Based in the UK, Lou joined openDemocracy’s Tracking the Backlash team as a freelance contributor in September 2020, working on our global investigation into the money spent by US conservative groups opposing LGBTQ+ rights around the world. Later, they became a full-time fellow and now reporter for gender and identity, with a particular focus on UK trans rights. Follow them on Twitter (@_LouFerreira). Contact them at: [email protected]
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Published in: 50.50: Feature‘Pain isn’t an essential part of being trans… but it can be a minefield’
Transphobia is compounding existing inequalities in housing and work, as one young Scot explains
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Published in: 50.50: AnalysisStop using our kids to justify transphobia, say parents of cis children
Dozens of parent allies say attorney general’s comments ‘embolden cruel bullying’ and could harm all pupils
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureParents and teachers’ fears for trans kids after Braverman's ‘evil’ speech
Schools urged to ignore attorney general’s ‘dangerous’ comments, with trans kids still protected by equality law
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Published in: 50.50: AnalysisNo, Forstater’s legal victory doesn’t mean you can misgender people at work
Why trans people are still protected despite employment tribunal siding with ‘gender critical’ Maya Forstater
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Published in: 50.50: NewsChristian doctor who insisted on misgendering trans people loses case
Beliefs that restrict the fundamental rights of others are not protected under the Equality Act, tribunal holds
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Published in: 50.50: News‘Safe to Be Me’ in the UK? It’s anything but, say LGBTQ+ protesters
Trans people and allies demonstrate at Downing Street after conference is cancelled due to boycott