Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir

Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir | Metro columnist

Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir is a Metro columnists, author, feminist and trans advocate.

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Participants pass through Regent Street with trans pride

Tackling violence against women means standing with trans people too

Channel: UK UK 2 days ago By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
President Trump Signs Executive Orders At Mar-a-Lago In Palm Beach, Florida

Hunter Schafer proves how hard things are for trans people

Channel: US US February 25, 2025 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
Ugla with long brown hair, wearing a lace blouse, showing her chest tattoo

Trans people are constantly abused online - and it's about to get worse

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle January 17, 2025 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
Will & Harper. (L to R) Will Ferrell and Harper Steele in Will & Harper. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024

As an Icelander, I used to hate Will Ferrell - but now I love him

Channel: TV TV October 28, 2024 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir standing outside in front of foliage with pink flowers (Picture: Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir)

Cisgender women are 'transfishing' and I'm absolutely baffled

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle September 4, 2024 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
Valentina Petrillo holding up an Italian flag behind her, celebrating after the Women's 400m T12 Final during day six of the Para Athletics World Championships in Paris 2023. (Picture: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

Bigots are questioning this Paralympian's disability – just because she's trans

Channel: Sport Sport September 13, 2024 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
Blake Lively smiles for the cameras at a premiere of It Ends With Us

Blake Lively needs to apologise for repeatedly using this transphobic slur

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz September 11, 2024 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir

What have trans people like me done to Elon Musk?

Channel: Tech Tech July 29, 2024 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
(L-R) Britain's main opposition Labour Party deputy leader Angela Rayner and Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer join Members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT+) community taking part in the annual Pride Parade in the streets of Soho in London on July 2, 2022. (Photo by Niklas HALLE'N / AFP) (Photo by NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)

As a trans person, I fear a Labour government

Channel: Politics Politics July 12, 2024 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir

I was a woman long before gender-affirming surgery

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle July 5, 2024 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
Emma D'Arcy poses for photographers upon arrival at the season two premiere of the television series 'House of the Dragon' in London, Monday, June 10, 2024. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

Sue Perkins misgendered Emma D’Arcy but she's still a good ally

Channel: TV TV June 14, 2024 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
13510947 Trans high school girl, 17, gets her jaw broken in two places after going into the boys' bathroom

A trans girl used the 'correct' bathroom and was still assaulted

Channel: News News June 13, 2024 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
Ugla Stefania Kristjonudottir Jonsdottir wearing a cap

There's only around 260,000 of us - so why are Tories obsessed with trans people?

Channel: Politics Politics June 13, 2024 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
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This Nintendo character is now canonically trans – and I couldn’t be happier

Channel: Gaming Gaming June 13, 2024 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
P1 Splash JK Rowling/Sarah Vine (FILES) In this file photo taken on February 12, 2017 British author J. K. Rowling poses upon arrival at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on February 12, 2017. - "Harry Potter" creator JK Rowling said on on August 28, 2020 she would give back an award presented by the US Kennedy family after one of its members criticised her for her views on gender issues. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

JK Rowling's latest trans tweets have exposed her as something truly sinister

Channel: UK UK June 13, 2024 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
Ugla Stefania in front of a yellow door (Picture: Sharon Kilgannon)

I’m a trans woman. Why are people obsessed with my vagina?

Channel: Sex Sex June 13, 2024 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir standing outside in front of foliage with pink flowers (Picture: Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir)

If a Cass Review into adult trans services goes ahead, one condition needs meeting

Channel: UK UK June 13, 2024 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
epa09858963 British author JK Rowling arrives at the world premiere of the movie 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore' at the Royal Festival Hall in London, Britain, 29 March 2022. This is the third installment of 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' which follows the continuing adventures of Newt Scamander. The film will be released in UK cinemas on 08 April 2022. EPA/NEIL HALL

JK Rowling is daring police to arrest her. I’m daring JK Rowling to get a life

Channel: UK UK April 4, 2024 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir standing outside in front of foliage with pink flowers (Picture: Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir)

Scotland’s new hate crime law isn’t a threat to free speech - it could save my life

Channel: UK UK March 22, 2024 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
Hollyoaks confirms groundbreaking trans storyline for 12-year-old Rose Lomax

Trans children are rarely represented on TV. Hollyoaks has changed that

Channel: Hollyoaks Hollyoaks June 13, 2024 By Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir