445. Trans Solidarity with Jess O’Thomson and Jude Guaitamacchi
The Guilty Feminist
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🗓️ 4 August 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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The Guilty Feminist 445. Trans Solidarity
Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guests Jess O’Thomson and Jude Guaitamacchi
Recorded 29 July 2025 at Tileyard Studios. Released 4 August.
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| 1:11.3 | news that the British Equality and Human Rights Commission has proposed a trans bathroom ban |
| 1:17.3 | that goes even further than those seen in the most staunchly Republican states in America. |
| 1:22.9 | In my conversation with Jess and Jude, you'll learn more about why this proposed ban is happening so |
| 1:28.5 | quickly, why it's so clearly unworkable and what is being done to stop it. Now, we use some |
| 1:34.8 | abbreviations at times. So if you're not sure what they are, we talk about the EHRC, and that is the |
| 1:43.0 | Equality and Human Rights Commission, which is a statutory body in the UK, |
| 1:48.8 | which claims to have the responsibility to protect and promote the human rights of everyone in Britain. |
| 1:54.9 | That's according to their website. |
| 1:56.6 | And TSA is the Trans Solidarity Alliance, which both Jess and Jude are involved in. |
| 2:02.1 | They work in partnership with cis allies to drive positive change for trans plus people in the UK. |
| 2:07.6 | They're really great, so I hope you are really interested in this episode and activated by it. |
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