How young is too young to change gender?

On 16 April 2025, the UK’s Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of a woman is based on their biological sex assigned at birth. Forget the rage-bait headlines and attempts to divide us through fear – this is the reality of that ruling, as told through 13 lives

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Alexis (she/her), 32, and Liam Blake (he/him), are based in Doncaster and have been a key voice as a married couple around transgender rights

We are a volunteer led and non-party aligned group called ‘Youth Voting Matters’ based in Scotland. We would just like to share how informative we found last year’s special edition of Big Issue titled

LETTERS

ANTHONY ALVAREZ LOVES KANSAS. HE MOVED there when he was 11, and now “every single person he cares about” and loves is in the Sunflower State, he tells TIME. But lately, Alvarez says, he and his frien