{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a217e7714e465e5ce590de4/6a217e8e1ddbe06b3adc8d70?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"DisElectAbility: Deep Diving Into Transphobia in the United Kingdom with Ashleigh Talbot from What The Trans?!","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a217e7714e465e5ce590de4/1789311fc8d36cb3410a2c3c1a35fe8d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<h2>Synopsis</h2><p>In this powerful episode of <em>DisElectAbility</em>, host Aar Jae Williams is joined by Ashleigh Talbot, co-founder of the independent trans news podcast <em>What The Trans?!</em>. Together, they explore the current political, social, and media landscape affecting the UK’s trans and disabled communities. The conversation spans the deeply controversial Supreme Court ruling in <em>For Women Scotland v. Scottish Ministers</em>, the impact of the Sullivan and Cass reviews on trans healthcare, the role of right-wing US influence in shaping UK policy, and the devastating proposed cuts to disability benefits like PIP under the Labour government.</p><p>Ashleigh, a wheelchair user and MS patient, brings a razor-sharp critique of media transphobia, the NHS’s failures in supporting marginalised identities, and the performative neutrality of mainstream journalism. The episode also features a heartfelt voice note from trans activist Bex Foulsham responding to the Supreme Court ruling, emphasizing the psychological toll and erosion of legal protections for trans people in the UK.</p><p>From media myths to grassroots resistance, this is a call to action: resist, organize, support one another, and push back against a growing wave of ableism and transphobia.</p><p><br /></p><h2><strong>Key Themes</strong></h2><ul><li><strong>Transphobia in State and Media</strong>: Media’s complicity in pushing gender-critical ideology and exclusionary narratives.</li><li><strong>Healthcare Access &amp; Censorship</strong>: The Cass and Sullivan reviews as state-sanctioned mechanisms to restrict care.</li><li><strong>Disability Rights &amp; Welfare Cuts</strong>: Harsh critiques of Labour’s and Tory policies on PIP, universal credit, and NHS reforms.</li><li><strong>Intersectionality</strong>: Being trans, disabled, neurodivergent – how multiple identities face compounded marginalisation.</li><li><strong>Activism &amp; Mutual Aid</strong>: Highlighting protests by Crips Against Cuts and DPAC; the importance of mutual care networks.</li></ul><p><br /></p><h3>Guests:</h3><p>Ashleigh Talbot – Co-founder of <em>What The Trans?!</em>, journalist, activist, disabled trans woman living with MS.</p><p>Bex Foulsham - non-binary trans woman who is a member of the Liberal Democrats and campaigner</p><br /><p>EMAIL: neurorainbow@neurorainbowproject.comm</p><p>FOLLOW ASHLEIGH ON BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/ashleigh.whatthetrans.com</p><p>FIND MORE ABOUT WHAT THE TRANS?!: https://whatthetrans.com/</p><p>SIGN PETITION ON THE SUPREME COURT RULING: https://www.change.org/p/overturn-the-uk-s-new-legal-definition-of-a-woman</p><p><br /></p><hr /><p> Hosted on Acast. See <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://acast.com/privacy\" target=\"_blank\">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>","author_name":"Auti Auri's Neuro Rainbow Project"}