There is no trans person elected to the Scottish Parliament, so no one voting on GRR legislation will be directly effected by that decision. This episode gives voice to trans people – those who want to get a Gender Recognition Certificate and those who will still not be able to because they are non-binary. Their […]
Human Rights
Holyrude Podcast – Season 4 – Episode 9
This week’s pod includes discussions & passion on: The Get Me Home Safely campaign & Trade Unions, Scottish Parliament GRR bill, fallout from “Where are you really from?”, striking workers and the reason behind why they are striking. With David, Beth Douglas & Ungagged’s Brian Finlay. Music by Edith – Sister Ghost
Interview with John Hird on NUFC Fans against Sportswashing
John Hird has done many things on the political left but recently helped set up Newcastle United Football Club Fans Against Sportswashing, in this interview with Neil Anderson they talk about the NUFC Fans campaign. NUFC Fans Against Sportswashing https://sites.google.com/view/nufcfansagainstsportswashing/home @NoSaudiToon
The War on Being Trans Must Stop!
by Amber Roberts Gender Critics believe that Trans Women aren’t Women as strongly as we believe that Trans Women Are Women, no matter what anyone tells them to the contrary. On both sides of this we have people making threats, shouting abuse and being hateful in general. This behaviour needs to stop on both sides, […]
Death Match by Sam Hamad
If you are melting down over the World Cup in Qatar; ask yourself why you didn’t have a similar meltdown over the one in Russia in 2018? Be honest about it. At that point in the world, despite Russia genocidally ravaging Syria, annexing and waging war against Ukraine and overseeing the fatal persecution of homosexuals […]
Holyrude Episode 4.4 – “Xtra Long Yin”
David McClemont (Twitter: @DavoMc82), Debra Torrance (@HeathPeaPict) and Beth Douglas (@pickle_bee) discuss the latest events in Scottish and UK politics NEWS – Sunak Unveils New Cabinet – Gender Recognition Act Passes First Parliamentary Vote – Diphtheria Outbreak at Asylum Processing Centre – Just Stop Oil Protests Music by @HippyMuzic Art by @HeathPeaPict Edited by @HeathPeaPict
Disability and the Left By Stephanie Melnick
To win disabled people over, the left needs to change the rhetoric. We cannot mirror the Right’s idea of “useless eaters”. If we truly want to create a better future, we need to find a way to make a world where everyone can live happily – including those who cannot work. A few weeks ago, […]
Scottish Left Forum Stands with LGBTIQA ++ Community.
Neil Scott on why Scottish Left Forum have announced solidarity measures with LGBTIQA people.
Bad Hair and Bad Faith by Val Waldron
Populism is all pervasive. It’s amusing…has bad hair and tin-foil hats. It has the Flat Earth Society, Covid Deniers and Chemtrails. It also radicalises people to think that transphobia is about women’s rights, that the pandemic is over, that vicious deportation policies are about targeting people smugglers, that the French and other foreigners are responsible […]
Roe v. Wade and the Right to Privacy in the US Constitution
Like many people around the world, I am still reeling in shock from the decision by the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to rule that the right of people who can become pregnant to get an abortion was struck down.