What The Trans!?

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What The Trans!?

We are Ashleigh & Alyx, and we are mighty. On this pod, we discuss UK trans news, events, pop culture and how being trans is better than being anything else.

  1. 10 APR

    EP128 - Trans Kids' Delivery Service

    This week on another exciting* episode of What the Trans?! Comrades Alyx, Flint and Ashleigh go over:  The Office for Students have fined a university more than half a million pounds in a row over Kathleen Stock. An update to the much-criticised Sullivan report. Catching up with news from the USA. Our regular romp through Loser's Corner. A story about a cute l'il cartoon racoon! For our main segment, an interview with some members of Trans Kids Deserve Better, talking about their recent protests and delivery of cardboard coffins to Wes Streeting's constituency office, which has now been going on for more than 200 days. *your mileage on the use of this term may vary.  References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep128

    1h 21m

  2. 1 APR

    What the Cis?!

    APRIL FOOOOOOLS!!! This week Dan and Owen discuss bad comedians, woke videogames, and have an interview with a supposed ally that went... badly....

    13 min

  3. 27 MAR

    EP127 - Transnational Trans News

    On this extremely chonky episode of What the Trans?! Flint, Ashleigh and Alyx rake over the coals on:  A multitude of stories from the USA. The 'Sullivan Review' and why it's not worth the pixels you'll use to read it.  Stories from within the NHS, Metropolitan Police and International Olympic Committee. Stories from Hungary, Namibia and Russia. A visit to a double-trouble Loser's Corner An interview with Chay from TransActual. References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep127

    1h 52m

  4. 10 MAR

    EP126 - Lawyer's Corner

    In this extremely jurisprudence-heavy episode, Ashleigh, Alyx and Flint go over: An update on the increasingly bleak situation in the USA, as well as aspects of the Trump regime's many defeats in the courtroom.  Conversations about Scottish Labour and the UK Liberal Democrats and their two different ways of approaching anti-trans activists. Details of the now-funded puberty blockers clinical trial.  A smattering of updates from tribunals and legal cases here in the UK and one extremely focused meat about an Arts Council employment tribunal.  References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep126

    1h 13m

  5. 26 FEB

    EP125 - Tragedies & Tribunals

    On this somewhat heavy episode of What the Trans?! Flint, Alyx and Ashleigh talk about: Is anti-trans sentiment on the rise in the UK? One single, solitary poll says yes, but the team are unconvinced. Several difficult stories coming out of the US, with trigger warnings included.  The tribunal around NHS Fife nurse Sandie Peggie rumbles on, now vocally supported by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar. Speaking of Labour, "gender critical" members of the party have performed their signature move and created another splinter group. And an interview with Dee Whitnell, a writer, creator and sex educator. Check out those two articles we mentioned! Did the Cass Review shred the truth? – What The Trans!? Trans Allies Systematically Intimidated Inside Tavistock References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep125/

    1h 29m

  6. 10 FEB

    EP124 - Villains & Jokers

    On this hopefully-interesting episode of What the Trans?! Flint, Alyx and Ashleigh get into the gory details of:  Villain of the year 2024 Wes Streeting continues his hot streak by expressing sympathy for the families involved with the Bayswater group. A Women & Equalities Committee hearing where two scientists exposed the Cass Screwjob as ideologically motivated. A lesson on why you should never trust a single word the Telegraph says. Several surprisingly positive news stories. (I know, right?! We didn't think that was possible either!)  Our fortnightly foray into the field of failure, with Loser's Corner. Flint interviews Vera Drew, the creative mind behind movie The People's Joker, which is soon to be released in the UK. Ashleigh's Other Podcast: A life on the progressive side | MS Society Petition: Lift restrictions on prescribing puberty blockers to trans children. - Petitions The Trans Literature Preservation Project: A Practical Guide to Resisting Censorship – The Transfeminine Review References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep124

    1h 40m

  7. 27 JAN

    EP123 - Losing Our MindEds.

    On this bumper episode of What the Trans?! Ashleigh, Flint and Alyx go over: The court case around last year's hate crime in Harrow, where a young trans woman was attacked outside a roller diisco. More criticism of the Cass review, this time from the New England Journal of Medicine. Flint talks about a noise demo in support of trans prisoner Zoe Watts A triple-tastic Loser's Corner. Alyx's interview with a cis ally within the NHS, shining a spotlight onto new 'MindEd' guidance  and its many "gender critical" problems. References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep123

    1h 51m
  8. EP122 - Nonsense in Nottingham

    13 JAN

    EP122 - Nonsense in Nottingham

    We're back! On our first episode of 2025, Ashleigh, Alyx and Flint go over: A look at Alasdair Henderson, a lawyer who has defended anti-trans viewpoints several times in the courts.  Meta's new guidelines for fact checking (or the lack thereof). The CPS and their new guidelines. Our regular romp to Loser's Corner, featuring Hilary Cass vs. France! A deep dive into the protest actions and people involved with resistance to a Nottingham GP's refusal to provide mandated healthcare.  References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep122

    1h 46m
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We are Ashleigh & Alyx, and we are mighty. On this pod, we discuss UK trans news, events, pop culture and how being trans is better than being anything else.

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    The What The Trans Group
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    147
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