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🏳️‍⚧️ The only true feminism is intersectional Fierce trans rights activists, muscular dystrophy sufferer, parent of two grown kids, grandmother to two. tacc.org.uk

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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 2h
The Supreme Court has responded to the complaint we have raised alongside @translucent.org.uk and @transparentaction.bsky.social and, as expected, they have failed to address the concerns we have raised...
"Dear Trans Advocacy & Complaints Collective, Transparent Action, and
TransLucent
Thank you for your complaint about the Court's new exhibition. I understand
your concern to be that the presentation of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish
Ministers appears to be weighted towards the perspective of those who
campaigned for and celebrated the outcome, while giving insufficient
recognition to those who opposed it. You have confirmed that you are not
challenging the judgment itself or the inclusion of the case in the exhibition.
As Head of External Affairs and Communications, with responsibility for the
exhibition, I have been asked to respond to the matters you have raised. It may
be helpful first to explain the exhibition's purpose and approach.
The Law and Us features 70 appeals heard by the Supreme Court, the Judicial
Committee of the Privy Council and the Appellate Committee of the House of
Lords, the predecessor to the Supreme Court. The cases cover a wide range of
legal issues and were selected to illustrate both the breadth of the Court's work
and the ways in which the law affects people's lives. The exhibition also explains
the creation of the Court, the development of law in the UK and the role of the
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers is one of the 70 featured appeals.
As with the other case studies, it explains the background to the dispute, the""legal questions considered, the Justices' decision and a subsequent reflection
from a Justice or another person connected with the law. Images relating to the
appeal or its wider context were selected to help visitors understand the issues.
...You suggest that the headline, "When the law says 'woman', what does it mean?"
could imply that the Court went further than the judgment itself. The headline
refers expressly to the meaning of terms used in law. The question before the
Court concerned the meaning of "woman" and "sex" in a specific piece of
legislation. This is made clear in the case study under the paragraph heading
"The heart of the case". The display does not suggest that the Court provided a
general definition outside of the legislation it was considering.
Regarding your concerns about the images used - which you say "reflects the
perspective of those who celebrated the judgment" while largely ignoring those who
did not - the display features an image of the Scottish Government alongside that
of For Women Scotland, thus representing both parties in the appeal. This is
consistent with the approach taken across the exhibition. Their purpose is to
illustrate the case and its context, rather than to represent every individual or
organisation with an interest in the wider debate. The inclusion of any image
does not signify the Court's endorsement of any person or organisation
depicted. We did not visually represent the interveners; however, details of them
as well as the judgment, are available on the Court's website, along with the
recordings of the hearing and written_legalarguments.
Lady Rose's contribution is a personal reflection on the atmosphere in
Courtroom 1 when the judgment was handed down. It does not endorse a
particular position or present the outcome as a cause for celebration. The
exhibition also states that, when handing down the judgment, the Court
emphasised that trans people remain protected from discrimination under the
Equality Act 2010..""private room, and seats were not allocated according to the position an
individual supported in either case.
I have carefully considered the matters you have raised, examining the wording,
images, personal reflection and contextual material in the exhibition. I am
satisfied that the display accurately explains the issue before the Court, the
judgment and its legal context, and is consistent with the approach taken across
the exhibition. I am also satisfied that the arrangements for members of the
public who attended the judgment hand-down were professional, impartial and
transparent.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling or outcome of your complaint, you may
request a review within 14 days in accordance with the Administrative
Complaints Policy, details of which are available on the Court's website.
Yours sincerely
Bom Mema
Mr John McManus
Head of External Affairs & Communications
""private room, and seats were not allocated according to the position an
individual supported in either case.
I have carefully considered the matters you have raised, examining the wording,
images, personal reflection and contextual material in the exhibition. I am
satisfied that the display accurately explains the issue before the Court, the
judgment and its legal context, and is consistent with the approach taken across
the exhibition. I am also satisfied that the arrangements for members of the
public who attended the judgment hand-down were professional, impartial and
transparent.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling or outcome of your complaint, you may
request a review within 14 days in accordance with the Administrative
Complaints Policy, details of which are available on the Court's website.
