Jamie Wareham
@jamiewareham.co.uk
I help you understand the LGBTQIA+ news and support queer creatives. Founder of @wearequeeraf.com π³οΈβπ He/Him
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Measured against some of Europe's biggest legacy media, @wearequeeraf.com was recognised as one of the fastest-growing, highest-engaged, and best newsletters on the continent π
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One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
New data shows surge in trans kidsβ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlaw.social
February 7, 2026 at 9:09 AM
One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
We don't give up on a story easily
We won't be scared off by government reports
We're doubling down on our queer accountability journalism and investigations
Thatβs why weβre crowdfunding to protect access to journalism that fights back. Support us π
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We won't be scared off by government reports
We're doubling down on our queer accountability journalism and investigations
Thatβs why weβre crowdfunding to protect access to journalism that fights back. Support us π
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February 7, 2026 at 12:05 PM
We don't give up on a story easily
We won't be scared off by government reports
We're doubling down on our queer accountability journalism and investigations
Thatβs why weβre crowdfunding to protect access to journalism that fights back. Support us π
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/queeraf2026
We won't be scared off by government reports
We're doubling down on our queer accountability journalism and investigations
Thatβs why weβre crowdfunding to protect access to journalism that fights back. Support us π
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/queeraf2026
The spread of these numbers is vastly significant.
Appleby's report was held up by Wes Streeting at the despatch box to defend the safety of his ban on puberty blockers.
This spike in suicides following Tavistock's shuttering raises huge questions for Streeting.
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
Appleby's report was held up by Wes Streeting at the despatch box to defend the safety of his ban on puberty blockers.
This spike in suicides following Tavistock's shuttering raises huge questions for Streeting.
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
New data shows surge in trans kidsβ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlawproject.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The spread of these numbers is vastly significant.
Appleby's report was held up by Wes Streeting at the despatch box to defend the safety of his ban on puberty blockers.
This spike in suicides following Tavistock's shuttering raises huge questions for Streeting.
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
Appleby's report was held up by Wes Streeting at the despatch box to defend the safety of his ban on puberty blockers.
This spike in suicides following Tavistock's shuttering raises huge questions for Streeting.
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
The new data out today shows there was a fourfold increase, from 5 in 2019-20, 4 in 2020-21:
To 22 in 2021-22, the year Tavistock was shuttered
We only have this data thanks to a series of FOIs, and press requests - not because officials have taken action.
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To 22 in 2021-22, the year Tavistock was shuttered
We only have this data thanks to a series of FOIs, and press requests - not because officials have taken action.
bsky.app/profile/wear...
Significantly, after the Tavistock closed following the Keira Bell case in 2022, this year sees the greatest number of suicides β which aligns with what whistleblowers said.
The data raises significant questions about the Appleby report, which said no surge happened.
bsky.app/profile/good...
The data raises significant questions about the Appleby report, which said no surge happened.
bsky.app/profile/good...
Five trans children died by suicide in 2019-20, 4 in 2020-21 then 22 in 2021-22. This is the truth, from official Government data, that Wes Streeting desperately tried to cover up.
February 7, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The new data out today shows there was a fourfold increase, from 5 in 2019-20, 4 in 2020-21:
To 22 in 2021-22, the year Tavistock was shuttered
We only have this data thanks to a series of FOIs, and press requests - not because officials have taken action.
bsky.app/profile/wear...
To 22 in 2021-22, the year Tavistock was shuttered
We only have this data thanks to a series of FOIs, and press requests - not because officials have taken action.
bsky.app/profile/wear...
What we argued in 2024 was the very point made by the whistleblowers: these numbers were seemingly obfuscated, making it more difficult to report on this issue.
Now, two years on, thanks to vast research, we are closer to understanding the true picture.
www.wearequeeraf.com/one-in-six-c...
Now, two years on, thanks to vast research, we are closer to understanding the true picture.
www.wearequeeraf.com/one-in-six-c...
