Russell T Davies, Michaela Coel and more British writers express solidarity with trans community
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Story by Martin Robinson (23 April 2025)
Over 1300 British writers across fiction, non-fiction, poetry, theatre, film, radio, comedy and television have signed an open letter expressing solidarity with the trans community in response to last week's Supreme Court ruling and calling for the UK Art and Culture sector to do the same.
The letter garnered over 1000 signatures in 48 hours with signatories including Aisling Bea, Moira Buffini, Candice Carty-Williams, Caryl Churchill, Michaela Coel, Russell T Davies, Elizabeth Day, Deborah Frances-White, James Graham, Tanika Gupta, Daf James, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Alice Oseman, Sara Pascoe, Max Porter, Nikesh Shukla and Timberlake Wertenbaker.
The letter states, "The UK has become an increasingly hostile place for trans and non-binary people, with a 186% increase in hate crimes against trans people in the last five years." Signatories to the letter welcome Equity Union's swift and emphatic response to the ruling and encourage other unions, theatres, agencies, publishers, and news outlets to sign the letter and make their own statements of how they will actively support their trans and non-binary staff, contractors, and service users to do the same.
And that, "Cultural conversations are hugely important to how people are perceived and treated in society, and it is paramount that trans visibility, representation and protection be an ongoing and sustained commitment for all arts organisations going forward, with quantifiable efforts to promote trans voices and stories."