Yours sincerely
Bom Mema
Mr John McManus
Head of External Affairs & Communications
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 9h
One of the biggest obstacles to trans inclusivity in fieldwork is uncertainty. Here's a video of me talking about it but you can also read about it at inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk
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BASH BACK @bashback.bsky.social · 4h
ICYMI - We had a small presence at the London Anarchist Bookfair's Afterparty! Thank you so much to LABF for allowing us this opportunity, and host Gladys Ova ( @ritesofhadda.bsky.social ) for reading our speech and leading chants! We will not be silenced. The fight continues. xoxo BASH BACK
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026
If you want a six minute summary of how to support trans+ fieldworkers, then why not check out this video we made (voiced by the incredible @izzyvalkyrie.bsky.social)?
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026
Things are really tough as a trans person right now and guidelines and policies often fall short of meaningful support. I am so proud to have created these resources and I hope that they will help a lot of people. Guidelines actually written by trans people are so important!
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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️🦈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The NION Campaign has now reached 113,000. That’s 113,000 cis women who stand with trans people and say “No!” to bigotry and discrimination. If you find what the UK has done to trans people’s rights and healthcare appalling, and you haven’t signed their letter yet, please do.👇 notinourname.org.uk
notinourname.org.uk
Home - Not in our name
Not In our Name: Women in support of the trans+community
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Freda Wallace She/Ra @missfreda.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“repsychopathologization” I can understand why Stella OMalley might be against the -ban conversion practices- bill  Anyone involved in this is complicit in abuse, even if some of those call themselves “de-transitioners” the use of them is exploitation.
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Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Another fantastic weekend of campaigning in Holborn and St Pancras for @zackpolanski.bsky.social to get him elected and become the next MP to replace Kier Starmer. Called your friends, call your neighbours, call your enemies and tell them hope is here!
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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
WOW! 😮 🔥 I’m starting a YouTube channel to tell people what politicians are really doing to the NHS🚨. Not everyone has time to read long newsletters so I’m going to make videos to explain what’s going on. I’m hoping to find my first 1000 subscribers and we’re 2/3 of…
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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 25/09/2026
We have heard today from one of our members in Glasgow that Category is Book in Govanhill has been attacked again for the second time in a fortnight. The main shop window has been smashed again. www.gofundme.com/f/categoryis...
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Donate to Help Category Is Books Get Shutters!, organized by Category Is Books
For the past eight years, Category Is Books has been able to comfortably oper… Category Is Books needs your support for Help Category Is Books Get Shutters!
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Absolutely huge victory as the Green Party take on Labour and win in Brighton! Huge congratulations to Cllr Mark Strong and the entire team. Labour have tired old solutions and Burnham is more of the same. The Green Party is the change we need. Awesome win! 💚🎉
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026
We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/
a cartoon of three fieldworkers. One has a small trans flag. The logos of the university of leeds, research england, and canopy robin are shown, as well as the URL: InclusiveFieldwork (dot) Leeds (dot) AC (dot) UK (slash) trans
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Caroline Litman @alicemydaughter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
UK government is calling for evidence on puberty suppressing hormones for children and young people with gender incongruence. It’s asking: what research has emerged since 2023. How has the evidence base changed? What makes the evidence hard to generate, evaluate and use in clinical/policy decisions?
post.parliament.uk
Puberty-suppressing hormones for children and young people accessing gender identity services
How has evidence on puberty suppressing hormones for children and young people with gender incongruence evolved since 2023, and what challenges affect its interpretation and use?
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Room empties out at the UN as Netanyahu begins his speech.
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EmiB71 @emiliab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#UK #NHS #SEGM The influence of SEGM has consistently increased over the last 5 years. The reason for it is simple: their finances. Looking at the historical financial filings of the company shows that from 2023 to 2024 their income, which is almost exclusively coming from financial donations
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ash Sarkar, "Every time we've had these squeezes on welfare recipients, what we've actually seen, rather than dealing with issues like long-term unemployment, is an increase in child poverty, and in-work poverty as well"
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The Man In The Shed @themanintheshed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Robin Moira White @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
‘Answer came there none’ It is now more than 13 weeks since Translucent provided the attached letter as agreed with the Equality & Human Rights Commission. Translucent is still waiting for an answer. Are the questions too hard, EHRC? translucent.org.uk/translucent-...
translucent.org.uk
TransLucent Letter to the EHRC dated June 14th 2026
TransLucent Letter to the EHRC dated June 14th 2026
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Not a dicky bird about thugs trying to sink a dinghy with a rescue worker on board or their claims to be "forming an army". Two boats of people seeking safety land and bingo bango they're the ones portrayed as the issue. Labour is complict in the rise of the far right. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Home Secretary hits out at 'unacceptable' migrant landings in Kent
Usually brought ashore by Border Security Command or the RNLI, these are the first uncontrolled landings since 2025.
