Genspect
Here is my speech at the Genspect conference in Lisbon in September 2024. A big thank you to everyone at Genspect to helped to make this happen. It’s a huge deal for us to have a voice on an international stage.
Here is my speech at the Genspect conference in Lisbon in September 2024. A big thank you to everyone at Genspect to helped to make this happen. It’s a huge deal for us to have a voice on an international stage.
It’s been a revelation to read Heather Bryant’s ‘My Trans Parent’, finally hearing people discuss having similar experiences to mine. Several key areas are discussed in the book. Feelings of resentment, love, anger and grief are explored. Nuances and complications are addressed. There are helpful check lists at the ends of chapters with ‘prompts’ suggesting…
[Note from Emma: I am so pleased to host this piece from a guest contributor. It’s very easy to become bogged down with abstract discussions about sex and gender identity, but for children of transitioners dealing with a trans parent is our reality. Here is how you can help.] We have noticed people are starting…
by Anonymous (This email raising safeguarding concerns was sent to a school after it caused substantial distress to Cots in the school community by forcing celebration of all things trans/ sexual fetish related by children through ‘pride’. Email links have been changed to reflect the addresses in the new website) Please refer this email to…
First of all, I hope that all of the children of transitioners who wrote in got SOME reply from me! My gmail seems pretty unreliable. Your messages are very important. I hope that at some point you might consider writing something yourself about your experience. Just get in touch. All of the messages so far…
In the UK, the government is currently holding an inquiry into reform of the Gender Recognition Act. The act was originally written for transsexuals, but there has been a lot of pressure to enable anyone who wants a Gender Recognition Certificate to apply to change their legal status. The original GRA gave some ability to…
It’s been an important week for children of transitioners in the UK and Europe, as the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that trans people do not have the right to alter their child’s birth certificate. We were quoted in Jo Bartosch’s excellent article on the ruling: https://thecritic.co.uk/mother-means-something/ Here’s the perspective of a frequent…