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Merched Cymru vs. transgender people

Merched Cymru [Women of Wales] is a Welsh anti-transgender website.

Background

Their Twitter account was created in September 2020, and their first blog post was on October 14, 2020.

People

  • Ali Morris, social worker and Wales Lead for FiLiA

Anti-trans activism

In November 2020, Merched Cymru submitted evidence regarding proposed changes to the Gender Recognition Act.

In 2022, a small group of protesters attempted to disrupt Cardiff Pride before police intervened. Signs included anti-trans slogans like “Transactivism erases lesbians.” Organizer Angela Wild of Get The L Out said Merched Cymru, Wales Women’s Rights Network and LGB Alliance were also involved.

In April 2026 Merched Cymru was a signatory on an open letter to the British Prime Minister demanding action following the Supreme Court’s anti-trans ruling in a case brought by For Women Scotland.

Recommended sites

Merched Cymru recommends similar anti-trans sites, including:

  • Bristol Education Research Group (bergbristol.wordpress.com)
  • Labour Women’s Declaration (labourwomensdeclaration.org.uk)
  • LGB Alliance (lgballiance.org.uk)
  • LGB Alliance Cymru: “Welsh branch set up in October 2020, working to ensure that LGB voices are heard at government level in Wales”
  • Nordic Model Now! (nordicmodelnow.org)

References

Staff report (August 28, 2022). No place for hate, says Pride Cymru after Cardiff protest. BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-62701100

Anti-trans coverage

Staff report (March 26, 2024). Trans-affirming ideology rife in Welsh schools. The Christian Institute https://www.christian.org.uk/news/trans-affirming-ideology-rife-in-welsh-schools/

Selected publications by Merched Cymru

Merched Cymru (November 2020). Written evidence submitted by Merched Cymru (GRA1465). https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/17607/html/

Media

Merched Cymru with Ali Morris and Jo Payton (December 11, 2024). Supporting women and girls to end male violence and exploitation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLSOy43JgDc

Merched Cymru with Ali Morris,Tamasine Preece and Michael Conroy (December 11, 2024). Working with boys to develop an understanding of violence against women and girls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg81rqLtQZw

Merched Cymru with Ali Morris, Maggie Mellon of Evidence Based Social Work Alliance and Peter Jenkins of Thoughtful Therapists (June 28, 2023). Safeguarding Perspectives 1: Social work and therapy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfhVbdnJkOE

Merched Cymru, Women’s Rights Network Wales and LGB Alliance Cymru with Stephanie Davies-Arai, Michael Conroy, Tanya Carter, Christian Wilton-King, Milli Hill, Stella O’Malley, and Ali Morris (March 28, 2022). Sex Education in Wales: Webinar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7mtYU4wv9Y

Merched Cymru with Sonya Douglas, Dermot Kehoe, Az Hakeem, Sinead Watson, Bev Jackson, Helen Staniland, and Stephanie Davies-Arai (October 8, 2021). Webinar (Panel discussion): Language and Erasure in the Action Plan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYLQe3o9NpM

Merched Cymru with Laoise Uí Aodha de Brún and Rhona Hotchkiss (October 7, 2021). Webinar: Warnings from Scotland and Ireland with Laoise Uí Aodha de Brún and Rhona Hotchkiss.

Merched Cymru with Az Hakeem and Sinead Watson (October 5, 2021). Webinar: Transition and Detranstion with Dr Az Hakeem and Sinead Watson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrjogH-WAxg

Merched Cymru and LGB Alliance Cymru with Sonya Douglas (October 4, 2021). Webinar (Extra): How To Live by Sonya Douglas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnOHNFMGUYw

Resources

Merched Cymru (merchedcymru.wales)

Facebook (facebook.com)

Instagram (instagram.com)

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YouTube (youtube.com)