Transphobia

Homophobia: One-In-Four LGBT People Victim of Violence or Threats in the Last Five Years

European Parliament Web Team | Posted 17.05.2013 | UK Politics
European Parliament Web Team

What should have been a time of celebration for gay people in France turned into a nightmare when, a few weeks before France was due to become the latest European country to allow same-sex marriage, a young couple was assaulted in Paris on 7 April for being gay.

A Quarter Of Gay People Have Been Physically Attacked

The Huffington Post UK | Tom Moseley | Posted 17.05.2013 | UK

A quarter of gay people in European Union nations have been physically attacked, according to the biggest ever survey of its kind. Released to mark...

Vigil for Lucy Meadows 25-03

Patrick Cash | Posted 28.03.2013 | UK
Patrick Cash

I went to the candlelit vigil held outside the Daily Mail's Kensington headquarters, Northcliffe House, in memory of transgender primary teacher Lucy ...

The Death of Lucy Meadows

Scottee | Posted 25.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Scottee

Over 4000 people have signed an online petition calling for a public apology from the Daily Mail and for the Editor to sack Richard Littlejohn. I, however am indifferent if he loses his job at the Mail or not; he's a journalist and will find other avenues for his transphobic and homophobic rants

Richard Littlejohn Faces Online Wrath For Column On Transgender Teacher Lucy Meadows

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.03.2013 | UK

A firebrand Daily Mail columnist has faced online wrath in the wake of the death of a transgender primary school teacher he had referred to in a colum...

Why Transphobia Needs A Place In The Dictionary

Claudia White | Posted 12.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Claudia White

Last month, I started a Change.org petition to get the term "transphobia" added to the both the Oxford English Dictionary and Microsoft Office's dictionary lexicon. The petition gained 500 signatures in just five hours and now stands at over 9,000.

When Did 'Freedom of Speech' Become a Cover for Bigotry?

Alex MacDonald | Posted 23.03.2013 | UK Politics
Alex MacDonald

What really worries me here is that a self-confessed feminist is actually resorting to the same tactics used by the likes of Ann Coulter and Nick Griffin to justify her hateful beliefs.

What Can You Say?

Judi Sutherland | Posted 18.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Judi Sutherland

Transgender people might be one of the last oppressed minorities. If Ms Burchill's rant had been directed against black or Asian people, homosexual people, Jews, or Muslims, I am pretty sure it would have been met with the full force of the law.

Lucy Sherriff

'Gay Bars Are Not Zoos'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 04.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Students and an NUS officer have condemned an article written by a student journalist titled 'The Week I Became A Lesbian' as "disgusting" and offensi...

Homophobia Put Us Off Sport For Life, Say LGBT Students

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 04.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Homophobic and transphobic bullies are driving LGBT students out of sport, with many victims blasting school and university cultures as "alienating an...

Young LGBT Students Are Driven Out Of School By Homophobic Bullies, Report Reveals

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 21.09.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Nearly 70% of all LGBT youths in Scotland have experienced homophobic bullying and are being driven out of schools, colleges and universities as a res...