Jamie Wareham
@jamiewareham.co.uk
I help you understand the LGBTQIA+ news and support queer creatives. Founder of @wearequeeraf.com 🏳️🌈 He/Him
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· Jun 6
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Our initial summary of the Levy review 👇
The Levy Review has been published | Good Law Project
We analyse the findings and implications of NHS England’s review of adult trans healthcare, published today.
goodlawproject.org
December 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Our initial summary of the Levy review 👇
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The Levy Review: A scathing audit of NHS Trans+ healthcare that isn’t radical enough to fix the problems.
@wearequeeraf.com and @whatthetrans.com take a first look at the long-awaited review into adult gender services in the UK 🧵
Reporting by @vic-parsons.bsky.social
@wearequeeraf.com and @whatthetrans.com take a first look at the long-awaited review into adult gender services in the UK 🧵
Reporting by @vic-parsons.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The Levy Review: A scathing audit of NHS Trans+ healthcare that isn’t radical enough to fix the problems.
@wearequeeraf.com and @whatthetrans.com take a first look at the long-awaited review into adult gender services in the UK 🧵
Reporting by @vic-parsons.bsky.social
@wearequeeraf.com and @whatthetrans.com take a first look at the long-awaited review into adult gender services in the UK 🧵
Reporting by @vic-parsons.bsky.social
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There is a lot of nuance to unpack in this report - and we're working at pace, to bring it to you.
Right now, what is clear - is it could have been a lot worse.
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Right now, what is clear - is it could have been a lot worse.
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The Levy Review into adult gender services - commissioned following the Cass Review - is now out.
We have a rapid response TLDR by @vic-parsons.bsky.social out this afternoon. Plus a larger, analytical look this weekend in the QueerAF newsletter.
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We have a rapid response TLDR by @vic-parsons.bsky.social out this afternoon. Plus a larger, analytical look this weekend in the QueerAF newsletter.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
There is a lot of nuance to unpack in this report - and we're working at pace, to bring it to you.
Right now, what is clear - is it could have been a lot worse.
Skip the doom scrolling, and look to our detailed analysis this weekend in our newsletter
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Right now, what is clear - is it could have been a lot worse.
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There is a lot of nuance to unpack in this report - and we're working at pace, to bring it to you.
Right now, what is clear - is it could have been a lot worse.
Skip the doom scrolling, and look to our detailed analysis this weekend in our newsletter
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Right now, what is clear - is it could have been a lot worse.
Skip the doom scrolling, and look to our detailed analysis this weekend in our newsletter
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The Levy Review into adult gender services - commissioned following the Cass Review - is now out.
We have a rapid response TLDR by @vic-parsons.bsky.social out this afternoon. Plus a larger, analytical look this weekend in the QueerAF newsletter.
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We have a rapid response TLDR by @vic-parsons.bsky.social out this afternoon. Plus a larger, analytical look this weekend in the QueerAF newsletter.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
There is a lot of nuance to unpack in this report - and we're working at pace, to bring it to you.
Right now, what is clear - is it could have been a lot worse.
Skip the doom scrolling, and look to our detailed analysis this weekend in our newsletter
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Right now, what is clear - is it could have been a lot worse.
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“What was supposed to be narrowly focused on the definition of a woman, in the eyes of the Equality Act, has become a tool for anti-Trans+ campaigners to push a hateful narrative that seeks to force Trans+ people out of society” - @jamiewareham.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“What was supposed to be narrowly focused on the definition of a woman, in the eyes of the Equality Act, has become a tool for anti-Trans+ campaigners to push a hateful narrative that seeks to force Trans+ people out of society” - @jamiewareham.co.uk
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“The trouble with bathroom bans is they don’t do what they purport to do. The argument is they're created to 'protect women', but they usually do the opposite.” @jamiewareham.co.uk
"Misogynistic" leaked guidance would ban people from toilets based on appearance
Leaked EHRC code of practice is "misogynist’s charter" that will enforce gender stereotypes in public life with "a license to discriminate"
www.wearequeeraf.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
“The trouble with bathroom bans is they don’t do what they purport to do. The argument is they're created to 'protect women', but they usually do the opposite.” @jamiewareham.co.uk
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If two of the most prominent women’s charities feel they have no choice but to reverse trans-inclusive approaches, what does that mean for the rest of the sector?
Get @jamiewareham.co.uk analysis with response from @transactualuk.bsky.social in tomorrow's newsletter👇
Get @jamiewareham.co.uk analysis with response from @transactualuk.bsky.social in tomorrow's newsletter👇
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December 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If two of the most prominent women’s charities feel they have no choice but to reverse trans-inclusive approaches, what does that mean for the rest of the sector?
