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What is chest binding and how does it help LGBTQ+ people feel trans joy?
Chest binding and the use of binders has come under media scrutiny in recent days after The Telegraph newspaper ran a story claiming trans youth charity Mermaids is giving chest binders to “children behind parents’ backs”. The piece larg
By LGBT
Oct 1, 2022
Top surgery dramatically improves quality of life for young trans adults, study finds
Top surgery dramatically improves the lives of trans adolescents and young adults, a first-of-its-kind study has found. The study, published by researchers at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago, Illinois, in the peer-revie
By LGBT
Oct 1, 2022
Gay man who became a sex worker at 18 explains why criminalisation makes everything worse
When Lyle Muns was 18-years-old, he decided to become a sex worker. At the time, Lyle was working in a supermarket in the small Belgian village where he grew up, taking home less than four euros an hour. He wanted to see the world, but needed a job which
By LGBT
Oct 1, 2022
Metropolitan Police confirms supplying or wearing a chest binder is not child abuse
The Metropolitan Police has confirmed that supplying or wearing a chest binder is not a criminal offence after The Telegraph published a controversial article on the subject. On Tuesday (27 September), The Telegraph published an article questioning whethe
By LGBT
Oct 1, 2022