliance...released a single? Jesus christ.... Link & references: https://bit.ly/2FXbvUb twitter.com/whatthetrans facebook.com/whatthetrans whatthetranspod.tumblr.com

This week: The press has published easily debunkable lies (again...) We talk trans and non-binary people WINNING AT THINGS! And we talk to Jennie Kermode from Trans Media Watch about how, and even if trans and non-binary people should  Links & references: https://bit.ly/2R8OrHl We now have a Patreon to help us cover costs! Like what we do? Throw a quid our way! Patreon.com/whatthetrans twitter.com/whatthetrans facebook.com/whatthetrans whatthetranspod.tumblr.com