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Why you should spare a thought for young trans people this Christmas

Trans Secret Santa UK is a community project, now in its third year. Danielle St James writes about why it is so important for the community

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Ayla Holdom

There’s ‘awareness’ of trans people – but too often it’s the wrong kind

Ayla Holdom, interim chair of the board of trustees at Stonewall, writes about the need for compassion for transgender people beyond Trans Awareness Week

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Culture

Queer people must be visible in the face of division, says drag legend Jonny Woo

After a seven-year hiatus, drag artist Jonny Woo’s anarchic alternative to the Royal Variety is back – and bigger than ever

Books

Blood Book by Kim de l’Horizon review – extended meditations on non-binary identity

Jack Smith

I’m a trans care leaver. Finding love and acceptance as my true self was the best feeling in the world

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Melissa

There’s a looming crisis for trans and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse

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Oscar Sharples

At London Trans+ Pride, I march for a future that teenage me didn’t think I’d have

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Louise Ansari

We need to end health inequalities for trans and non-binary people – let’s start with GP services

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LGBTQ+

In turbulent times for the LGBTQ+ community, we must be courageous

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Alice Jayde Wood

A moment in a maths class, aged 14, gave me the courage to tell people I was trans

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Trans rights

Activist Munroe Bergdorf: ‘We need to bring the transgender conversation back to a human level’

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Books

My dad was beaten up for being trans. Trust me when I say the Supreme Court ruling will hurt people

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Cleo Madeleine

Ban on puberty blockers is unjust – but young trans people can endure and thrive despite it

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Love

Heartbroken? Blame capitalism. Author Shon Faye on why so many of us feel like ‘failures in love’

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Changemakers 2025

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Media and campaigns

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Foster care

I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was

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Drag

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘We need to stand side-by-side with trans people more than ever’

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LGBTQ+ rights

Trans Brits feel like a ‘constant target’ in wake of Brianna Ghey’s murder: ‘Trans kids deserve better’

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Film

Will Ferrell takes a crash course in trans advocacy in new Netflix doc Will & Harper

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Ella Gilbert

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s historic Olympic win is a victory against hate

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Trans pride

‘We have the right to live with dignity’: More than 55,000 people march for London Trans+ Pride

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