Get @jamiewareham.co.uk analysis with response from @transactualuk.bsky.social in tomorrow's newsletter👇
Get @jamiewareham.co.uk analysis with response from @transactualuk.bsky.social in tomorrow's newsletter👇
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From @jamiewareham.co.uk 🗣
“I'm incredibly proud QueerAF and Trans+ History Week were recognised for a show mentoring Trans+ creatives to create nuanced, inspiring documentaries on millennia-old gender diversity, shutting down the pernicious lie that being Transgender is a modern 'trend'.”
“I'm incredibly proud QueerAF and Trans+ History Week were recognised for a show mentoring Trans+ creatives to create nuanced, inspiring documentaries on millennia-old gender diversity, shutting down the pernicious lie that being Transgender is a modern 'trend'.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
From @jamiewareham.co.uk 🗣
“I'm incredibly proud QueerAF and Trans+ History Week were recognised for a show mentoring Trans+ creatives to create nuanced, inspiring documentaries on millennia-old gender diversity, shutting down the pernicious lie that being Transgender is a modern 'trend'.”
“I'm incredibly proud QueerAF and Trans+ History Week were recognised for a show mentoring Trans+ creatives to create nuanced, inspiring documentaries on millennia-old gender diversity, shutting down the pernicious lie that being Transgender is a modern 'trend'.”
We sometimes talk about 'hard-to-reach' communities in the media, but 450 Trans+ people applied for the 20 opportunities in this campaign - not so hard after all eh?
I'm incredibly proud of all of the @WeAreQueerAF.com podcast producers and the whole team behind @TransHistoryWeek.com 👏👏
I'm incredibly proud of all of the @WeAreQueerAF.com podcast producers and the whole team behind @TransHistoryWeek.com 👏👏
When we invest in Trans+ creatives, we get award-winning storytelling 🏳️⚧️
🤩 Six of our Trans+ producers won gold at @weareaudiouk.bsky.social’s Audio Production Awards for the @wearequeeraf.com podcast with @transhistoryweek.com 🧵
🤩 Six of our Trans+ producers won gold at @weareaudiouk.bsky.social’s Audio Production Awards for the @wearequeeraf.com podcast with @transhistoryweek.com 🧵
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
We sometimes talk about 'hard-to-reach' communities in the media, but 450 Trans+ people applied for the 20 opportunities in this campaign - not so hard after all eh?
I'm incredibly proud of all of the @WeAreQueerAF.com podcast producers and the whole team behind @TransHistoryWeek.com 👏👏
I'm incredibly proud of all of the @WeAreQueerAF.com podcast producers and the whole team behind @TransHistoryWeek.com 👏👏
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3/ @jamiewareham.co.uk’s take 💬
“We all have a story like that which Starmer's family faced, from horrific attacks to more common daily homophobia. Kids have thrown rocks at me, and giggled about the f*g walking down the high street.
“We all have a story like that which Starmer's family faced, from horrific attacks to more common daily homophobia. Kids have thrown rocks at me, and giggled about the f*g walking down the high street.
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
3/ @jamiewareham.co.uk’s take 💬
“We all have a story like that which Starmer's family faced, from horrific attacks to more common daily homophobia. Kids have thrown rocks at me, and giggled about the f*g walking down the high street.
“We all have a story like that which Starmer's family faced, from horrific attacks to more common daily homophobia. Kids have thrown rocks at me, and giggled about the f*g walking down the high street.
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Since a homophobic attack on his niece, his party has introduced multiple anti-LGBTQIA+ policies and the UK has fallen steeply in human rights rankings
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/keir-starmer-shocked-his-anti-lgbtqia-rhetoric-is-creating-anti-lgbtqia-sentiment/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/keir-starmer-shocked-his-anti-lgbtqia-rhetoric-is-creating-anti-lgbtqia-sentiment/
Starmer "furious" at homophobic attack on his family, as if his party has nothing to do with it
Since a homophobic attack on his niece, his party has introduced multiple anti-LGBTQIA+ policies and the UK has fallen steeply in human rights rankings
www.wearequeeraf.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Since a homophobic attack on his niece, his party has introduced multiple anti-LGBTQIA+ policies and the UK has fallen steeply in human rights rankings
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/keir-starmer-shocked-his-anti-lgbtqia-rhetoric-is-creating-anti-lgbtqia-sentiment/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/keir-starmer-shocked-his-anti-lgbtqia-rhetoric-is-creating-anti-lgbtqia-sentiment/
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3/ Our take @jamiewareham.co.uk
While the leak received widespread coverage, Phillipson’s pushback barely registered in the wider press. That imbalance matters.
