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Our response to NHS Wales suspending all gender-affirming surgeries. This cruelty will kill people. We will resist. ( 1 / 4 )

The NHS Wales Commissioning Committee has forced the Welsh Gender Service to suspend all gender-affirming surgeries.

This nakedly cruel policy shift will wreak havoc on the lives of Welsh trans people. it will force patients into months of limbo that massively disrupt their lives, while NHS higher-ups take their sweet time to cook up yet another sham "investigation".

at worst, patients will be driven into worse mental health and suicidality. despite government cover-ups, we all know the true statistics about our community.

The Welsh gender care system, while not perfect, is one of the best in the uk, and delivered for trans people by collaborating with the community and with GP surgeries, proving that positive change is possible.

This massive u-turn comes under pressure from the Welsh Tories, whipped into a frenzy by a terf blogger and Murdoch rag ‘The Times’, which claimed that wales having higher surgery referral rates than England somehow proves that harm is done.

that’s all it took to obliterate healthcare for hundreds of trans people.

one blog from a terf, and a single article from the times.

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To the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee: Expect us. xoxo BASH BACK (4 / 4 )

To Welsh trans people: we stand with you. we urge you to support and seek support from Trans Aid Cymru and any other local mutual aid movements. Find other radical trans people who can get you into networks of people actually trying to do things to claw us out of this mess. Check out our action guide and join BASH BACK.

To trans people elsewhere in the UK: speak out. give verbal and financial support to your Welsh siblings. Just because it is not affecting you directly, doesn’t mean it’s not important.

To the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee:

expect us.

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We can't afford to keep fighting within the rules of the system. We will always be disadvantaged as a working-class community fighting billionaires and the patriarchal state. ( 3 / 4 )

The old rhetoric about “single-sex spaces” and “protecting children” is useless here, since this is about adults being denied their bodily autonomy despite it affecting no-one else.

but it doesn’t matter, because they don’t need those pretences anymore to get what they want. They have all the institutional power and we have none.

They’re on the offense, in the driver’s seat, mask-off and with the upper-hand. We can't afford to keep fighting within the rules of the system.

we will always be disadvantaged as a working-class community fighting billionaires and the patriarchal state.

while we admire the gains made by trans supporters working within the healthcare system
to change it, we can all see how easily the attitudes of those in power change when abandoning trans people is convenient.

Simply appealing to the better nature of those at the top still leaves the power in their hands to betray us later.

We will only gain concessions through DIRECT ACTION. we must have our own organisations, our own healthcare systems, and strong mutual aid networks. the powers-that-be will not concede an inch until we are a coherent threat from below. We cannot afford to waste even a second when our survival is on the line.

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The government want the NHS to be nothing more than a machine that forces trans people into detransition and conversion therapy. ( 2 / 4 )

What they are angry at here plainly is that this service aims to provide healthcare to trans people at all and in a way that is on our own terms.

The only way the welsh gender service is going ‘rogue’ (as The Times claims) is that they are actually trying to provide care to trans patients. this stands in sharp contrast to the labour government’s plan for the nhs, backed by senior nhs bosses and almost every media outlet.

They want the nhs to be nothing more than a machine that forces trans people into detransition and conversion therapy (see our ‘What a Shit Pride Month’ post or Philosophy Tube’s video about conversion therapy in the UK).

Like with the puberty blocker ban and the Brighton WellBN clinic stitch-up, the supposed need to paternalistically "protect" trans people against a nebulous “potential harm" is used as justification for doing real, measurable harm to us.

The increasing ridiculousness and vagueness of transphobes’ justifications for taking away our care are deliberate.

they’re boasting that they can show their real intentions and still get away with it.

they’re boasting that they can openly call for our lives to be destroyed without having to hide behind the shield of “just asking questions”.

