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Dim Bradwyr Yma? The First Test of Plaid Cymru’s Trans Equality Manifesto
I’m not going to talk here about why the Welsh Gender Service’s decision to suspend gender affirming surgeries and new referrals on the NHS in Wales is fucking bullshit as others have already done just that (e.g. Trans Aid Cymru’s statement or QueerAF’s article). Instead, I’m going to focus on what this means for Plaid…
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The UK’s Draft Bill to Ban Conversion Therapy is Dangerous by Design
The UK needs to ban conversion therapy. Of course it does. However, the UK’s recently published draft bill for the purpose of imposing such a ban fails in its stated aspiration. One of the main failings of the ban, that queer activists have already pointed out, is the fact it contains exceptions and exemptions which…