As part of this series we will hear from people in those groups about why they are sick of being used as a defence for transphobia. We will also hear from trans writers who will debunk the ugly and dangerous myths – that trans people are mentally unwell or sexual predators, for instance – which are often used to justify prejudices and biases against trans people. This is a series of articles by women who are standing up and saying don’t use me to justify your transphobia.
Don’t Use Me is a series of articles and social media posts which has a simple message: there is no excuse for transphobia. I’m Charlie Craggs, award-winning (*hair flip*) trans activist, author and, most recently, actress. Sadly it’s not my groundbreaking BBC documentary, Transitioning Teens, or my …
Don’t Use Me is a series of articles and social media posts which has a simple message: there is no excuse for transphobia. I love women’s spaces. I’ve spent a lot of time in them through my work supporting survivors of domestic abuse and campaigning to end violence against women. When I ran peer …
Don’t Use Me is a series of articles and social media posts which has a simple message: there is no excuse for transphobia. My entire life, it has been made very clear to me that I am doing 'woman' wrong. As a dark-skinned Black, fat, masculine-presenting dyke with a shaved head who tends to lean …
Don’t Use Me is a series of articles and social media posts which has a simple message: there is no excuse for transphobia. Coming out at 19 was, in 2012, the most obvious fact about myself I’d never thought of. Loving and sharing my life with my wife now, and being able to celebrate that fact …
Don’t Use Me is a series of articles and social media posts which has a simple message: there is no excuse for transphobia. On 25th May 2019 the World Health Organization (WHO) announced an important change to its global manual of medical diagnoses: being transgender would no longer be classified as …
