On the 20th of November Trans Day Of Remembrance (TDOR) takes place. This is a day where transgender and non binary people from all over the world come together to honour the lives of those lost to violence and suicide. In Southampton, a vigil is being organised from 7pm. Normally...
Articles with the Tag trans
A lesson in trans history for Transgender Awareness Week
By Mabel Wellman. From the 13th to the 19th of November Transgender Awareness Week is back for another year. As an out and proud trans woman for all of my adult life, this is a time with many mixed emotions. On the one side, this is a fantastic opportunity...
Experience: From outsider to insider in a football-shaped universe
By Tammi Dodger. If you live in the way that you take it personally when the universe ruins your day, the upside is that it sometimes feels like the cosmos is giving you its blessing. That’s how it felt the first time the Lionnesses won the Euros in 2021....
Pride returns to Southampton
By Mabel Wellman. Picture: Mike Daish. Southampton Pride returns to the city on 23rd and 24th August. This is another two day Pride event after the major success from last year’s first two day Southampton Pride. The event will feature a huge number of musicians, performers and artists, including...
Trans rights protest in Winchester hailed as a success
By Mabel Wellman. On the 3rd May, the Hampshire Trans+ Network organised a protest in Winchester. This was to protest against the recent Supreme Court ruling which has excluded trans women from the definition of a woman in UK law. The fallout of which has ranged from trans women...
Reader’s letter: solidarity with the trans community
By Glyn Oliver, Branch Secretary, Unite Community Southampton Area. I am a cis man in my 70s and have spent my life standing with minorities against oppression. I was so delighted to give my solidarity to the trans+ march in Southampton last Saturday. There was so much joy and...
Hundreds take to Southampton streets for protest in support of trans rights
By Sally Churchward. Some 300 to 500 trans people and allies marched through the centre of Southampton today (26/4/25) before rallying at Watts Park for a rally in support of the transgender community. The event was organised by Trans Pride Southampton following not only the recent Supreme Court ruling...
Southampton protest in support of trans community on Saturday
By Mabel Wellman, director of Trans Pride Southampton. On Saturday, 26th April, a peaceful protest will take place in Southampton in support of the trans community. This is following not only the recent Supreme Court ruling, but the resulting fallout in which we have heard that the British Transport...
Protest in support of transgender people in Southampton this weekend
By Mabel Wellman, director of Trans Pride Southampton. On the 26th April, Southampton will have a protest to support transgender people. This protest follows on from the recent Supreme Court ruling that a transgender woman is not a woman, as defined under the Equality Act 2010 regarding sex discrimination....
Reader’s letter: Supreme Court decision – I will not be silent while my community is under attack
By Devin Valentine. For those who don’t know, I’m a transgender man. My life and the lives of everyone in the trans community and under the broad umbrella of gender diversity is politicised every day. I don’t get the comfort of saying “I don’t do politics”. This has been...