While the leak received widespread coverage, Phillipson’s pushback barely registered in the wider press. That imbalance matters.
November 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
3/ Our take @jamiewareham.co.uk
While the leak received widespread coverage, Phillipson’s pushback barely registered in the wider press. That imbalance matters.
While the leak received widespread coverage, Phillipson’s pushback barely registered in the wider press. That imbalance matters.
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04–10 May
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04–10 May
Get the history lesson you never had, find our what’s in store, early-bird ticket alerts and a history article every day of Trans+ History Week with @wearequeeraf.com
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November 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
🗓️ Mark your calendars for Trans+ History Week 2026
04–10 May
Get the history lesson you never had, find our what’s in store, early-bird ticket alerts and a history article every day of Trans+ History Week with @wearequeeraf.com
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04–10 May
Get the history lesson you never had, find our what’s in store, early-bird ticket alerts and a history article every day of Trans+ History Week with @wearequeeraf.com
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This regards the UK media’s bias but it’s true in the US too where big media like nyt, now joined by Condé Nast, have enabled bigotry, misogyny and predation.
“It’s a clear example of institutional bias, contributing to a climate that harms women, the Trans+ community and gender-nonconforming cis people.” - @jamiewareham.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
This regards the UK media’s bias but it’s true in the US too where big media like nyt, now joined by Condé Nast, have enabled bigotry, misogyny and predation.
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5/ Our take @jamiewareham.co.uk
"The report relies largely on media coverage. Not every murder is reported, and in many countries trans identities are not even recorded in official reporting, making these figures an even clearer call to action."
"The report relies largely on media coverage. Not every murder is reported, and in many countries trans identities are not even recorded in official reporting, making these figures an even clearer call to action."
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
5/ Our take @jamiewareham.co.uk
"The report relies largely on media coverage. Not every murder is reported, and in many countries trans identities are not even recorded in official reporting, making these figures an even clearer call to action."
"The report relies largely on media coverage. Not every murder is reported, and in many countries trans identities are not even recorded in official reporting, making these figures an even clearer call to action."
The hearing is a huge blow to the watchdog’s reputation already.
But if it's found to have advised businesses across the UK wrongly on the law (in a way that has led organisations to break the law significant work will need to be done, for businesses to rely on it again 👇
But if it's found to have advised businesses across the UK wrongly on the law (in a way that has led organisations to break the law significant work will need to be done, for businesses to rely on it again 👇
Has the Equalities Minister changed her mind since she said the Supreme Court ruling provided "crystal clear" clarity?
In court last week, she seemed to suggest that the EHRC's guidance – was anything but clear.
What happened and why it matters 🧵👇
In court last week, she seemed to suggest that the EHRC's guidance – was anything but clear.
What happened and why it matters 🧵👇
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The hearing is a huge blow to the watchdog’s reputation already.
But if it's found to have advised businesses across the UK wrongly on the law (in a way that has led organisations to break the law significant work will need to be done, for businesses to rely on it again 👇
But if it's found to have advised businesses across the UK wrongly on the law (in a way that has led organisations to break the law significant work will need to be done, for businesses to rely on it again 👇
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6/ Our analysis - @jamiewareham.co.uk: “As the EHRC faces mounting scrutiny from concerns over its use of AI to government rebukes, one question is increasingly being asked across Westminster: has this regulator gone rogue?”
November 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
6/ Our analysis - @jamiewareham.co.uk: “As the EHRC faces mounting scrutiny from concerns over its use of AI to government rebukes, one question is increasingly being asked across Westminster: has this regulator gone rogue?”
Then maybe take your product off the market and fix it - why is the responsibility on the individual, not the system here?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Don't blindly trust what AI tells you, Google boss tells BBC
Sundar Pichai candidly acknowledged concerns about inaccurate answers generated by Google's models.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Then maybe take your product off the market and fix it - why is the responsibility on the individual, not the system here?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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As Harvey Milk famously said, “you gotta give 'em hope”, a message politicians in both the US and UK have been adopting to surging success
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/is-hope-back-on-the-agenda-anti-trans-narratives-flail-in-us-elections-with-lessons-for-uk/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/is-hope-back-on-the-agenda-anti-trans-narratives-flail-in-us-elections-with-lessons-for-uk/
Is hope back on the agenda? Anti-trans narratives flail in US elections, with lessons for UK
As Harvey Milk famously said, “you gotta give 'em hope”, a message politicians in both the US and UK have been adopting to surging success
www.wearequeeraf.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
As Harvey Milk famously said, “you gotta give 'em hope”, a message politicians in both the US and UK have been adopting to surging success
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/is-hope-back-on-the-agenda-anti-trans-narratives-flail-in-us-elections-with-lessons-for-uk/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/is-hope-back-on-the-agenda-anti-trans-narratives-flail-in-us-elections-with-lessons-for-uk/
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This 👇
The majority of what we wrote about the media in this story back when it first took place, is true two years on - it would have been her 19th birthday today
www.wearequeeraf.com/brianna-ghey...
www.wearequeeraf.com/brianna-ghey...
