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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Despite more than 1 in 4 MPs signing my motion against the Code, it is due to come into force without any debate or vote in Parliament. I have written to the Minister for Women and Equalities urging her to withdraw it now. 2/2

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Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Keir Starmer is a bad person who used his power to make the United Kingdom a more unequal place and dismantle the possibility of opposing oppression and genocide, and to drive trans people from public life. If you think he is decent, I have news for you about your own moral judgement.

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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

It is 2034. The UK General Election has just been won in a landslide by the Ban Everything Party. People dance in the streets, weeping with joy at the news that the country will be put to rights at last. Mass arrests follow, as dancing in the street is one of the first 157 things banned...

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Terrible news: the Court of Appeal has just ruled that the Government’s ban on Palestine Action is lawful. PA is now likely to lodge an appeal before the Supreme Court. So the mass arrests of peaceful people sitting with cardboard signs will continue. Because that is what terrorism looks like ...

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Kristen @ansibledialectics.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Phone ban, social media ban & curfew, trans bathroom ban, trans youth healthcare ban, repeated protest ban, arrests of peaceful protestors for Palestine. All this government seems able to do is ban, ban, ban. No positive vision of the future, just kneejerk authoritarian crackdowns.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 12/06/2026

a little on the nose for capitalism that the world’s first trillionaire is a nazi conman

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Kristen @ansibledialectics.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

It's great Orban is gone and I get that TISZA will get a glow-up from that for a while, but I think at some point you want a wider ideological range in Hungarian politics than currently captured by this polling!

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Sarah Owen MP @sarahowen.org.uk · 10/06/2026

I have signed the fatal motion on the code of practice. The answers to the questions I raised below - and to those from other committee members - fell far short of anything workable, just or fair.

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Peter Beaumont @petersbeaumont1.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

This is what a pogrom looks like: men in masks coming to drive you from your home. This is a collective failure of our political and media class because we did not have the courage to say no, and because too many were allowed to embrace this without shame

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Kristen @ansibledialectics.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I am loathe to give credit to David Cameron, but it is also wild that in 2016, Cameron's response to the UK falling to third in the ILGA rankings behind Malta was “I want this top spot back again.” Now we slip to 22nd and the government don't even mention it...

Last year, I’d have been able to say how proud I was to be Prime Minister of what was officially the best country in Europe to be gay, bisexual or transgender – but that’s no longer the case.

Malta has overtaken us! I don’t know quite what happened – I’ve got to get out to Malta and find out because I want this top spot back again.

From: https://web.archive.org/web/20260328033542/https://www.thepinknews.com/2016/05/17/david-cameron-i-want-to-change-the-world-on-global-lgbt-rights/

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Kristen @ansibledialectics.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

This has now surpassed 100 supporters, amazing!

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Alongside colleagues, I have tabled a motion to disapprove the Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for Services, public functions and associations. We cannot support it, and we have a responsibility to our trans constituents to resist it. Please email your MP asking them to sign EDM 240.

Motion to reject the EHRC's
Code of Practice
Alongside colleagues, I have tabled a motion to disapprove the Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations. We cannot support it, and we have a responsibility to our trans constituents to resist it.
This motion is currently the only available mechanism through which Parliament can reject the EHRC's Code of Practice; if it is debated and passed within the 40-day scrutiny window, it would prevent the Code from being issued by the EHRC and coming into force.
Please email your MP asking them to sign
EDM 240.

The Code will exclude trans people from services and facilities that they have long used without issue, putting them at increased risk of harassment and violence, and effectively pushing them out of public life.
It ushers in an era of enforced segregation for trans people, the policing of which will be outsourced to service providers, including businesses, charities and public bodies.

In the statement to the House of Commons yesterday, the Minister even suggested that where members of the public are unsure of someone's gender within a single-sex facility,
"most people will have the common sense to step in where necessary or, if they are concerned, to alert a member of staff."
Meanwhile, this guidance does not give clarity and confidence to organisations that want to be trans-inclusive. Its impact also extends beyond the rights of trans people.
The government's own Equality Impact Assessment warns that "women who are considered masculine may face greater scrutiny" and that disabled people could face adverse impacts.

