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Why, as an American transgender woman, I don’t feel it’s safe to visit the UK

The BBC prides itself on its impartiality. But its new podcast about Stonewall is another example of the UK media’s bias against trans people

Why, as an American transgender woman, I don’t feel it’s safe to visit the UK
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A friend of mine has taken to referring to the UK as “TERF Island”. Sadly, she has a point.

‘Trans-exclusionary radical feminists’ (TERFs) may be a minority, but they are more vocal and influential in the UK than anywhere else in western Europe. Their influence is felt not only at home, but also here across the pond and, I’m sure, in much of the world.