We have a couple of very exciting events coming up for wormboys in a couple of weeks! First, on Wednesday 20th August we will be playing a fundraiser gig at Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds. Themed aro…| Dr Ruth Pearce
In recent years I’ve provided a few written endorsements for cool books and other publications. I’ve decided to start sharing them to this site so more people are aware of these works! …| Dr Ruth Pearce
I recently had a new co-authored research article published in the journal Body & Society, titled Embodied Experiences of Trans Pregnancy. It is part of a special issue on Pregnant Bodies and Embodied Pregnancy. For this piece of writing, we were particularly interested in how embodiment is gendered and vice-versa. In the article, we draw […]| Dr Ruth Pearce
Even if the worst-case scenario occurs and the interim guidance becomes law, Pearce emphasizes that laws “only make sense if people uphold them.” People and organizations must be willing to fight for trans rights, and make the laws essentially impossible to enforce. As Pearce puts it, “We need intentional, aggressive, extremely homosexual non-compliance.” Earlier this […]| Dr Ruth Pearce
The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s segregation consultation is a horrible document to look at. But if you’re planning to fill it in, you needn’t do so alone. Tomorrow evening (Tuesday 10th June) I’ll be joining Katy Montgomerie on her livestream from 8pm to talk about and work through the EHRC consultation. We’ll hopefully make […]| Dr Ruth Pearce
This is the latest version of a zine I have distributed at wormboys gigs over the last couple of years. I’ve recently updated it to address recent events, including the April 2025 Supreme Court ruling. The zine is written particularly with allies in mind. It provides some background information on the UK’s anti-trans moral panic, […]| Dr Ruth Pearce
Lesbian conspiracies in Lausanne On the evening of Tuesday 15th April 2025, I was widely perceived to be a British lesbian, both legally and socially. By 11am the following day, that was no longer the case, following a ruling by the UK’s Supreme Court. I was not actually in the UK for this momentous occasion. […]| Dr Ruth Pearce
I am honoured to be speaking at the University of Lausanne next week, at an event hosted by the Center for Gender Studies. If you happen to be reading this in Switzerland, it would be lovely to see you there! I’ll be providing a broad overview of findings from across the Trans Pregnancy Project. My […]| Dr Ruth Pearce
On 8 February 2021, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust published a series of groundbreaking resources on perinatal care for trans people, written by their Gender Inclusion Midwife team. As of March 2025, the Trust no longer exists, the midwives in question work elsewhere, and the resources page was sadly taken down – a […]| Dr Ruth Pearce
Last week I attended a workshop in Switzerland on standards of evidence in sex and gender research (more on that soon!) During my trip, I had my standard out-of-office auto-reply set up for my emai…| Dr Ruth Pearce
[last updated 28/06/25] Wednesday 10 April 2024 saw the long-awaited publication of the final report of the Cass Review. This report was commissioned by NHS England, and provides a review of eviden…| Dr Ruth Pearce
