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Trans Safety Network ('TSN') was launched in October 2020, in response to what it saw as an increase in anti-transgender campaigns and political lobbying in the United Kingdom. The ultimate impetus for the group's establishment was reports of DVDs on the "transgender agenda" being mailed to schools. TSN determined that they originated from [[Truth in Science]], a Christian [[creationism|creationist]] organisation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-18 |title=Trans Safety Network Interview |url=https://organisemagazine.org.uk/2021/05/18/trans-safety-network-interview/#sdfootnote1sym |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Organise Magazine |publisher=[[Anarchist Federation (Britain)|Anarchist Federation]]}}</ref> |
Trans Safety Network ('TSN') was launched in October 2020, in response to what it saw as an increase in anti-transgender campaigns and political lobbying in the United Kingdom. The ultimate impetus for the group's establishment was reports of DVDs on the "transgender agenda" being mailed to schools. TSN determined that they originated from [[Truth in Science]], a Christian [[creationism|creationist]] organisation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-18 |title=Trans Safety Network Interview |url=https://organisemagazine.org.uk/2021/05/18/trans-safety-network-interview/#sdfootnote1sym |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Organise Magazine |publisher=[[Anarchist Federation (Britain)|Anarchist Federation]]}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | On 24 June 2023, O'Thomson was assaulted and injured while reporting for TSN by far-right demonstrators organised by [[Turning Point UK]] at a [[Drag Queen Story Hour]] event in [[Lewisham]], with another activist left bloodied.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-24 |title= United Kingdom: Right-wing Protesters Attack And Injure Reporter Jess O’Thomson At Drag Storytelling Event |url=https://www.womeninjournalism.org/threats-all/uk-right-wing-protesters-attack-and-injure-reporter-jess-othomson-at-drag-storytelling-event |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=[[Coalition For Women In Journalism]]}}</ref> |
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== Activities == |
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=== Research === |
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| ⚫ | In April 2023, the TSN publicized restrictions being imposed upon tweets containing LGBT-related keywords on [[Twitter]], including disabling previews.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reber |first=Dylan |date=2023-04-05 |title=Twitter May Be Restricting Visibility of LGBTQ+ Content in Direct Messages |url=https://www.advocate.com/business/twitter-limiting-lgbt-content |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=[[The Advocate (magazine)|The Advocate]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Power |first=Shannon |date=2023-04-03 |title=Is Twitter Censoring LGBTQ+ Content? What We Know, What We Don't |url=https://www.newsweek.com/twitter-lgbtq-censor-censorship-elon-musk-1792139 |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=[[Newsweek]]}}</ref> |
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=== Criticism of the Equality and Human Rights Commission === |
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TSN has been active in criticising the treatment of transgender people by the [[Equality and Human Rights Commission]] (EHRC). |
TSN has been active in criticising the treatment of transgender people by the [[Equality and Human Rights Commission]] (EHRC). |
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In February 2022, TSN was a co-signatory to an open letter calling for a review of the EHRC by the [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] (UNHRC) and [[Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions]] (GANHRI), which was also cosigned by organisations such as [[Stonewall (charity)|Stonewall]], [[Liberty (advocacy group)|Liberty]], the [[Good Law Project]], [[Mermaids (charity)|Mermaids]] and [[LGBT Youth Scotland]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-10 |title=Major LGBTQ+ organisations spark international review of the EHRC |url=https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/major-lgbtq-organisations-spark-international-review-ehrc |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=[[Stonewall (charity)|Stonewall]]}}</ref> In 2023, the group's director, Jess O'Thomson, met [[Victor Madrigal-Borloz]], the UN [[United Nations Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity|independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity]], who was preparing a report on [[LGBT rights in the United Kingdom|LGBTQ rights in the UK]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baska |first=Maggie |date=2023-05-24 |title= Grassroots trans group uncovering EHRC ‘attacks’ and the UK’s well-connected anti-trans movement |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/24/trans-safety-network-ehrc-un-abuse-hate/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=[[PinkNews]]}}</ref> TSN opposed a recommendation from the EHRC to amend the [[Equality Act 2010]] to replace rights and protections based on one's legal sex with "[[biological sex]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Thomson |first=Jess |date=2023-04-06 |title=The EHRC wants to redefine sex. Here’s what it means for trans people |url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/ehrc-equality-act-trans-rights-sex-definition-legal-biological/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=[[OpenDemocracy]]}}</ref> In January 2024, GANHRI announced the commencement of an investigation into the EHRC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansford |first=Amelia |date=2024-01-08 |title= EHRC to be investigated by UN group following complaints from LGBTQ+ charities |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/01/08/ehrc-investigation-united-nations/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=PinkNews}}</ref> This review ended with the EHRC retaining their status, with the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) concluding that the EHRC "remains fully compliant with the ‘Paris Principles’". <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-09 |title=Human rights regulator retains ‘A status’ |url=https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/human-rights-regulator-retains-status-0 |website=Equality and Human Rights Commission |access-date=2024-05-09 }}</ref> |
In February 2022, TSN was a co-signatory to an open letter calling for a review of the EHRC by the [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] (UNHRC) and [[Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions]] (GANHRI), which was also cosigned by organisations such as [[Stonewall (charity)|Stonewall]], [[Liberty (advocacy group)|Liberty]], the [[Good Law Project]], [[Mermaids (charity)|Mermaids]] and [[LGBT Youth Scotland]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-10 |title=Major LGBTQ+ organisations spark international review of the EHRC |url=https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/major-lgbtq-organisations-spark-international-review-ehrc |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=[[Stonewall (charity)|Stonewall]]}}</ref> In 2023, the group's director, Jess O'Thomson, met [[Victor Madrigal-Borloz]], the UN [[United Nations Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity|independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity]], who was preparing a report on [[LGBT rights in the United Kingdom|LGBTQ rights in the UK]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baska |first=Maggie |date=2023-05-24 |title= Grassroots trans group uncovering EHRC ‘attacks’ and the UK’s well-connected anti-trans movement |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/24/trans-safety-network-ehrc-un-abuse-hate/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=[[PinkNews]]}}</ref> TSN opposed a recommendation from the EHRC to amend the [[Equality Act 2010]] to replace rights and protections based on one's legal sex with "[[biological sex]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Thomson |first=Jess |date=2023-04-06 |title=The EHRC wants to redefine sex. Here’s what it means for trans people |url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/ehrc-equality-act-trans-rights-sex-definition-legal-biological/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=[[OpenDemocracy]]}}</ref> In January 2024, GANHRI announced the commencement of an investigation into the EHRC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansford |first=Amelia |date=2024-01-08 |title= EHRC to be investigated by UN group following complaints from LGBTQ+ charities |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/01/08/ehrc-investigation-united-nations/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=PinkNews}}</ref> This review ended with the EHRC retaining their status, with the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) concluding that the EHRC "remains fully compliant with the ‘Paris Principles’". <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-09 |title=Human rights regulator retains ‘A status’ |url=https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/human-rights-regulator-retains-status-0 |website=Equality and Human Rights Commission |access-date=2024-05-09 }}</ref> |
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=== Activism === |
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In 2022, TSN opposed attempts by the government to exempt gender identity from a proposed ban on [[conversion therapy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ferreira |first=Lou |date=2022-06-10 |title=MPs will debate a ban on trans ‘conversion therapy’. Here’s what to expect |url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/trans-conversion-therapy-ban-debate-parliament-myths/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=OpenDemocracy}}</ref> |
In 2022, TSN opposed attempts by the government to exempt gender identity from a proposed ban on [[conversion therapy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ferreira |first=Lou |date=2022-06-10 |title=MPs will debate a ban on trans ‘conversion therapy’. Here’s what to expect |url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/trans-conversion-therapy-ban-debate-parliament-myths/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=OpenDemocracy}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In April 2023, the TSN publicized restrictions being imposed upon tweets containing LGBT-related keywords on [[Twitter]], including disabling previews.