One in six children who died by suicide were LGBTQ+, new data shows
Amid heated public debate about whether trans children are dying by suicide, campaigners say we need to "take the politics out of policymaking"
www.wearequeeraf.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:05 PM
What we argued in 2024 was the very point made by the whistleblowers: these numbers were seemingly obfuscated, making it more difficult to report on this issue.
Now, two years on, thanks to vast research, we are closer to understanding the true picture.
www.wearequeeraf.com/one-in-six-c...
Now, two years on, thanks to vast research, we are closer to understanding the true picture.
www.wearequeeraf.com/one-in-six-c...
Reading the Appleby report in 2024, it was clear how subjective and opinionated it was.
To rebuke what @goodlawproject.org and @wearequeeraf.com were reporting it said that the data wasn't concrete enough - but, that didn't capture the nuance of our journalism.
www.wearequeeraf.com/attempt-to-c...
To rebuke what @goodlawproject.org and @wearequeeraf.com were reporting it said that the data wasn't concrete enough - but, that didn't capture the nuance of our journalism.
www.wearequeeraf.com/attempt-to-c...
Attempt to cover up "explosion" of trans youth suicides on NHS waiting lists
NHS England faces accusations of an institutional attempt to cover up a rising number of deaths among transgender youth waiting for its care in order to protect its reputation and because "it is polit...
www.wearequeeraf.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Reading the Appleby report in 2024, it was clear how subjective and opinionated it was.
To rebuke what @goodlawproject.org and @wearequeeraf.com were reporting it said that the data wasn't concrete enough - but, that didn't capture the nuance of our journalism.
www.wearequeeraf.com/attempt-to-c...
To rebuke what @goodlawproject.org and @wearequeeraf.com were reporting it said that the data wasn't concrete enough - but, that didn't capture the nuance of our journalism.
www.wearequeeraf.com/attempt-to-c...
I've always been clear about the huge irony in a government report calling the media like @wearequeeraf.com irresponsible for reporting on trans suicides, in case it harms young people's wellbeing.
Politicians, healthcare systems and media perpetuating hate, are the driving forces π§΅
Politicians, healthcare systems and media perpetuating hate, are the driving forces π§΅
A government report rebuked @wearequeeraf.com for reporting on whistleblowers who said there had been a spike in suicides after the Tavistock shuttered
These numbers from @goodlawproject.org show our reporting was justified, and critical
What have we learned? π§΅
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
These numbers from @goodlawproject.org show our reporting was justified, and critical
What have we learned? π§΅
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
February 7, 2026 at 12:05 PM
I've always been clear about the huge irony in a government report calling the media like @wearequeeraf.com irresponsible for reporting on trans suicides, in case it harms young people's wellbeing.
Politicians, healthcare systems and media perpetuating hate, are the driving forces π§΅
Politicians, healthcare systems and media perpetuating hate, are the driving forces π§΅
Reposted by Jamie Wareham
Exclusive: 58 UK public libraries have parenting books encouraging βdesistanceβ and detransitioning π
www.wearequeeraf.com/exclusive-58...
www.wearequeeraf.com/exclusive-58...
58 UK public libraries have parenting books with advice to encourage children to detransition
An anti-trans book that encourages βdesistanceβ, the practice of βreverting back to a cisgender identityβ, is available to parents all across the UK
www.wearequeeraf.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Exclusive: 58 UK public libraries have parenting books encouraging βdesistanceβ and detransitioning π
www.wearequeeraf.com/exclusive-58...
www.wearequeeraf.com/exclusive-58...
Reposted by Jamie Wareham
Important new data uncovered by @ludovicparsons.bsky.social & @wearequeeraf.com
107 of 647 children who died by suicide in England were LGBTQ+ in 2019-2025. 46 of those were trans - this is disproportionate
I spoke to Ludovic about how action needs to be takenβ¬οΈ
www.wearequeeraf.com/one-in-six-c...
107 of 647 children who died by suicide in England were LGBTQ+ in 2019-2025. 46 of those were trans - this is disproportionate
I spoke to Ludovic about how action needs to be takenβ¬οΈ
www.wearequeeraf.com/one-in-six-c...
One in six children who died by suicide were LGBTQ+, new data shows
Amid heated public debate about whether trans children are dying by suicide, campaigners say we need to "take the politics out of policymaking"
www.wearequeeraf.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Important new data uncovered by @ludovicparsons.bsky.social & @wearequeeraf.com
107 of 647 children who died by suicide in England were LGBTQ+ in 2019-2025. 46 of those were trans - this is disproportionate
I spoke to Ludovic about how action needs to be takenβ¬οΈ
www.wearequeeraf.com/one-in-six-c...
107 of 647 children who died by suicide in England were LGBTQ+ in 2019-2025. 46 of those were trans - this is disproportionate
I spoke to Ludovic about how action needs to be takenβ¬οΈ
www.wearequeeraf.com/one-in-six-c...
All eyes are now on the judicial review, brought by the @goodlawproject.bsky.social, on the EHRC's hasty actions in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling
It's striking to me that this shift is happening before that significant ruling π
It's striking to me that this shift is happening before that significant ruling π
π Reports say, Equality watchdog the EHRC's code of practice is being "adapted" to:
π Lessen its impact on business
π Balance single-sex spaces with lives of Trans+ people
This comes ahead of a critical ruling about the watchdog's actions, under it's previous chair.
This is what we know π§΅
π Lessen its impact on business
π Balance single-sex spaces with lives of Trans+ people
This comes ahead of a critical ruling about the watchdog's actions, under it's previous chair.
This is what we know π§΅
January 27, 2026 at 11:20 AM
All eyes are now on the judicial review, brought by the @goodlawproject.bsky.social, on the EHRC's hasty actions in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling
It's striking to me that this shift is happening before that significant ruling π
It's striking to me that this shift is happening before that significant ruling π
Just got a reply to a press request I made in 2020
Needless to say, it missed the deadline.
Needless to say, it missed the deadline.
January 24, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Just got a reply to a press request I made in 2020
Needless to say, it missed the deadline.
Needless to say, it missed the deadline.
Reposted by Jamie Wareham
Our initial summary of the Levy review π
The Levy Review has been published | Good Law Project
We analyse the findings and implications of NHS Englandβs review of adult trans healthcare, published today.
goodlawproject.org
December 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Our initial summary of the Levy review π
Reposted by Jamie Wareham
The Levy Review: A scathing audit of NHS Trans+ healthcare that isnβt radical enough to fix the problems.
@wearequeeraf.com and @whatthetrans.com take a first look at the long-awaited review into adult gender services in the UK π§΅
Reporting by @vic-parsons.bsky.social
@wearequeeraf.com and @whatthetrans.com take a first look at the long-awaited review into adult gender services in the UK π§΅
Reporting by @vic-parsons.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The Levy Review: A scathing audit of NHS Trans+ healthcare that isnβt radical enough to fix the problems.
@wearequeeraf.com and @whatthetrans.com take a first look at the long-awaited review into adult gender services in the UK π§΅
Reporting by @vic-parsons.bsky.social
@wearequeeraf.com and @whatthetrans.com take a first look at the long-awaited review into adult gender services in the UK π§΅
Reporting by @vic-parsons.bsky.social
Reposted by Jamie Wareham
There is a lot of nuance to unpack in this report - and we're working at pace, to bring it to you.
Right now, what is clear - is it could have been a lot worse.
Skip the doom scrolling, and look to our detailed analysis this weekend in our newsletter
π¨ wearequeeraf.com/subscribe
Right now, what is clear - is it could have been a lot worse.
Skip the doom scrolling, and look to our detailed analysis this weekend in our newsletter
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The Levy Review into adult gender services - commissioned following the Cass Review - is now out.
