Today, Donald Trump will be inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States. We all know what kind of president he will be, and what this is likely to mean for trans Americans. Our advice remains as it has been for the past few years; for trans Americans to plan their exitContinue reading “Advice For Trans Americans on Trump’s Inauguration Day”
Author Archives: Jenny List
A Transgender Information Centre: How To Hold The Hate Criminals To Account
As 2024 draws to a close it’s likely you may be facing every day as we are, with a sense of dread as to what is likely to happen in the New Year. In America, President-elect Trump is making dire pronouncements about how he will come for trans people once elected, in the UK KeirContinue reading “A Transgender Information Centre: How To Hold The Hate Criminals To Account”
Interpreting Trump’s Speech On Transgender Policy
As this is being written, we sit just under a month away from President Trump’s second inauguration. As you might expect, his every utterance is being studied for clues as to the direction his notoriously unpredictable administration might take, though with some pronouncements there’s little room for doubt. Currently in the news is a speechContinue reading “Interpreting Trump’s Speech On Transgender Policy”
Don’t Bet the Farm On It, But A UK-Europe Youth Mobility Scheme Might Help You
It’s fair to say that for British trans people, 2025 does not promise to be the best of years. The much-hated Conservative government may have gone, but the newly-elected Labour government of Keir Starmer has proven itself to be just as infiltrated by TERFs as its predecessor. As this is being written our community isContinue reading “Don’t Bet the Farm On It, But A UK-Europe Youth Mobility Scheme Might Help You”
Review Of the Year: 2023
It’s been a hectic but transformative year for Trans Rescue with a lot of stress and plenty of ups and downs, but we’ve come through it and we’re delighted to be able to say that with your help we’ve been able to help over 140 people to safety so far in 2023. In this reviewContinue reading “Review Of the Year: 2023”
Maeen al-Dahbali – Now It Can Be Told
Maeen is a Yemeni cis man who became an anti-child-soldier activist during the earlier years of the Yemeni civil war, subsequently becoming the civil servant with responsibility for child services in the city of Taiz. This made him the enemy of all the warring factions due to his opposition to child recruitment, and he wasContinue reading “Maeen al-Dahbali – Now It Can Be Told”
What They Don’t Want You To Know About How The Asylum System Works
There are some subjects that everyone knows a lot about, but the “knowledge” they have is instead received opinion which bears only a passing resemblance to the truth. As a non-profit which deals with refugees we’re right in the thick of just such a subject, because everybody has a lot of received opinions about asylumContinue reading “What They Don’t Want You To Know About How The Asylum System Works”
Why We Are Sounding The Alarm For Transgender Americans.
As a Brit who travels to and from mainland Europe on a regular basis, there’s something of a sobering reminder to be found beneath your feet as you walk around European towns and cities. Every now and then you’ll see a small brass plaque in the pavement, with a name, some dates, and sometimes aContinue reading “Why We Are Sounding The Alarm For Transgender Americans.”
America’s Slide Towards Fascism: It’s Not To Late To Get Out… Yet.
Though our operations over the last year have had a focus in the developing world, the situation closer to home for us in countries such as the USA has been of significant concern. An inevitable descent into some form of fascism seems all-too-possible, and since we trans people are the scapegoat of the moment it’sContinue reading “America’s Slide Towards Fascism: It’s Not To Late To Get Out… Yet.”
Anatomy Of A Scam
It’s an unfortunate but inevitable side-effect of running a non-profit working in developing countries, that we find ourselves the target of scammers who impersonate desperate passengers in order to extract money from us. Some of their stories sound believable at first, others fall apart after asking simple questions, and the rest, well, let’s just sayContinue reading “Anatomy Of A Scam”