Brianna Ghey: Media must recognise its part in rising transphobia
Following years of media and government anti-trans messaging, a young trans person has been murdered in what appears to have been a targeted attack.
www.wearequeeraf.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This 👇
The majority of what we wrote about the media in this story back when it first took place, is true two years on - it would have been her 19th birthday today
www.wearequeeraf.com/brianna-ghey...
www.wearequeeraf.com/brianna-ghey...
Brianna Ghey: Media must recognise its part in rising transphobia
Following years of media and government anti-trans messaging, a young trans person has been murdered in what appears to have been a targeted attack.
www.wearequeeraf.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The majority of what we wrote about the media in this story back when it first took place, is true two years on - it would have been her 19th birthday today
www.wearequeeraf.com/brianna-ghey...
www.wearequeeraf.com/brianna-ghey...
Is hope back on the agenda? Tomorrow in the @wearequeeraf.com newsletter I examine the lessons for Labour (and wider UK politics) from New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's shock victory - and the Green Surge.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Is hope back on the agenda? Tomorrow in the @wearequeeraf.com newsletter I examine the lessons for Labour (and wider UK politics) from New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's shock victory - and the Green Surge.
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Another nomination for the incredible @wearequeeraf.com podcast alumni, and the @transhistoryweek.com team!
Congrats to everyone involved, and alongside huge names like BBC Radio 4 and the National Trust!
Congrats to everyone involved, and alongside huge names like BBC Radio 4 and the National Trust!
Our podcast has been nominated for an Audio Production Award, recognising that together with @transhistoryweek.com we are:
"Really making a difference through identifying, nurturing or mentoring new and diverse talent to the podcast and audio industry" 🎉👏
wearequeeraf.com/podcast
"Really making a difference through identifying, nurturing or mentoring new and diverse talent to the podcast and audio industry" 🎉👏
wearequeeraf.com/podcast
October 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Another nomination for the incredible @wearequeeraf.com podcast alumni, and the @transhistoryweek.com team!
Congrats to everyone involved, and alongside huge names like BBC Radio 4 and the National Trust!
Congrats to everyone involved, and alongside huge names like BBC Radio 4 and the National Trust!
A critical investigation, which will provide, for some, a devastating set of predictions on waiting times for NHS help for their transition.
I hope it will be another piece of journalism that you can use to fight back 👇
Read it first in @wearequeeraf.com newsletter www.wearequeeraf.com/subscribe/
I hope it will be another piece of journalism that you can use to fight back 👇
Read it first in @wearequeeraf.com newsletter www.wearequeeraf.com/subscribe/
This Saturday after painstaking research and FOIs by @clairestranstalks.bsky.social with @whatthetrans.com, we'll publish 'The Gender Clinic Files' in our newsletter:
A new investigative series exposing deep structural issues with UK Transgender healthcare
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A new investigative series exposing deep structural issues with UK Transgender healthcare
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October 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
A critical investigation, which will provide, for some, a devastating set of predictions on waiting times for NHS help for their transition.
I hope it will be another piece of journalism that you can use to fight back 👇
Read it first in @wearequeeraf.com newsletter www.wearequeeraf.com/subscribe/
I hope it will be another piece of journalism that you can use to fight back 👇
Read it first in @wearequeeraf.com newsletter www.wearequeeraf.com/subscribe/
Remarkable intervention, from a figure of seniority that we haven't seen in what feels like years, she added:
"I'm a woman, I'm a feminist and I see absolutely no contradiction in being a woman and also supporting the trans community"
news.sky.com/story/lucy-p...
"I'm a woman, I'm a feminist and I see absolutely no contradiction in being a woman and also supporting the trans community"
news.sky.com/story/lucy-p...
Lucy Powell calls for MPs to vote on single sex space guidance
The Labour deputy leadership candidate calls for a debate and vote on guidance which is expected to say that trans people should be excluded from single sex spaces.
news.sky.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Remarkable intervention, from a figure of seniority that we haven't seen in what feels like years, she added:
"I'm a woman, I'm a feminist and I see absolutely no contradiction in being a woman and also supporting the trans community"
news.sky.com/story/lucy-p...
"I'm a woman, I'm a feminist and I see absolutely no contradiction in being a woman and also supporting the trans community"
news.sky.com/story/lucy-p...