The Code represents a profound rollback of rights, which will affect trans people directly and erode the principles of inclusion, dignity and equality upon which all our rights depend.
This guidance must not become statutory; the government should withdraw it and instead legislate to clarify and protect trans people's rights, privacy and inclusion.

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Kristen @ansibledialectics.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Genuinely feel more positively about the Lib Dems after this than I ever have tbh. Disappointed that no Green MPs turned up - I know they have far fewer (and frankly wouldn't want Ramsay to attend...) but it would have been reassuring to see at least one stand up for trans rights in this debate.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 30/05/2026

The new EHRC Code of Practice is not fit for purpose. It does not provide clear guidance or do enough to protect everyone from discrimination, and it is not compatible with longstanding British values. @EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk and @MarieCGoldman.bsky.social have written to Bridget Phillipson. ⬇️

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LGBTIQA+ Greens @lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk · 22/05/2026

"Call it out. Tell your friends. Write to your MPs and councillors. There will be protests – join them, we are going to." Our statement on the latest EHRC Code of Practice. lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk/2026/05/22/s...

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Statement on the latest EHRC Code of Practice - LGBTIQA+ Greens

Cover Photo Attribution: What The Trans?! The LGBTIQA+ Greens are disgusted by the latest update to the Code of Practice from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). This version rows back o...

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The amount of coverage there's been boosting Streeting, Mahmood and Al Carns as future Labour leaders over the past couple of years and collectively they manage a grand total of 5%

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

New poll just dropped! The only poll that matters is tomorrow. Please vote and if you can - get involved with your local campaign! Some of these seats are going to come to a handful of votes. Replace Labour. Stop Reform. Vote Green. 💚

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

I think most of the public are horrified that MPs continue to defend the idea they can get drunk at work and then go to vote. Lots of people work hard. It's incredibly out of touch from Labour MPs in particular.

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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

People out there arguing coldly that it should be a crime to try to live as a trans person. These are dangerous fanatics, and they have the ear of at least 3 UK political parties, and most of the media.

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Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

It’s a great moment to remember that in the leadup to this popular uprising, the first major gut-punch was delivered by Budapest Pride. Poetic justice. 🇭🇺🏳️‍🌈

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Kristen @ansibledialectics.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

And just look at this list of endorsements - a cavalry of international right wing demagogues endorsed him to try and shore up support, only for their guy to lose in a landslide! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Hu...

Endorsements for Viktor Orbán (Fidesz–KDNP):

Heads of state and government

Donald Trump, president of the United States
Javier Milei, president of Argentina
José Antonio Kast, president of Chile
Aleksandar Vučić, president of Serbia
Giorgia Meloni, prime minister of Italy
Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel
Andrej Babiš, prime minister of the Czech Republic
Irakli Kobakhidze, prime minister of Georgia
Robert Fico, prime minister of Slovakia
Karol Nawrocki, president of Poland
Hristijan Mickoski, prime minister of North Macedonia
Pál Schmitt, former president of Hungary
János Áder, former president of Hungary

Executive branch officials

Matthew Salvini, deputy prime minister of Italy
JD Vance, vice president of the United States

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Kristen @ansibledialectics.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Saw somewhere that more rural areas are expected first, so won't lose hope yet!

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Voting in Hungary is underway. Opposition leader Péter Magyar, leading in polls, has cast his vote. Turnout at 7am is 3.46%—a record, twice as high as 4 years ago. Early data shows opposition areas overperforming, while Fidesz strongholds are lagging. Follow me for updates on the #HungaryElection

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Kristen @ansibledialectics.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

I think Hungary's economy might fare a lot better if instead the country expunged Orban's horrible, corrupt regime which funnels state funds to Fidesz aligned cronies

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

As I’ve been saying for a long time: it should be clear that the endless conflicts in the Middle East are being driven by genocidal madmen who cannot be deterred, and are bent upon massive murderous destruction to assert their dominance

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The Greens have now overtaken both the Conservatives and Labour, according to the latest polling average

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Kristen @ansibledialectics.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Just like Senator Joni Ernst's response to Medicaid cuts, absolutely wretched politics.

