In the wake of the tragic case of Lucy Meadows, TransMediaWatch organized a meeting at Parliament to explain to our legislators just how badly trans people are treated by the press. According to Gay Star News, 13 members of Parliament turned up. That’s very good going for such a minority interest.

Of those 13, two were from Bristol. Kerry McCarthy (Lab., Bristol East) had to leave early as she had a meeting with Brian Blessed which, you know, is entirely understandable. Stephen Williams (LibDem., Bristol West) stayed for the entire event.

Thanks are also due to Dru Marland who went along to describe her experience of being “monstered” by the media. Reliving that sort of horror is not an easy thing to do. As a way of saying thank you, I’d like to direct you all to her art page on Etsy. There’s some great stuff there.

All-in-all, that’s a pretty impressive turnout. I’m proud to see Bristol doing so well on trans rights issues.