Trans People

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Features

A new trans tipping point

In the 2010s, trans characters were a regular part of popular TV shows. With that progress going into reverse, trans Bristolians reflect on the lack of representation in modern culture

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Features

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‘Hundreds of paper cuts’: The mounting struggles of being trans in Bristol

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Features

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‘I don’t want to use the trans loos’

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Struggle for trans health equality

Parenting while Trans: Jacob’s story

Jacob, a transmasculine dad, opens up about his experiences as a gestational parent.

Sage Brice
Sage Brice

Struggle for trans health equality

‘She was just left to it’: bereaved mother slams mental health care before death of her trans daughter

Eliz Mizon
Eliz Mizon

Struggle for trans health equality

Writing on the wall: why trans and nonbinary people in Bristol are speaking out

Sage Brice
Sage Brice

Coping with Covid

Covid-19 brings difficult times for Trans people in Bristol as government expected to ditch reforms

Accessing trans healthcare was already a difficult and lengthy process and during the pandemic, it’s virtually ground to a halt. It comes as the government is expected to announce it has ditched plans to allow trans people to self-identify.

Sage Brice
Sage Brice

Bristol and Beyond

The Bristol activist and portraits of invisible Britain, hope and resilience

A new book of untold stories from people left behind by media narratives and government policy.

Maria da Silva

Voices

Pride against all odds

A culture of disbelief towards LGBT asylum seekers means the safety and acceptance provided by support groups like Bristol Pride Without Borders is vital.

Amani Omejar

Reports

Our 2016 favourites: Cable voices

A couple of the most interesting voices that the Cable has published in 2016.

Sid Ryan
Sid Ryan

Voices

“It’s difficult to exist outside the gender binary”

A non-binary perspective on the south-west’s first ever Trans Pride event.

Gee S.

Voices

“Expect prejudice, but never accept it”

The landscape is changing for Bristol’s LGBT+ kids, but they need support

Mariangela Veronesi
Mariangela Veronesi
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