Reposted by Andi PhillipsAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/07/2026Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is. 102125707357
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Done a little writing regarding the state of UK trans rights: yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af... (TLDR: Please get your MP to sign Early Day Motion 240 disapproving the hideous EHRC Code of Practice)yorkshirebylines.co.ukSecond-class citizens? The erosion of trans rights in the UKUnitarians have long supported LGBTQ+ rights, support that has never been more vital in the face of the EHRC Code of Practice 000
Reposted by Andi PhillipsTrans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Did you know trans+ people in the UK are facing a bathroom ban, without a vote in Parliament? Learn how you can help stop it... 🧵 4284153
Reposted by Andi PhillipsTrans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 21/07/2025The EHRC – the body which is meant to protect our human rights – is proposing guidance which would turn the Equality Act into a bathroom ban. If this becomes law, it would force trans people out of public life. And terrifyingly - this is all happening behind closed doors 🧵 15621331
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 21/07/2025chng.itCan you spare a minute to help this campaign?Stop Discriminating Against Cash Users at Self-Checkouts 021
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 07/07/2025you.38degrees.org.ukYvette Cooper- Proscribe the IDFThe "IDF" has repeatedly carried out large-scale, deliberate acts of violence against civilians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. It is our sincerely held belief that the atrocities and tactics use... 020
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Please sign. We do not need to make it easy for authoritarianism.you.38degrees.org.ukReject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives. Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor... 020
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 07/06/2025thepinknews.com'Targeting queer migrants isn't where oppression ends - it's where it begins'Pride Month must be about resistance, not rainbow capitalism and toxic positivity, Rainbow Migration volunteer Ayman Eckford writes. 000
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Trans folk and allies concerned about (as everyone ought to be) the "institutional capture" of the EHRC can consider signing this open letter to the Women and Equalities Committee who get to scrutinize the preferred (by HMGov) appointment to EHRC head - who appears to be yet another transphobe. 020
Reposted by Andi PhillipsGillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 05/06/2025#gaza #publicinquiry #corbyn 1378
Reposted by Andi Phillipsnaoarte @naoarte.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Got a Labour MP? Post them this. 615156
Reposted by Andi PhillipsPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 08/05/2025The government has published no evidence to suggest that cutting disability benefits will get people back to work. The evidence it has published found that these cuts would plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty. I’m joining @trusselluk.bsky.social in calling on the gov’t to rethink 1122093
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 06/05/2025An excellent summary of how UK trans rights (and understanding of gender) ended up in their current abysmal state (even though written before the Supreme Court ruling of 16/4 on sex) 010
Reposted by Andi PhillipsJordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 04/05/2025This letter from Tony Vaughan KC, the MP for Folkestone, is the clearest articulation I’ve seen on the flaws of the interim update from the EHRC. The section titled ‘Legal Incoherence’ hits the nail on the head. 24683304
Reposted by Andi PhillipsCaroline Dodds Pennock @carolinepennock.bsky.social · 30/04/2025I am proud to be a signatory to this letter speaking out in support of our trans siblings in the face of the current appalling assault on their rights and safety. If you are a feminist academic or educator please do read, share and consider signing. #transrightsarehumanrights #CisWithTheT 7387142
Reposted by Andi PhillipsDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Dear #r4today, Autism is not a "mental health disorder", it is a form of neurodivergence, different thing. Yes autistic individuals do tend to be more likely to be trans or non-binary, that doesn't mean autistic, trans or non-binary individuals have mental health issues, get your reporting sorted. 7441107
Reposted by Andi PhillipsPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 26/04/2025TRUMP HAS NOW DEPORTED MULTIPLE U.S. CITIZEN CHILDREN WITH CANCER www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comTrump Has Now Deported Multiple U.S. Citizen Children With CancerTwo families who had lived in the United States for years, including a child with cancer and a pregnant mother, were deported by ICE on Friday. 28280150
