In the past decade, transphobia in the UK metastasized from a fringe form of bigotry to mainstream politics. In response, trans people and their allies have suffered defeat after defeat, with legal protections eroded, increased violence and harassment on the street, and a chilling omerta of these harms in the media.
At the Trans Liberation Now Conference, we gather as academics, experts, and activists from across the UK for a day-long series of talks and panels discussing transphobia in all its forms and how best to fight it. The conference centres on three key questions: What are the roots of contemporary transphobia? In what ways does transphobia manifest in government, media, and civil society today? And what are the most effective tools to fight transphobia tomorrow?
Keynote Speakers include:
Join us for a day of discussion. Stay for drinks after. Then, return to the fight better prepared.