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reber |first=Dylan |date=2023-04-05 |title=Twitter May Be Restricting Visibility of LGBTQ+ Content in Direct Messages |url=https://www.advocate.com/business/twitter-limiting-lgbt-content |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=[[The Advocate (magazine)|The Advocate]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Power |first=Shannon |date=2023-04-03 |title=Is Twitter Censoring LGBTQ+ Content? What We Know, What We Don't |url=https://www.newsweek.com/twitter-lgbtq-censor-censorship-elon-musk-1792139 |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=[[Newsweek]]}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | On 24 June 2023, O'Thomson was assaulted and injured while reporting for TSN by far-right demonstrators organised by [[Turning Point UK]] at a [[Drag Queen Story Hour]] event in [[Lewisham]], with another activist left bloodied.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-24 |title= United Kingdom: Right-wing Protesters Attack And Injure Reporter Jess O’Thomson At Drag Storytelling Event |url=https://www.womeninjournalism.org/threats-all/uk-right-wing-protesters-attack-and-injure-reporter-jess-othomson-at-drag-storytelling-event |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=[[Coalition For Women In Journalism]]}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 01:27, 2 July 2024
| Abbreviation | TSN |
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| Formation | October 2020[1] |
| Type | Community interest company[2] |
| Purpose | Defence of transgender rights and opposition to organized transphobia |
Region served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Shash Appan |
| Affiliations | Consortium[3] |
| Website | transsafety |
The Trans Safety Network is a transgender organisation based in the United Kingdom that aims to document and analyse information on organized anti-transgender movements.[1]
History
Trans Safety Network ('TSN') was launched in October 2020, in response to what it saw as an increase in anti-transgender campaigns and political lobbying in the United Kingdom. The ultimate impetus for the group's establishment was reports of DVDs on the "transgender agenda" being mailed to schools. TSN determined that they originated from Truth in Science, a Christian creationist organisation.[4]
On 24 June 2023, O'Thomson was assaulted and injured while reporting for TSN by far-right demonstrators organised by Turning Point UK at a Drag Queen Story Hour event in Lewisham, with another activist left bloodied.[5]
Activities
Research
In April 2023, the TSN publicized restrictions being imposed upon tweets containing LGBT-related keywords on Twitter, including disabling previews.[6][7]
Criticism of the Equality and Human Rights Commission
TSN has been active in criticising the treatment of transgender people by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
In February 2022, TSN was a co-signatory to an open letter calling for a review of the EHRC by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), which was also cosigned by organisations such as Stonewall, Liberty, the Good Law Project, Mermaids and LGBT Youth Scotland.[8] In 2023, the group's director, Jess O'Thomson, met Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the UN independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity, who was preparing a report on LGBTQ rights in the UK.[9] TSN opposed a recommendation from the EHRC to amend the Equality Act 2010 to replace rights and protections based on one's legal sex with "biological sex".[10] In January 2024, GANHRI announced the commencement of an investigation into the EHRC.[11] This review ended with the EHRC retaining their status, with the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) concluding that the EHRC "remains fully compliant with the ‘Paris Principles’". [12]
Activism
In 2022, TSN opposed attempts by the government to exempt gender identity from a proposed ban on conversion therapy.[13]
References
- ^ a b "About us". Trans Safety Network. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "TRANS SAFETY NETWORK CIC". Companies House. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "Trans Safety Network". Consortium. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "Trans Safety Network Interview". Organise Magazine. Anarchist Federation. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "United Kingdom: Right-wing Protesters Attack And Injure Reporter Jess O'Thomson At Drag Storytelling Event". Coalition For Women In Journalism. 2023-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ Reber, Dylan (2023-04-05). "Twitter May Be Restricting Visibility of LGBTQ+ Content in Direct Messages". The Advocate. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ Power, Shannon (2023-04-03). "Is Twitter Censoring LGBTQ+ Content? What We Know, What We Don't". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "Major LGBTQ+ organisations spark international review of the EHRC". Stonewall. 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ Baska, Maggie (2023-05-24). "Grassroots trans group uncovering EHRC 'attacks' and the UK's well-connected anti-trans movement". PinkNews. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ O'Thomson, Jess (2023-04-06). "The EHRC wants to redefine sex. Here's what it means for trans people". OpenDemocracy. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ Hansford, Amelia (2024-01-08). "EHRC to be investigated by UN group following complaints from LGBTQ+ charities". PinkNews. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "Human rights regulator retains 'A status'". Equality and Human Rights Commission. 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Ferreira, Lou (2022-06-10). "MPs will debate a ban on trans 'conversion therapy'. Here's what to expect". OpenDemocracy. Retrieved 2024-06-30.