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Finally those gender definitions I mentioned! I am hopeful they will provide a useful contribution to how we re-construct trans rights by having a philosophical foundation that gender critical folk will find harder to disagree with (or to negatively caricature). rudderandsails.com/2025/04/21/p... 140
Reposted by Andi PhillipsErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 20/04/2025From my latest piece. The true motivating energy behind the anti-trans activists of today. 413049790
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Penultimate post on my current sex/gender/trans blog splurge. Sex and gender are imperfectly correlated. I hope you are still on board!rudderandsails.comSex and Gender are Imperfectly CorrelatedLet us be clear that, regardless of any philosophical theory or statements by any political or legal body (including the UK Supreme Court), there is no widescale consensus about what sex and gender… 010
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Still on the foundational ideas but getting closer. This post discusses biological sex and recognises the reality of intersex conditions. Sex is not binary, it is bimodal.rudderandsails.comBiological Sex is not Simple: Intersex people exist and Deserve Dignity and RespectIt is not my intention to go into great detail critiquing the UK Supreme Court judgement of Weds 16th April 2025 on sex/gender. I do not intend to fight a legal battle that I lack the resources, or… 140
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Still some way off the promised writing on gender definitions but here's some trans related stuff that is pretty axiomatic, for me at least.rudderandsails.comTrans Folk are Real and Not Mad, Bad or SadBefore I really dive in, as promised in my previous post, I have some foundational ideas to mention. What I mean by saying that trans people are real is that there are people (for whatever reason, … 030
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Jolyon Maugham nails the problem leading to this highly flawed Supreme Court rulingindependent.co.ukWe left it to the Supreme Court to decide ‘what a woman is’ – they chose wrongThe Supreme Court’s decision regarding trans women has made me ashamed of my profession – and ashamed of what our law has become, writes Good Law Project founder Jolyon Maugham KC 010
Reposted by Andi PhillipsArek Malecki @arecki-yrks.bsky.social · 16/04/2025In resonse to the raid on Westminster #Quaker Meeting House, I sent this letter to our MP, with the blessing from my congregation, expressing our concern at the far-reaching consequences of the Public Order Act and the Policing Act. #Unitarians in standing in solidarity with @quaker.org.uk 1145
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 16/04/2025It is time for me to warm up my very inactive blog. As I promised elsewhere I will be writing about gender definitions etc. in the wake of today's UK Supreme Court ruling but first, for at least some folk reading, there's the need for a small amount of personal context.rudderandsails.comHello Again: An Update on a Big Change!I have the intention to make a more detailed (and less personal) post later but, in order for that to make sense for some readers, I need to make this update as it has been such a long time since I… 140
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Much love and care to all UK transgender and gender non-conforming individuals on a very difficult day. You are not alone. ------------------------------- I will have more to say, not so much on today's UK Supreme Court ruling, but upon underlying definitions and philosophy shortly. 090
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 15/04/2025The following Emergency Motion was passed (and is thus now a Resolution) with an overwhelming majority at the Annual Meetings of the UK General Assembly of the Unitarian and Free Christian Churches on Sunday 13th April. 2104
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Wow! Incredible stamina. Incredible oration. Hopefully it connects.edition.cnn.comCory Booker crosses 24-hour mark in marathon Senate floor speech protesting Trump agenda | CNN PoliticsSen. Cory Booker is holding the Senate floor into Tuesday afternoon, as the New Jersey Democrat continues his marathon speech protesting actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration. 011
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Trans Day of Visibility: am typically visible these days. Planning on being more audible too... 030
Reposted by Andi Phillipsthe unitarians @ukunitarian.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Unitarians in solidarity with @quaker.org.uk after the Westminster Quaker meeting house was violently entered by over 20 police officers this week, and arrests made of 6 women holding a peaceful meeting relating to concerns about the climate and Gaza. www.unitarian.org.uk/2025/03/29/u...unitarian.org.ukUnitarians stand in solidarity with Quakers - The UnitariansUnitarians have expressed their concern and alarm at the reports from Quakers in Britain that … 24927
