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Trans+ History Week

@transhistoryweek.com
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Official page for Trans+ History Week. Key calendar week wordwide. May 04-10 2026 Nonprofit CIC Donate: transhistoryweek.com/donate linktr.ee/transhistoryweek Launchpad project from @wearequeeraf.com

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Al Worth (they/them) @alworthprobably.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I made a doc for @wearequeeraf.com and @transhistoryweek.com! Jan Morris lived a fascinating life, so this was a treat to work on. I interviewed Twm Morys, Paul Clements, and Sara Wheeler, and you will even hear the voice of Sir Michael Palin. Listen here. www.wearequeeraf.com/the-triumphs...
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The triumphs, trials and conundrum of Trans+ journalist Jan Morris
Jan Morris is the world-famous journalist, writer, and historian, known for her travel works, and Conundrum - a book covering her very public transition
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 25/09/2026
30 years on from the landmark documentary the Shinjuku Boys, we bring you a rare interview with its director Kim Longinotto @transhistoryweek.com 
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30 years later, Director Kim Longinotto Looks Back on the Making of Shinjuku Boys
As the world sees a dramatic uptick in anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation, co-director Kim Longinotto looks back on her behind-the-scenes joy shooting the film
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 21/08/2026
I spoke with Philip Baldwin at Gay Times about the state of Pride.
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Marty Davies: 'Attacks on Pride are a signal that our democracy is under threat'
Philip Baldwin speaks with Trans+ History Week founder Marty Davies about protecting Pride and "democracy itself".
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 17/08/2026
Thank you, Julia 🙏 “I once wrote under a pseudonym so I could keep serving. I write now in my own name for the same reason.”
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 10/08/2026
Attach your name to this to urge our leaders in Europe to put in place tangible protections for our Pride movement.
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 06/08/2026
30 years later, Director Kim Longinotto Looks Back on the Making of Shinjuku Boys 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/30-years-lat...
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30 years later, Director Kim Longinotto Looks Back on the Making of Shinjuku Boys
As the world sees a dramatic uptick in anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation, co-director Kim Longinotto looks back on her behind-the-scenes joy shooting the film
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 27/07/2026
Not sure if this information has made it to Bluesky… There’s a vigil tomorrow for CSD Berlin in Soho Square, London 7-8pm. Facilitated by Stonewall and Pride in London.
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 26/07/2026
You can feel helpless after such senseless violence and loss of life. There are tangible things we can demand from the EU to support the protection of our Pride movement. Berlin is a tragic highlight to the desperate need for tangible politician actions Sign ✍️ www.change.org/p/protect-pr...
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Sign the Petition
Protect Pride, Protect Democracy: Urge the EU to defend our freedoms
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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 18/07/2026
This board of trans history, which was seen at last year's Surrey Trans Pride in Epsom, is back on display.
Trans people have always existed (1)Trans people have always existed (2)
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Trans+ History Week @transhistoryweek.com · 17/07/2026
Our team will be marching. Show up in the 25th and let’s make it a protest to remember!
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Trans+ History Week @transhistoryweek.com · 16/07/2026
🙌🙌🙌
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Trans Unity Quilt Project @transunityquilt.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
It's alive! The Trans Unity Quilt is now online in its full digital archive - with enormous gratitude to every single person who contributed. This is a true vision of who the trans community are, the love and rage we share, the future we're fighting for. www.transunityquilt.com
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Trans Unity Quilt
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CN Lester 🏳️‍⚧️ @cnlester.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I can't believe it - @transunityquilt.bsky.social is now live! All 96 meters of length, hundreds and hundreds of patches, hundreds and hundreds of people - an ENORMOUS statement of trans solidarity and love and refusal to be erased. We are so much more than the hatred thrown at us... 1/x
A white fabric patch onto which is sewn the words Fight For Trans Futures in colourful scraps of fabric
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 15/07/2026
Our artwork, 42 Childhood Memories, is back hanging in Brixton (Tate) Library. I’m so glad because out of storage it can move people and create change. The work tells us all that Trans+ people were all kids once. And it tells people we must do better for Trans+ kids today.
