Dr Sam Hall, former Scene columnist and doctor at WellBN, has told an inquest into the death of 20-year-old trans woman Alice Litman that suicidal feelings in the trans community and young people are “devastatingly common” and that much of this is due to “non acceptance of trans identities in wider society”.
Rory Finn talks to Dr Sam Hall for some clarification around the Covid-19 vaccines
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is the annual observance that honours the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.
Dr Samuel Hall on the hijacking of feminism, the gender divide, and the struggle to access safe spaces.
I write with a theme of Lesbian Icons the morning after Big Pride, as opposed to Trans Pride, which was two weeks previous. These two celebrations feel worlds apart.
This week sees the launch of #MyPronounsAre, a city-wide initiative from Brighton & Hove City Council. Our local services have a well established history of engaging with and on behalf of the trans communities both at home and abroad, and this is a campaign in the spirit of inclusivity that really makes a difference. When Rainbow Chorus […]
Dr Samuel Hall on why we should be talking about depression, often and widely. As I write we are enjoying unseasonably good weather with temperatures on the weekend of the Brighton Marathon reaching the low 20ºs. Marvellous. I can anticipate the lifting of my mood as the trees begin to bud and the children are enjoying a well-earned Easter break. All this should mean better sleep and lower levels of depression (reference for readers with a thirst for academia: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4398445/).
When it comes to writing this column, I’m usually awash with ideas until I actually put pen to paper, at which point all those brilliant soundbites and gems of wisdom that have been popping into my head for weeks suddenly seem to desert me! I’m becoming increasingly familiar with writers’ block, and have considerable sympathy for those who depend on writing to make a living. I really don’t think I could take the pressure.
Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Cllr Pete West hosts a reception for The Clare Project in the Mayor’s Parlour at Brighton Town Hall on Friday, December 20 to acknowledge the group recently becoming a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).
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