Trans Rights and Archaeology

Academic Publications

Hurcum, O. (2025). ‘Cis-Supremacist Pasts: Constructing a history against contemporary trans equality’, International Public Histories 8(2): 175-180

Hurcum, O., and Morgan, C. (2025). ‘“Now our remembered are forgotten”: an Archaeology of the National Transgender Memorial site in the United Kingdom’, in C. Fennell (ed.) Combatting Oppression with New Commemorations, Routledge, 115-131

Popular Non-Fiction

Hurcum, O. (2023) ‘Section 28 And Modern Transphobia’, K. Gaian (ed.) Twenty-Eight: Stories from the Section 28 Generation, Reconnecting Rainbows Press https://reconnectingrainbows.co.uk/book/twentyeight/

Hurcum, O. (2022) Don’t Ask About My Genitals: An Introductory Manifesto to Trans and Non-Binary Equality, Black Bee Books https://paned-o-ge.wales/shop/dont-ask-about-my-genitals/

Online Publications

Hurcum, O. (2025). ‘British archaeology following the Supreme Court ruling on Trans Rights’, Archaeodeath, 17th August, 2025: https://howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/17/guest-post-british-archaeology-following-the-supreme-court-ruling-on-trans-rights-by-owen-hurcum/

Hurcum, O. (2024) ‘Section 28, Forgetting Heritage, and “Will Nobody Think of the Children”’, 27th June 2024: https://www.hgc.hosted.york.ac.uk/section-28-forgetting-heritage-and-will-nobody-think-of-the-children/

Hurcum, O. (2024) ‘Archaeology and Trans Rage: On this a day of Transgender Vengeance’, April 1st 2024: https://www.hgc.hosted.york.ac.uk/archaeology-and-trans-rage-on-this-a-day-of-transgender-vengeance/

Hurcum, O. (2023) ‘Acceptance Wasn’t Built in a Day’, HGCRC Blog, 17th November, 2023: https://www.hgc.hosted.york.ac.uk/acceptance-wasnt-built-in-a-day/

Hurcum, O. (2023) ‘“A Non-Subject about a nonexistant thing” [sic] – Public Hostility towards a Transgender Archaeology’, Histories At Risk: https://historiesatrisk.com/owen-j-hurcum/

Hurcum, O. (2023) ‘This article was originally about a trans rights protest – but now it’s about trans joy instead… mostly’, TransWrites, 18th of January 2023: https://web.archive.org/web/20230118091717/https://transwrites.world/trans-joy-is-a-trans-rights-protest/

Hurcum, O. (2022) ‘LGBT Cons Ally of the Year is… Penny Mordaunt… really?’, TransWrites, 11th October 2022: https://web.archive.org/web/20221011132756/https://transwrites.world/ally-of-the-year-penny-mordaunt-lgbt-cons/

Hurcum, O. (2022) ‘Suella Braverman’s cartoonishly evil stance on trans people should worry you’, TransWrites, 11th August 2022: https://web.archive.org/web/20220812022556/https://transwrites.world/suella-braverman-evil-stance-on-trans-people/

Hurcum, O. (2022) ‘Suella Braverman’s “wicked” attack on trans kids doesn’t change the law’, QueerAF, 13th August 2022:

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/suella-bravermans-wicked-attack-on-trans-kids-doesnt-change-the-law/

Hurcum, O. (2022) ‘As Westminster demonises trans people, the Senedd must step in’, The National, 24th May 2022: https://web.archive.org/web/20220625012957/https://www.thenational.wales/news/20160289.owen-hurcum-as-westminster-demonises-trans-people-senedd-must-step-in/

Hurcum, O. (2021) ‘Owen Hurcum calls for equality in Welsh independence movement’, The National, 20th March 2021: https://web.archive.org/web/20210321103612/https://www.thenational.wales/news/19175083.owen-hurcum-calls-equality-welsh-independence-movement/