Marty Davies and Xavier White smile indoors in front of a window displaying "42 Childhood Memories," an installation of small acrylic-on-canvas squares with vibrant colors illuminated by the daylight behind them.
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 14/07/2026
We just hit the first proper milestone. 500 signatures. Ask a friend to sign it and we’ll soon break into the thousands.
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 14/07/2026
There's a non-binary version too 🥰 ___ Download the assets here to support, sign and share the open letter ⬇️ drive.google.com/drive/folder... Sign the open letter: protectprideprotectdemocracy.com
Campaign poster with an abstract wavy background in yellow, white, purple, and black (the non-binary pride flag colors). Large black text reads, "PROTECT PRIDE. PROTECT DEMOCRACY. JOIN THE MOVEMENT AT PROTECTPRIDEPROTECTDEMOCRACY.COM." Logos for ILGA Europe and EPOA are featured at the bottom.
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 14/07/2026
I love the trans version of the social post. ___ Download the assets here to support, sign and share the open letter ⬇️ drive.google.com/drive/folder... Sign the open letter: protectprideprotectdemocracy.com
Campaign poster with an abstract wavy background in light blue, pink, and white (the transgender pride flag colors). Large dark-blue text reads, "PROTECT PRIDE. PROTECT DEMOCRACY. JOIN THE MOVEMENT AT PROTECTPRIDEPROTECTDEMOCRACY.COM." Logos for ILGA Europe and the European Pride Organisers Association (EPOA) are at the bottom.
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 12/07/2026
We're demanding three things: 1. Issue a formal public rebuke against member states, accession countries and third countries that seek to restrict Pride and the rights it represents.
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 12/07/2026
The newly released State of Pride Report 2026 reveals a stark reality across Europe: ❌ 40% of European Prides have seen funding slashed over the last three years. ❌ 81% have faced targeted hate campaigns. drive.google.com/file/d/1n4Yt...
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Not In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Would encourage you to read and share this. The resources and report show the challenges faced by Pride organisers, and highlight what we’ll lose if people and orgs bow to pressures to withdraw their support
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Melissa Harker @melissa.green · 13/07/2026
I am so pleased to have signed this, and I think anyone who wants to protect LGBT+ rights should do the same!
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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
📝 Just added my name to this open letter to Ursula von der Leyen. Great campaign by @smartypantsmarty.com to Protect Pride and Protect Democracy. Have a look 👇
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ILGA-Europe @ilgaeurope.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The freedoms to gather, assemble and peacefully protest are not guaranteed. They depend on people showing up, participating and protecting them. Join the movement to Protect Pride. Protect Democracy. protectprideprotectdemocracy.com #ProtectPride
PROTECT PRIDE. 
PROTECT DEMOCRACY. 
SHARE THIS POST. JOIN THE MOVEMENT.
PROTECTPRIDEPROTECTDEMOCRACY.COM
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ILGA-Europe @ilgaeurope.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Pride is one of the most visible expressions of the freedoms to gather, assemble & peacefully protest We're calling on the European Commission to help protect Pride, & the freedoms that make it possible Add your name to our open letter. Share this post. Join the movement. bit.ly/4y94IQc
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ILGA-Europe @ilgaeurope.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Pride is one of the most visible expressions of the freedoms to peacefully protest. We're calling on the European Commission to help protect Pride, and the freedoms that make it possible. Add your name to our open letter. Share this post. Join the movement. bit.ly/3QXdNuS #ProtectPride
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 13/07/2026
Have you put your name to this letter to Ursula von der Leyen yet? Help us get to the first 1,000 signatures ✍️
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Trans+ History Week @transhistoryweek.com · 12/07/2026
Add your name
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 12/07/2026
This IS NOT just an LGBTI community issue. It's a warning sign of democratic backsliding for all. That's why, at the heart of the campaign, is an open letter which will be delivered straight to the desks of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and High Representative Kaja Kallas
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Trans+ History Week @transhistoryweek.com · 12/07/2026
Add your name
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 12/07/2026
New Campaign: Protect Pride. Protect Democracy! 🏳️‍🌈 I'm so Proud (with a capital 'P') to see this go live. protectprideprotectdemocracy.com
A vibrant campaign poster featuring an abstract, grainy background of swirling Progress Pride flag colors.