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 23/09/2026
Am actually just sat here crying at the fact that this is where we are.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Just as well those committing wrongs against the RNLI are not holding placards supporting a proscribed organisation, else they would really be in trouble.
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Brian M. Ross @oldblackcrow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I built an open-source Home Assistant companion for my science tricorder. 🖖 It archives field scans, compares missions, and flags changes against a reference baseline. Looking for citizen scientists, educators & HA enthusiasts to test it, find bugs, and suggest real-world experiments! 🔭🎢🧪⚱️
Science Panel for Home Assistant
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GeekOnALeash 🏳️‍⚧️ @geekonaleash.co.uk · 22/09/2026
If she was trans it would be on the front page and covering multiple pages. They report like this because it does not help the moral panic of trans folk (mainly women) that they have created, as it shows cis women can and do abuse.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thames Water has long passed its notice period. Labour can use its massive majority to nationalise it right now.
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Our chair, Lucas North, speaking to the media this morning about our Restoring Trans Rights motion, passed at Lib Dem Conference yesterday.
Person with a camera recording Lucas North, chair of LGBT+ Lib Dems
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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 21/09/2026
Great to see today the @libdems.org.uk vote overwhelmingly to restore trans rights in the UK. @rebeccajones03.bsky.social was one of those to speak during the conference. www.youtube.com/live/br_Z_iQ...
youtube.com
Autumn Conference 2026 - Monday Afternoon
YouTube video by Liberal Democrats
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GeekOnALeash 🏳️‍⚧️ @geekonaleash.co.uk · 21/09/2026
Sex Mattress continues to refer to their legal challenge as if it is a gotcha, but neglects to mention that they lost the case: www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u... This is what the anti-trans movement does.
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Sex Matters
@SexMattersOrg
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@mbmpolicy
’s latest analysis examines how Police Scotland has invoked the language of human rights to justify its shifting decision-making on sex and gender identity, while keeping the advice behind those decisions out of public view.

We have brought a legal challenge against similar “consensual” searching policies in England and Wales.
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Our analysis is also reported in today's @TheScotsman...'
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Rebecca Jones 🔶🇪🇺 @rebeccajones03.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Delighted to have got the chance to get up in stage at Lib Dem Conference to speak truth to power and advocate for the rights of trans and non-binary people. Even more delighted that the motion 'Restoring trans rights' passed overwhelmingly. #transrights #LDConf
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
There are 71 Lib Dem MPs in Westminster. There are 8 Reform MPs. When was the last time a Lib Dem press release led the BBC News headlines or was the main story on the BBC News website? (Rhetorical question)
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey responds to Elon Musk.
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The KKK has not been formally designated as a Terrorist Organisation or placed on a federal terrorist-organisation list. Over here in Britain, the only people proscribed as terrorists are Muslims and pensioners who demonstrate against genocide, not right wing racists. Notice the pattern ?
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 18/09/2026
Speaking about Good Law Project's strategic litigation to defend trans rights at the European LGBTQ+ Lawyers Association conference today 🏳️‍⚧️
A selfie of me in front of the Ella conference banner
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
1/2 This summer, Reform-led Kent County Council voted to include Oaken Wood in its minerals plan. If approved, at least 41 hectares of this ancient woodland would be destroyed, making it the largest loss of ancient woodland in England this century.
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Peter Welsh @peterwelsh68.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sign up for THE campaign!📋 💚 Time for Londons 1st Green MP! Zack has what it takes! Do we? linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP @boldpolitics.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Green MP candidate Zack Polanski walking in front of street signage indicating routes to Central London Euston King's Cross and Camden Town. A bus has passed him. Image is taken from Bold Politics Youtube short film covering Zacks campaign in Holborn and St Pancras.in London.
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 20/09/2026
Scorching conditions this year have triggered wildfires in European countries that are normally considered to be damp and cool
newscientist.com
Rapid climate change brings wildfire threat to new corners of Europe | New Scientist
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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 19/09/2026
We have finished editing all the pictures from this. Good night.