We have a rapid response TLDR by @vic-parsons.bsky.social out this afternoon. Plus a larger, analytical look this weekend in the QueerAF newsletter.
π Join 9700+ readers: wearequeeraf.com/subscribe
We have a rapid response TLDR by @vic-parsons.bsky.social out this afternoon. Plus a larger, analytical look this weekend in the QueerAF newsletter.
π Join 9700+ readers: wearequeeraf.com/subscribe
December 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
There is a lot of nuance to unpack in this report - and we're working at pace, to bring it to you.
Right now, what is clear - is it could have been a lot worse.
Skip the doom scrolling, and look to our detailed analysis this weekend in our newsletter
π¨ wearequeeraf.com/subscribe
Right now, what is clear - is it could have been a lot worse.
Skip the doom scrolling, and look to our detailed analysis this weekend in our newsletter
π¨ wearequeeraf.com/subscribe
There is a lot of nuance to unpack in this report - and we're working at pace, to bring it to you.
Right now, what is clear - is it could have been a lot worse.
Skip the doom scrolling, and look to our detailed analysis this weekend in our newsletter
π¨ wearequeeraf.com/subscribe
Right now, what is clear - is it could have been a lot worse.
Skip the doom scrolling, and look to our detailed analysis this weekend in our newsletter
π¨ wearequeeraf.com/subscribe
The Levy Review into adult gender services - commissioned following the Cass Review - is now out.
We have a rapid response TLDR by @vic-parsons.bsky.social out this afternoon. Plus a larger, analytical look this weekend in the QueerAF newsletter.
π Join 9700+ readers: wearequeeraf.com/subscribe
We have a rapid response TLDR by @vic-parsons.bsky.social out this afternoon. Plus a larger, analytical look this weekend in the QueerAF newsletter.
π Join 9700+ readers: wearequeeraf.com/subscribe
December 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
There is a lot of nuance to unpack in this report - and we're working at pace, to bring it to you.
Right now, what is clear - is it could have been a lot worse.
Skip the doom scrolling, and look to our detailed analysis this weekend in our newsletter
π¨ wearequeeraf.com/subscribe
Right now, what is clear - is it could have been a lot worse.
Skip the doom scrolling, and look to our detailed analysis this weekend in our newsletter
π¨ wearequeeraf.com/subscribe
Reposted by Jamie Wareham
βWhat was supposed to be narrowly focused on the definition of a woman, in the eyes of the Equality Act, has become a tool for anti-Trans+ campaigners to push a hateful narrative that seeks to force Trans+ people out of societyβ - @jamiewareham.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
βWhat was supposed to be narrowly focused on the definition of a woman, in the eyes of the Equality Act, has become a tool for anti-Trans+ campaigners to push a hateful narrative that seeks to force Trans+ people out of societyβ - @jamiewareham.co.uk
Reposted by Jamie Wareham
If two of the most prominent womenβs charities feel they have no choice but to reverse trans-inclusive approaches, what does that mean for the rest of the sector?
Get @jamiewareham.co.uk analysis with response from @transactualuk.bsky.social in tomorrow's newsletterπ
Get @jamiewareham.co.uk analysis with response from @transactualuk.bsky.social in tomorrow's newsletterπ
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December 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If two of the most prominent womenβs charities feel they have no choice but to reverse trans-inclusive approaches, what does that mean for the rest of the sector?
