Following the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this year regarding what constitutes a “woman,” MAFS UK star Morgan, Ella openly discusses her lived experience as a transgender woman.
Morgan, Ella is no stranger to making history, she became the first transgender woman to appear on Married At First Sight UK star, and continues to be an inspiring, vocal advocate for transgender rights using her ever-blossoming platform.
Ella, a transgender woman, has appeared on podcasts where she has openly discussed her experiences as a transgender woman. She is never afraid to speak out as she continues to push for the much-needed rights for the transgender community. Following the Supreme Court’s disastrous ruling in April that stated the terms “woman” and “sex” refer to biological sex rather than gender identity, she is even more determined to do so. Ella has now spoken with the Mirror about how she feels attacked and excluded from society as a result of that regressive ruling from April in light of Trans Awareness Month, which falls in November.
“We need to do more to educate people, especially this year,” he said, adding that “more than ever, I’d probably say, trans people are still being attacked.” We are being squandered from society.
When people used to have their opinions about trans people, where we are, and what we should do and not do, we could still live and kind of do what we wanted, people now aren’t allowed to use the changing rooms that fit your gender, and this is all legal. We now have less rights than before it became a legal thing.
“When you begin picking on a minority, it becomes simple for politicians and the law to do the same and evict other minority members.” What else can they do if they can do this to a population that makes up less than one percent of the population and bans gay marriage? Yours will be the one wholly lost if my rights are to be revoked!
I’m afraid of it. You’re completely mistaken if you believe that they will stop at just us. Trans Awareness Month and especially Trans Awareness Week are both very important because of this.
We’ve spent a lot of time educating and trying to inspire people and raise awareness, and then suddenly all of that has been lost and taken away, making me feel quite sad and frightened.
She continues, “I’ve always said I’ll go to Parliament and that I’ll do everything I can to try to change things with the amazing team I have.” However, the funds are required. Because that’s not what it’s about, it’s not about trying to smuggle a narrative or agenda down someone’s throat. We’re trans, and we’re just trying to live authentically and to be seen as the gender we’ve always come to accept. All it is is is that.
We merely desire to exist like everyone else does. That month is crucial for us to educate people and show those who are uneducated or naive how bad our existence is and how bad things are for trans people. We require that, so we can anticipate that there will be educated, listened to, and hoped-to-support us in the month of November.
Non-trans people hold the greatest responsibility; we need more allies than ever. People at the top of media, radio, film, television, production, and podcasts also bear a lot of responsibility because the majority of people’s education is done through the masses, and the majority of that is done through media.
People “turned a blind eye to it” after the April ruling. I just find that if people don’t know anyone trans, they will think, “Well, because it doesn’t affect me, I don’t need to worry,” and that we must stop living in that bubble, or that world, where I could easily say that certain things don’t affect me, but I’m still going to support my friends.
