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Jess O'Thomson

(They/them)
  • Researcher, Writer and Journalist, Freelance
United Kingdom
As seen in: MSN Canada, MSN UK, The Independent (UK), Metro (UK), Prospect Magazine, The Good Law Project, QueerAF, The Unwritten
Covers:  Trans Rights; Disability Rights; Far Right; Law and Social Justice; Human Rights
Now @ jessothomson.bsky.social Legal researcher & journalist | PhD student | Researching trans x disability law; transphobia hello@jessothomson.co.uk

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UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren't Women under the Equality Act 2010

UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren't Women under the Equality Act 2010

The legal definition of a woman in the UK now excludes trans people: This is what it means for Trans+ rights …

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A trans teenager was stabbed nine times, but she's already being blamed for it

A trans teenager was stabbed nine times, but she's already being blamed for it

Existing as a trans person is not 'deception', but this narrative is being used to justify violence

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I sent an email - and shattered the Tories' 72 genders lie

I sent an email - and shattered the Tories' 72 genders lie

Trans journalist Jess O'Thomson thought something didn't add up about a claim from politicians, so they decid…

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Who's Afraid of Gender? - review - Red Pepper

Who's Afraid of Gender? - review - Red Pepper

Butler's book is an accessible call for a liberated gender politics in the face of a growing anti-trans movem…

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High Court rules government attack on protest is unlawful - Good Law Project

High Court rules government attack on protest is unlawful - Good Law Project

The government overreached its powers when it introduced measures to crack down on protest without proper deb…

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When public protection turns Kafkaesque - Good Law Project

When public protection turns Kafkaesque - Good Law Project

The government abolished Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences more than a decade ago, but thousands a…

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On sex, the Supreme Court has brought only doubt

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By Jess O'Thomson
| Prospect Magazine Verified
On 16th April the UK Supreme Court ruled that, for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010, the term “sex” (and the terms “man” or “woman”) should be understood to refer solely to “biological sex”. That is to say, sex as originally recorded at birth on a person’s birth certificate. The ruling followed a case brought by For Women Scotland, a “gender critical” campaign.
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Trans Kids Deserve Better and need your help right now

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By Jess O'Thomson
| transwrites.world
Right now, trans kids are occupying the Department of Education, and they need our support — but this isn’t their first protest of this kind.
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I sent one email

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By Jess O'Thomson
| MSN Canada Verified
Microsoft Cares About Your Privacy Microsoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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