Ep-31 Nicola Scotland, Tory Culture War, Canadian Asylum, Brianna's Dignity, God, NY Sam, HelloPrint

A weekly dissection of the News and Trans issues with opinions & discussion from Freda & Vicky

PinkNews: Nicola Sturgeon to resign as Scotland’s first minister, leaving proud legacy of LGBTQ+ allyship https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/15/nicola-sturgeon-resigns-quits-lgbtq-trans/

PinkNews: Tories will fight election on ‘trans debate and culture wars’, deputy chair Lee Anderson claims https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/15/lee-anderson-tories-election-culture-wars-trans-debate/

Heath Secretary Steve Barclay ordered an investigation into NHS guidelines that tell staff to treat all patients as gender-neutral. https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/equality/equality-hub/patient-equalities-programme/lgbt-health/

PinkNews: Canada asked to consider giving asylum to trans people fleeing countries with transphobic laws https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/18/canada-trans-asylum-seekers/

PinkNews: UK government urged to give Brianna Ghey posthumous gender recognition: ‘The dignity she deserves https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/16/brianna-ghey-trans-girl-gender-recognition/

PinkNews: God being gender-neutral ‘is nothing new’, queer Christians insist: ‘God is all genders’ https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/10/god-gender-neutral/

PinkNews: Sam Smith called a ‘groomer’ and ‘paedophile’ while walking through a New York park https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/16/sam-smith-harassed-new-york-park-groomer/

PinkNews: Printing firm refuses to make anti-trans activist Posie Parker’s vile ‘adult human female’ merch https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/08/posie-parker-helloprint-adult-human-female-merch/