“We will not disappear”: Trans+ voices rise after Supreme Court blow
Anti-trans activists are the ones in the minority—Trans+ people and allies are already proving that with action
4/24/20241 min read
People in my community are frightened for their own safety, since the UK Supreme Court ruling that trans women are no longer legally recognised as women. But fear has never stopped us sharing our compassion for one another.
“I find myself thinking about the multiple trans women I know struggling with agoraphobia,” said Jua O’Kane, an artist and Trans Pride Plymouth’s Communications Director. “This decision is another weight on their shoulders, another voice telling them it is safer to stay inside.
“Ultimately, that feels like the point - to provoke the fear in trans women that they have no choice but to detransition, or disappear from public life entirely.”
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[Read more at The Lead]