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Starmer’s Britain: transphobic AF. To be very clear, Starmer is responsible for the exclusion of trans girls from the Guides and Brownies; he could have overturned the “Supreme” Court misjudgement and refused to do so.

Trans Girl Inclusion in
Girl Guides
Inclusive
Exclusion

V Australia Finland

/ New Zealand Norway

/ Canada Iceland

V USA
V Denmark

V Ireland
France

V Belgium Germany

V Netherlands Italy

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Half a million people standing against the far right. Half a million people who care about each other and our communities. Half a million people ready to make hope normal again.

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Kristen @ansibledialectics.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

A couple of snaps from the Together Alliance earlier today! The big union balloons were fun. (I'm not a teacher myself, I was just in the NASUWT section with my partner)

A picture of people at the Together Alliance march with a big NASUWT - The Teachers' Union balloon.

People at the Together Alliance march with various flags, including prominently a Welsh/Cymru The Teachers' Union flag

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

This is completely insane, lads. It’s not her that’s obsessed with anything, it the tiny gaggle of absolute headbangers who have not stopped screaming at her about it for five years. *You* are the wackos here, not her.

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Nicola Sturgeon denies 'obsession' with gender reforms

The ex-SNP leader, who is stepping down from Holyrood this week, has defended her support for the trans community.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Very excited to be appearing at Wembley Arena tomorrow night as part of Trans Mission. 100 per cent of the profits raised will be split between Not a Phase and the Good Law Project. www.transmissionlive.uk 🏳️‍⚧️

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Trans Mission - Wednesday 11th March

Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander team up for a Trans Mission: an all-star solidarity concert for the trans community at OVO Arena Wembley

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 05/03/2026

Noem has just been fired

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

things every single republican president of your lifetime has done - started a war in the middle east - completely destroyed the economy

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Starmer: “If you don’t like our policies you can leave.” Voters:

Gorton & Denton by-election, 2026
Source: Britain Elects
SIAIS r EFTIES
Green GAIN from Labour
40.7
28.7
25.4
1.9
1.8
Grn
427.5
Ref
414.6
Lab
725.4
Con
76.0
Lib
72.0
1.4
Oth
78.9

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 26/02/2026

Hannah Spencer: councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and the only candidate who can beat Reform in Gorton & Denton today 💚

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

"I have given this a lot of thought, and: I really, really need Matt Goodwin to lose tomorrow’s Denton & Gorton by-election. For the good of us all, that man needs to be repudiated, and his ideas stomped into the dust." On one of the worst people in British politics.

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Every Day He Eats the Book

This week: my god I want Matt Goodwin to lose. Also: a new way of seeing the world; and some very old work on a very old bus.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

This is huge - and proves exactly what we're saying. We cannot have a moment of complacency - only the Green Party can stop Reform. Vote Hannah Spencer and the Green Party on Thursday in Gorton and Denton. 💚

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

So it turns out Matt Goodwin's Reform campaign manager was a holocaust-denying Nazi who said he would "never touch a Jewish woman.” When do we start seeing all the coverage of the antisemitism crisis in Reform UK? www.jewishnews.co.uk/reform-uk-su...

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Reform UK suspends by-election campaign activist over ‘antisemitic and misogynistic’ posts

EXCLUSIVE: Adam Mitula, Reform UK’s interim campaign manager in Tameside, has been assisting Matt Goodwin's Gorton and Denton by-election campaign

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

At least 12 WI groups are closing or considering closure after the organisation barred transgender women from membership. Members say more groups are likely to close, and that the federation’s decision has opened up a toxic, traditionalist culture that will deter younger women from joining.

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‘Carnage of concern and upset’: Women’s Institute groups close after transgender ban

Members warn NFWI decision has opened up toxic culture that deters younger women from joining

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

“We would expect support for full social transition to be agreed very rarely” There you have it, the gov wants trans kids to rot in the closet

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 09/02/2026

He should resign at the same time.

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