Tess Lowery

2 months ago | leftvoice.org | Tess Lowery

​On April 16, 2025, the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the terms "man, ""woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological sex, not gender identity - even for transgender individuals with a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC), a legal document that allows a transgender person to have their affirmed gender legally recognized in the UK. It's a move that underscores the power of an issue that oxidises the flames of right-wing dogma.

2 months ago | leftvoice.org | Nathaniel Flakin |Tess Lowery

A jubilant " GUILTY" plastered over Marine Le Pen's face filled the cover of the French centre-left newspaper, Libération, on April 1. Such was the reaction by most left-leaning people to Monday's ruling by a criminal court in Paris that the leader of France's far-right wing party National Rally (RN) was guilty of embezzling European Union funds.

Jul 29, 2024 | globalcitizen.org | Tess Lowery

When one thinks of Kenya, it’s often the vast landscapes, vibrant culture, and the resilient spirit of its people that come to mind. However, beneath this beauty lies a stark reality for many women who endure the harsh realities of gender-based violence, poverty, and a society where they are often undervalued, underpaid, and unrecognized in their efforts. The law offers them little solace, with Kenyan women possessing only 81% of the legal rights afforded to men.

Jul 23, 2024 | globalcitizen.org | Tess Lowery

“Most of the things that I could see around me growing up were drug and alcohol abuse, a lack of access to education, gender-based violence, a lot of inequality, and too much peer pressure — especially among the young people. All of those things made me wonder: what can I do about this?”Kunda Mwitwa grew up in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, in a small and densely populated low-income community called Chawama.

Jul 1, 2024 | globalcitizen.org | Tess Lowery |Fadeke Banjo

After the warmest year on record, a general election has been called in the UK for July 4, 2024.