Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh

08/04/2026

Trans Social Space

Saturday 11th April

1pm-3pm in the Sanctuary

Augustine United Church, 41-43 George IV Bridge, for a "Safe, chill out, relaxing social space with tea, coffee and cake etc. for Trans people, allies and friends"

Edinburgh, EH1 1EL

Come and Join Us

Changing space available

Step free access

Augustine United Church

our tribe

Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh

MCC

08/04/2026

We are supporting the counter protest against "Women Won't Wheesht" and their campaign against the trans community on April 11th.

One year has passed since the Supreme Court ruling and anti trans groups like WWW continue their tirade against trans rights even though the Supreme Court ruling clearly stated,

"we counsel against reading this judgment as a triumph of one or more groups in our society at the expense of another, it is not." - Lord Hodge 2025

Trans rights are human rights and excluding trans people from public spaces, healthcare or sports does not make cis women safer it only hurts all women.

Join us on Sat 11th April and help us show that trans people are welcome here in Scotland.

24/03/2026

TRANS PRIDE SCOTLAND
TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS!
12:30, 28TH MARCH 2026 AT THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT JOIN US THERE.
IF YOU FANCY A STROLL BEFOREHAND, READ ON...

With Trans Pride Scotland happening on 28th March and no plans for a march, some of us are planning to team up with friendly faces in the Radical Independence Campaign for a stroll down the High Street as part of 'Believe in Scotland' before gently detaching ourselves at the Parliament to join the Trans Pride Scotland event. Look out for the Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh banner. RIC is assembling at 11:30am on the front steps of St Giles' Cathedral. They are looking forward to seeing us there!

The Radical Independence Campaign radical bloc is marching as part of 'Believe in Scotland' on the theme of "A Scotland for All, against racism and fascism", and is being supported by the Republican Socialist Platform, Scottish Socialist Youth, SNP Socialists and rs21 Edinburgh. Believe in Scotland' is the national coordinating campaign of the grassroots Scottish independence movement. it a coalition of 143 local and national Yes Groups including the SNP and the Scottish Greens.

24/03/2026

Celebration for Transgender Day of Visibility!

This event is dedicated to celebrating the Transgender community and our allies. Let's celebrate Trans Joy!

Come along for a social time with storytelling, zine making, refreshments, crafts and placard making for Trans Pride Scotland, at Augustine United Church, 41-43 George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EL on Friday 27th March from 5:30pm to 8:30pm.

Changing space available and step free disabled access

This event is organised in partnership with Augustine United Church, Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh and Metropolitan Community Church.

All are welcome!

24/03/2026

🩵🩷🤍 Celebration for Transgender Day of Visibility! 🤍🩷🩵

This event is dedicated to celebrating the Transgender community and our allies. Let’s celebrate Trans Joy!

Come along for a social time with storytelling, zine making, refreshments, crafts and placard making for Trans Pride Scotland, at Augustine United Church, 41-43 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL on Friday 27th March from 5.30pm to 8.30pm.

Changing space available and step free disabled access.

This event is organised in partnership with Augustine United Church, Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh and Metropolitan Community Church.

All are welcome!

22/02/2026

In February 2026, following a similar pattern of escalating moral panic and extremist rhetoric against trans people (including non- binary people), the Labour government looks set to introduce its own version of Section 28, in the form of proposed revisions to the guidance on “keeping children safe in education” in England. These proposals seek to erase trans children: through extreme restrictions on social transition, toilet and sports bans, and censorship of the word “trans” itself. Like Section 28, they will most likely also create a wider chilling effect, reducing support for le***an, gay, bi, and gender-nonconforming young people as well:

This consultation currently applies south of the border, but would Scottish Labour do better? In May 1988, the Conservative government introduced Section 28. This legal measure outlawed support for…

10/02/2026

From Scottish Trans:
When any pupil goes to school they should be able to do so safely, have appropriate toilet and changing facilities they can use, and be listened to and have their identity respected. This has become much harder for trans pupils because of two court cases that happened last year, and subsequent changes made to Scottish Government guidance on including trans pupils in school.

www.scottishtrans.org/protect-trans-pupils

23/01/2026

https://action.goodlawproject.org/stop-sex-matters-infiltrating-the-council-of-europe

In just one week, the Council of Europe will be voting to ban conversion therapy. This would be an incredibly important step to stop the rollback in the rights of LGBTQ+ people. But S*x Matters is infiltrating the vote. They have set up a tool for transphobes to email the MPs that are part of the co...

31/12/2025

New on the RTiE website: 'Resisting Transphobia in 2025':

It has been a busy year! Thank you to all of the wonderful people who made this happen March saw RTiE members working to oppose a Posie Parker transphobic rally in Aberdeen.  As well as donati…

30/11/2025

WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED
After the unjust and discriminatory Supreme Court ruling against trans rights on 16 April 2025, as well as the subsequent EHRC guidance – this is a zine documenting and archiving trans people’s voices, art and resistance against the ruling.

29/11/2025

WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED
After the unjust and discriminatory Supreme Court ruling against trans rights on 16 April 2025, as well as the subsequent EHRC guidance – this is a zine documenting and archiving trans people’s voices, art and resistance against the ruling.

WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED After the unjust and discriminatory Supreme Court ruling against trans rights on 16 April 2025, as well as the subsequent EHRC guidance – this is a zine documenting an…

02/11/2025

We were there for collective liberation. We were there to resist hateful attempts to legislate trans people out of public life. We were there to show TERFS that they cannot divide us. We were there to resist the far-right’s misogynist attempts to control women’s and trans people’s bodies, because at the end of the day it is the far right that is the real threat to women’s rights.

The far right are the real threat to women’s rights On 1st November 2025 Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh (RTiE) led a demonstration to support and protect Scotland’s transgender community …