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: NewsBritish media, ‘your bigotry is killing trans people’
Trans people and allies gathered outside the BBC’s London headquarters to challenge its anti-trans ‘agenda of hate...
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Published in: 50.50: ExplainerExplainer: What is ‘crisis pregnancy’?
The increasingly sophisticated tactics used by anti-abortion activists include manipulation, deception and...
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Published in: 50.50: News‘We need a full ban on conversion therapy, without exemptions’
We heard from LGBTQI advocates about the devastating consequences of so-called 'treatments' aimed at changing a...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationUS ‘dark money’ groups behind Mississippi abortion case spend millions overseas
Groups behind a Supreme Court test case that threatens the constitutional right to abortion in the US are also...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationGrupos en guerra contra el aborto en EEUU gastan millones de dólares en el exterior
Las organizaciones detrás del caso que puede hacer caer el derecho al aborto en la Corte Suprema de EEUU apuntan...
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Published in: 50.50: InterviewMeet the UK activist bringing clothes and community to trans youth
G(end)er Swap: gender-affirming fashion can be a ‘lifesaver’ for young trans people – who can wait years for vital healthcare