“We should have done more”: Vice Chancellor addresses University’s handling of Stock controversy
Oxford University “should have done more” to protect trans members in the past year, Professor Irene Tracey has said.
In her first oration to the...
Stock should speak at the Union, says Rishi Sunak
The row over Kathleen Stock’s invitation to speak at the Oxford Union has made it to Downing Street, as Rishi Sunak told The Telegraph...
Over 100 academics sign letter in support of trans students
Over 100 Oxford based staff members have signed a letter supporting trans rights in solidarity with the Oxford LGBTQ+ society’s campaign against Kathleen Stock....
OURFC condemns Rugby Football Union’s ‘trans ban’
The Oxford University Rugby Football club has released a statement condemning the decision of the Rugby Football Union Council to imposed a on ban...
Transgender healthcare inequality: The life and death battle for adequate treatment
"It is clear that unacceptably long wait times, costly treatment and poor general care are endangering transgender people who encounter roadblocks to treatment at all stages. The light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak, is fueled by the success stories of trans people who have received their treatment or have had positive experiences with medical professionals."
Cis-piscion and the difficulties of ‘identifying’ ancient transgender figures
"The Classical world remains one that was intensely interested in gender."
A secret science: What cisgender people don’t know about voice
Exploring this behavioural side of voice is invaluable for uncovering the full variety of expression available to you, regardless of the extent and contexts in which you choose to use it.
On the right to privacy
When I was asked to write this piece I initially refused. I refused because now, five years since my first Gender Identity Clinic (GIC)...
Updated trans athlete guidance: Unnuanced and exclusionary
My views here may be shaded by the fact that sailing events are generally mixed-gender, and women regularly out-compete men, especially at the university level. The SCEG suggests that trans women should be excluded from any sport they legally can be, by assuming that they hold some unfair physical advantage. The policy is overbroad and lacks nuance. The guidance does make one point I do agree with, that a "one-size-fits-all" approach is folly, and the only people that can really make this judgment are specific sporting bodies themselves. It would be a mistake, in my view, to rob trans women of the incredible adventure of competitive sport because of an assumption of advantage. Women's sports are not overrun with trans women; in fact, trans athletes are underrepresented in sport at all levels.
Mertonian U-Turn: college changes its policy on trans intersectionality
Merton college has made a substantial U-Turn on its policy surrounding an upcoming discussion of “Perspectives on trans intersectionality”.
On Wednesday, the College withdrew...
My existence is not your next punchline
Comedians have the power to shape how we think
Regent’s introduces fund for trans students
The college will reimburse transgender students for binders, packing underwear, bras, breast inserts, and gaffes
Somerville u-turns on gender neutral toilets
The proposal was rejected last term, but on Sunday almost 80 percent voted in favour.
Tabloids must stop using children as a bastion for bigotry
In light of the response to the Church of England's report on the protection of transgender children, Naomi Packer considers how the media uses children to further their views