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 28/03/2025How the media makes all trans people - at least if we make the mildest squeak - into unreasonable "activists" while making anti-trans bigots into folk simply having "reasonable concerns"geekonaleash.substack.comFraming Wars: How the Media Tricks You into Thinking Transphobes Are the Good GuysHow the media uses language to make trans people seem 'radical' while painting transphobes as 'reasonable defenders of free speech'. 000
Reposted by Andi PhillipsPaul Frost @paulfrostafcm.bsky.social · 25/03/2025No more appeasement of Trump and big tech! Let them do their worst and show everyone who and what they really are! act.38degrees.org.uk/act/tech-gia...act.38degrees.org.ukSign the petition: don’t cut taxes for US tech giants!Unbelievable. Rachel Reeves is thinking about cutting a tax on US tech giants to appease Trump and his band of billionaires. If anything we should be taxing them more - not less! Agree? Sign today: 022
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 18/03/2025When it all comes down she - a fascist and a bigot - is utterly disgusting herself. Karl Popper's Paradox of Tolerance embodied for our times...assignedmedia.orgKellie-Jay Keen Says Disgust Reflex Good — AssignedKnown anti-feminist, anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen (or perhaps Posie Parker?) has come out in support of… “rejecting” things that are “gross”? What does Keen think is gross? And what sort of rej... 010
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Disgraceful. And other GPs nearby are refusing new trans patients. I had been thinking of moving to that area... 🙁 110
Reposted by Andi PhillipsPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15/03/2025This is absolutely shocking if true. A government's treatment of its most vulnerable citizens is a key indicator of its humanity and the strength of its social fabric. Enough is enoughindependent.co.ukLabour ‘to slash disability benefits for 1 million people’ as part of huge cutsThose who have difficulty washing, dressing or eating will be denied payments due to a tougher eligibility criteria 1821739618
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Sorry folks but this is increasingly my take (with or without a slice of Kremlin Pie) 251
Reposted by Andi PhillipsErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 03/03/20251. Reports this week revealed that DHS has rescinded guidance banning surveillance based on someone's gender identity or sexual orientation. We have confirmed those reports. The latest from S. Baum, who goes over steps you can take to protect yourself. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comDHS Now Allows for Surveillance based on Sexual Orientation or Gender IdentityIf you or your loved ones are part of the LGBTQ community, there are steps you should take to protect yourself. 5231531325
Reposted by Andi PhillipsNatacha @natacha.bsky.social · 01/03/2025The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention has updated is statement about the ongoing trans genocide in the US and apologised for the previous one.lemkininstitute.comUPDATED AND RE-RELEASED RFA28 February 2025 410534
Reposted by Andi PhillipsJack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 28/02/2025 383159874672
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Clearly I can't personally verify this but it is consistent with Trump's remarkably cosy relationship with Putin. 010
Reposted by Andi PhillipsPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Keep doing what you do @bylinetimes.bsky.social. You’ve got them worried 12372119
Reposted by Andi PhillipsSophie Lewis @reproutopia.bsky.social · 21/02/2025I had the honor of speaking with the razor sharp Julia Wong about Enemy Feminisms, & she really gets it. Writers are not always so lucky to receive such care in journalism. Thank you Julia for putting so much thought into this offering which frames EF rightly as an antifascist strategy intervention 624162
Reposted by Andi PhillipsIndiaWilloughby @indiawilloughby.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Trans people fighting to cling on to our very basic existing human rights are totally outgunned at the moment. I promise you, hand on heart, 99.9% of what you are told about us every day is a lie. We can’t answer back on traditional media platforms, because we are banned. 121747
Andi Phillips @andiphillips.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Recital - admission free but donations to WAND (Sheffield Women's Neurodiversity Network) much appreciated. The previous concert given by Emily and Madge (who is one of our evening organists) was excellent. Please come along and bring a friend! 032