Stand up fight back banner
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The creepy connection between Labour and Ultra-Zionist, genocide-facilitating Palantir gets more and more murky, now engulfing the Labour candidate for Holborn & St Pancras,Sagal Abdi-Wali.
youtu.be
Israel Links Batter Labour’s By-Election, Now They’re Paying The Price
YouTube video by KernowDamo
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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The same people who said ‘all lives matter’ in response to BLM are now arguing that refugees should be left to drown in the Channel.
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Well I think that’s me done with Radio Four’s Today programme. It’s just culture war clickbait now. All I want is intelligent in-depth reporting of the news. Not this constant attempt to provoke division in the country seemingly over every damn matter. The ruination of the BBC is a national tragedy.
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Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Bluesky brain! Does anyone have a copy of the letter sent to patients of the WGS who had their surgeries cancelled? Trying to gather as much info as possible on what has been done/said so as to challenge this as effectively as possible. Thank you for any leads, and please repost 🙏🙏🙏 ❤️❤️❤️
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GeekOnALeash 🏳️‍⚧️ @geekonaleash.co.uk · 18/09/2026
Ro Edge's anti-trans propaganda is getting a little close to home for her, who knows a cis woman who is also being targeted. Yet still, she fails to see that the damage is caused by people like her, who scrutinise who is a woman and who is not. This is a world of your own creation.
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Jill is a woman. I went to school with her.  Gender ideology trained people to treat “woman” as a look, so now a female cop gets the side-eye because she doesn’t match the approved aesthetic. It does my head in! 

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Ashleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.cat · 17/09/2026
Also from the same document. wtf is this? Why is a panel reviewing the 60 service users and their referrals, rather than investigating the people behind this fiasco?
Having taken this decision, it is important that the NWJCC now proceeds with the review to minimise the time of uncertainty for people who have had their surgery paused, that surgery, if appropriate, is reinstated as quickly as possible and that all those impacted are supported effectively through the process. We have identified that approximately 60 patients were due surgery between the pausing of surgery in August and the end of December, our priority is to bring certainty these people as quickly as possible. Appointments to the independent clinical review panel have been made. Subject to final governance approval, it is anticipated that the review’s terms of reference will be approved and the panel will commence its work during the week commencing 21 September 2026. We are confident that all 60 can be reviewed before the end of December.
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Just Em 🏳️‍⚧️ [illegal lesbian] @agirlcalleddave.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Restore Access to Gender‑Affirming Surgeries in Wales. Write one here: transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/09...
transactual.org.uk
Take Action to Restore Access to Gender‑Affirming Surgeries in Wales – TransActual
The Welsh Gender Service has been instructed to stop referring people for surgery, and people who already had surgery dates booked have had their surgeries cancelled without any warning. This includes people who were already in hospital ready for their operations.
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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Trans people in Wales have been left in limbo following a decision by NHS Wales to pause access to gender affirming surgeries without warning. transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/09...
Write to the Chief Commissioner at NHS Wales today, and demand that access to surgery is reinstated immediately.
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Cal Horton (they/them) @fiercemum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I know GLP are up against a very hostile legal context but this is absolutely a depressing read. Highlighting minor ways in which schools can flex that still leave trans kids in a horrendous & harmful position. These flexes are no where near enough to protect trans kids.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 15/09/2026
Back at school, some trans kids and their families are being threatened with discrimination. But trans kids still have rights – and schools must protect them: goodlaw.social/4acv
goodlaw.social
It’s still unlawful to discriminate against trans kids | Good Law Project
Back at school, some trans kids and their families are being threatened with discrimination. But trans kids still have rights – and schools must protect them
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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 15/09/2026
We're in a film that needs your support! It's called TERF Island. A couple years ago we were asked by JJ to be shadowed and sit down for some discussion with the amazing Olivia from Trans Legal Clinic, Shiv, and Jazmeen Qureshi. Please give anything you can! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/terfisland...
crowdfunder.co.uk
TERF Island
Feature documentary TERF Island provides a much-needed loving anthology of trans lives in the UK.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 14/09/2026
This is what has happened with Labour in the UK. Most people don't believe that Labour could be transphobic - they aren't the Tories or Reform after all - and refuse to see it, and they are the most transphobic government of my life. So much harder to fight against, so much more damage done.
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Jo Bird @jobirdjobird.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I support Zack Polanski in Holborn and St Pancras!
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