Large, bold white text in the center reads: "PROTECT PRIDE. PROTECT DEMOCRACY."

Below the main slogan, smaller white text reads: "JOIN THE MOVEMENT AT PROTECTPRIDEPROTECTDEMOCRACY.COM".

At the bottom left and right corners, the logos for ILGA Europe and EPOA (European Pride Organisers Association) are displayed in white.
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 09/07/2026
Add your name
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 08/07/2026
After a long hiatus I've returned to my column with @campaignuk.bsky.social to debrief an extraordinary debut at @canneslions.bsky.social - being part of the awarding jury for the prestigious award category: Glass: The Lion for Change. June has certainly been a memorable month! Added to Patreon:
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The Glass Lion should be impossible to judge | Marty Davies
Published in Campaign on 6 July 2026 Lessons from inside the jury room on my Cannes debut. I’m back. I took some time away from this column
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Stefanie 🏳️‍⚧️ @foxenlock.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Intentionally didn’t share during Pride month. While I’m beyond proud to count Angela Morley as a trancestor, I’m furious at the way she continues to sink into obscurity. She should be every bit the household name as her contemporaries. My piece for @transhistoryweek.com (@wearequeeraf.com)
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From Star Wars to Watership Down, the Trans+ composer scoring the sound of hope
Angela Morley helped John Williams make his scores a reality, orchestrating on Star Wars, Superman, E.T., Home Alone, Hook - but her name is all too often forgotten
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 03/07/2026
I’ll be speaking on the Trans and Non-binary Stage in Soho Square at 3.55 tomorrow for Pride in London. If you’re around I’d love to have some friendly faces in the space with me. See you there!
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 30/06/2026
At my visit to 10 Downing Street on Monday, I asked the Prime Minister directly if he would take another look at EDM 240 which now has 159 signatures. I made it clear to him that our community views this Code as a mechanism that enables Trans+ segregation.
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 22/06/2026
Recorded live at @transhistoryweek.com, this episode explores how we fight back for future generations 🏳️‍⚧️ 🎙️ Listen now
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How to save Trans+ stories in an age they can be deleted with just a click?
How we can fight back, in small ways, by saving Trans+ stories now, for future generations
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 22/06/2026
🏳️‍⚧️ We're living through a global backlash against Trans+ rights. But we've been here before. As Alex of @transsolidarity.bsky.social reminds us, the actions we take now will shape what comes next. Full episode 👇
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 16/06/2026
I’ll be speaking on the Pride in London Soho Square Trans & Non-Binary Stage at approximately 2.30pm on July 4th. I hope to use the moment to encourage us all to connect more deeply with our history and to let it steel us and lead the way this Pride season.
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Consortium @consortium.lgbt · 16/06/2026
Last week, our Chief Executive, Paul Roberts, and Trustee, Callum Pethick, attended the Trans+ History Week Parliamentary Reception. We supported the event booking and helped ensure access through Trans+ History Week travel bursaries for those who might not otherwise attend. 1/3
This image shows two people standing in front of a backdrop and smiling at the camera. The black text on the backdrop reads: Trans+ History Week, the future lies with me. One of the people holds a sign that reads: We've always been here. Protect and increase funding for trans+ organisations in the UK and internationally. The future lies with me.
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 15/06/2026
The anti-trans rhetoric pushed by US politicians is about more than Trans+ people. As Sylvia Rivera and Miss Major understood, it's part of a wider authoritarian politics that affects us all 🎙️ We explore in the new ep of the @wearequeeraf.com podcast 👇 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Great to be at the Trans+ History Week reception with some of our Green councillors and cross-party MPs standing up for trans rights. Over 130 MPs have signed the motion against the EHRC’s cruel code of practice. Govt must now set time for a debate and vote. www.scenemag.co.uk/cross-party-...
Image shows Sian with three Green Party Councillors, stood in a row and smiling at the camera. They are stood in front of a pink and blue backdrop with the Trans + History Week logo. Text is visible that reads: the future lies with me. Image shows Sian smiling in conversation with a Green Party councillor at the Trans + History Week reception in Parliament.
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 13/06/2026
Thanks Scene Magazine for this coverage of our Parliamentary reception this week 🙏 www.scenemag.co.uk/cross-party-...
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Cross-party MPs commit to protecting trans people's fundamental rights at evening reception held in Parliament by Trans+ History Week
MPs from Labour, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats have pledged to support a series of commitments aimed at protecting the rights, dignity and wellbeing of trans+ people, as campaigners warn o...
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 12/06/2026
A report into the WellBN GP service has concluded that the service "was inappropriately prescribing medications" despite acknowledging it helped the young people In tomorrow's newsletter, we go beyond the headlines and speak to the families affected 🏳️‍⚧️ Join 10K readers 📩 wearequeeraf.com/subscribe
Picture of WellBN building, showing a squiggly line going from blue to green in a multicolour gradient across several large windows
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 11/06/2026
As a gay trans man in the 1970s, Lou Sullivan didn’t fit what doctors thought a trans person should be. He spent his life proving them wrong. 🎙️ Hear his story:
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The legacy of HIV activists is under threat. How do we turn the tide?
Lou Sullivan was known as a first in many ways, what can we learn from his HIV activism, in the face of Trump cuts?
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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · 11/06/2026
Last night we hosted the first ever Parliamentary reception for @transhistoryweek.com Some people asked me to publish my speech so I've put it on my Patreon (don't worry it's not behind any paywall)
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My speech: Trans+ History Week's first Parliamentary Reception | Marty Davies
My speech: Trans+ History Week's first Parliamentary Reception by Marty Davies on Patreon. Join Marty Davies's community for exclusive content and updates.
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nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social @nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Introduce non-binary legal recognition. Would it be so terrible? It was a pleasure to attend the House of Commons last night, thank you to @kateosbornemp.bsky.social and @transhistoryweek.com (go follow) for the invite. #houseofcommons #legalreform #ehrcguidance
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 01/06/2026
More than 80 people have signed an open letter setting out "serious concerns" over NHS England’s withdrawal of gender-affirming hormone therapy for trans youth @transactualuk.bsky.social  Understand more 👉 shorturl.at/eAREq
The letter's signatories have urged NHS England to pause and reverse the implementation of the ban on puberty blocking medications.
More than 80 clinicians, researchers and academics have signed an open letter setting out "serious concerns" over NHS England’s withdrawal of gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) for trans youth and demanding it be reversed – TransActual
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Trans+ History Week @transhistoryweek.com · 01/06/2026
The first of our mini documentary episodes is out now 👇
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Trans+ History Week @transhistoryweek.com · 01/06/2026
The first of our mini documentary episodes is out now 👇
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