Get @jamiewareham.co.uk analysis with response from @transactualuk.bsky.social in tomorrow's newsletterπ
Get @jamiewareham.co.uk analysis with response from @transactualuk.bsky.social in tomorrow's newsletterπ
Reposted by Jamie Wareham
From @jamiewareham.co.uk π£
βI'm incredibly proud QueerAF and Trans+ History Week were recognised for a show mentoring Trans+ creatives to create nuanced, inspiring documentaries on millennia-old gender diversity, shutting down the pernicious lie that being Transgender is a modern 'trend'.β
βI'm incredibly proud QueerAF and Trans+ History Week were recognised for a show mentoring Trans+ creatives to create nuanced, inspiring documentaries on millennia-old gender diversity, shutting down the pernicious lie that being Transgender is a modern 'trend'.β
December 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
From @jamiewareham.co.uk π£
βI'm incredibly proud QueerAF and Trans+ History Week were recognised for a show mentoring Trans+ creatives to create nuanced, inspiring documentaries on millennia-old gender diversity, shutting down the pernicious lie that being Transgender is a modern 'trend'.β
βI'm incredibly proud QueerAF and Trans+ History Week were recognised for a show mentoring Trans+ creatives to create nuanced, inspiring documentaries on millennia-old gender diversity, shutting down the pernicious lie that being Transgender is a modern 'trend'.β
We sometimes talk about 'hard-to-reach' communities in the media, but 450 Trans+ people applied for the 20 opportunities in this campaign - not so hard after all eh?
I'm incredibly proud of all of the @WeAreQueerAF.com podcast producers and the whole team behind @TransHistoryWeek.com ππ
I'm incredibly proud of all of the @WeAreQueerAF.com podcast producers and the whole team behind @TransHistoryWeek.com ππ
When we invest in Trans+ creatives, we get award-winning storytelling π³οΈββ§οΈ
π€© Six of our Trans+ producers won gold at @weareaudiouk.bsky.socialβs Audio Production Awards for the @wearequeeraf.com podcast with @transhistoryweek.com π§΅
π€© Six of our Trans+ producers won gold at @weareaudiouk.bsky.socialβs Audio Production Awards for the @wearequeeraf.com podcast with @transhistoryweek.com π§΅
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
We sometimes talk about 'hard-to-reach' communities in the media, but 450 Trans+ people applied for the 20 opportunities in this campaign - not so hard after all eh?
I'm incredibly proud of all of the @WeAreQueerAF.com podcast producers and the whole team behind @TransHistoryWeek.com ππ
I'm incredibly proud of all of the @WeAreQueerAF.com podcast producers and the whole team behind @TransHistoryWeek.com ππ
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βWe all have a story like that which Starmer's family faced, from horrific attacks to more common daily homophobia. Kids have thrown rocks at me, and giggled about the f*g walking down the high street.
βWe all have a story like that which Starmer's family faced, from horrific attacks to more common daily homophobia. Kids have thrown rocks at me, and giggled about the f*g walking down the high street.
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
3/ @jamiewareham.co.ukβs take π¬
βWe all have a story like that which Starmer's family faced, from horrific attacks to more common daily homophobia. Kids have thrown rocks at me, and giggled about the f*g walking down the high street.
βWe all have a story like that which Starmer's family faced, from horrific attacks to more common daily homophobia. Kids have thrown rocks at me, and giggled about the f*g walking down the high street.
Reposted by Jamie Wareham
Since a homophobic attack on his niece, his party has introduced multiple anti-LGBTQIA+ policies and the UK has fallen steeply in human rights rankings
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/keir-starmer-shocked-his-anti-lgbtqia-rhetoric-is-creating-anti-lgbtqia-sentiment/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/keir-starmer-shocked-his-anti-lgbtqia-rhetoric-is-creating-anti-lgbtqia-sentiment/
Starmer "furious" at homophobic attack on his family, as if his party has nothing to do with it
Since a homophobic attack on his niece, his party has introduced multiple anti-LGBTQIA+ policies and the UK has fallen steeply in human rights rankings
www.wearequeeraf.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Since a homophobic attack on his niece, his party has introduced multiple anti-LGBTQIA+ policies and the UK has fallen steeply in human rights rankings
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/keir-starmer-shocked-his-anti-lgbtqia-rhetoric-is-creating-anti-lgbtqia-sentiment/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/keir-starmer-shocked-his-anti-lgbtqia-rhetoric-is-creating-anti-lgbtqia-sentiment/