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BASH BACK @bashback.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Our response to NHS Wales suspending all gender-affirming surgeries. This cruelty will kill people. We will resist. ( 1 / 4 )

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"Lord" Toby Young, who wants to ban us for "intimidation" and accused us of murder, now says his deadly harassment of a Black professor was “comedy gold”. His "Free Speech" Union promotes hateful behaviour and protects abusers. Toby Young is the real murderer. xoxo BASH BACK

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BASH BACK @bashback.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The British media killed Professor Jason Arday.

the british media
killed jason arday.

professor Jason Arday was hounded to his death by the British press for being black.

we wish to send all our love to Jason and his family.

the brutal campaign of abuse against jason arday was led by
a white supremacist crank. yet instead of ignoring him, the uk media put his claims on every front page. They killed jason.

there is a long history of marginalised people dying at the hands of britain’s press, including trans teacher lucy meadows, who was murdered by the daily mail for being trans.

the media must face consequences.

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BASH BACK @bashback.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hey Mary, quick question: What happened to your London office? bsky.app/profile/bash...

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What’s next? It's up to you, Use the action guide. Stay secure. Fight for total trans liberation. xoxo BASH BACK

politicians and charities won’t save us. it’s up to us now.

use the ACTION guide. pick YOUR target. mask up. stay secure.

fight for total trans liberation.

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On 13th June 2026, actionists representing BASH BACK smashed up the EHRC’s Welsh HQ, opposing their repulsive anti-trans ‘guidance’. They bashed trans people. Trans people bashed back.

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On 31st October 2025, actionists representing BASH BACK smashed up the EHRC’s HQ, demanding that the landlords (Fora) evict them. Two months later, the EHRC was then evicted directly as a result of this action. They gutted trans rights. Trans people bashed back.

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On 10th October 2025, an anti-trans conference hosted by FILIA took place in Brighton. Actionists representing BASH BACK smashed the venue and covered it in pink paint. FILIA seek to destroy us. Trans people bashed back.

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On 30th August 2025, actionists representing BASH BACK took action against the Leeds office of private prison firm Sodexo after they killed trans man Toni Asik. Sodexo killed Toni Asik. Trans people bashed back.

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On 1st August 2025, actionists representing BASH BACK smashed up Wes Streeting’s office and wrote ‘child killer’ on the walls because the blood of kids is on his hands. He gutted trans healthcare. Trans people bashed back.

actionists representing bash back smashed up streeting’s office and wrote ‘child killer’ because the blood of trans kids is on his hands.

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BASH BACK @bashback.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Politicians and charities won’t save us. it’s up to us now. Here's what has been done so far and what you can do next. Fight for total trans liberation. xoxo BASH BACK (Thread)

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Our interview with Tom Gann of @newsocialist.bsky.social, talking about who we are, why we do what we do, our philosophy, and Woodcock's sinister proscription attempt. This is our most in-depth interview yet, so please give it a read xoxo BASH BACK newsocialist.org.uk/transmission...

We Can't Afford Not To Be Able To
Deliver Consequences
August 1, 2026
An interview with the trans liberationist non-violent direct action group BASH
BACK.

"Things are hard and we have so few
freedoms so it's very common for trans
people to turn rage on themselves. We
encourage trans people to use their rage,
to make something of it."

"I don't want the next bomb to be sent by
a trans woman. I want people free."

"Total transgender liberation means
fighting not just for our goals, but for a
better world."

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BASH BACK @bashback.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

We will not comply with the EHRC 'guidance', and neither should you. Take action for trans liberation.

Today, the EHRC ‘guidance’ comes into force. imposed by ministers without any democratic consent, the ‘guidance’ is a sham. ignore it.

today, many trans people will feel scared and isolated. that is what the state wants. they want us to hide, to sit passively, waiting to be saved. but there is nobody coming to save us. we will save ourselves.

that means trans people need to take action. see our action guide for advice, security info and vital info on how to bash back.

they want us to be afraid of them.

we must make them afraid of us.

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We're actually paraphrasing a quote from the Black civil rights leader Kwame Ture there!

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BASH BACK @bashback.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

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BASH BACK @bashback.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Amnesty UK have apologised to JK Rowling for rightfully calling out her anti-rights rhetoric. Shame on them. A human rights organisation should not cave to pressure from billionaires, especially those who wish to make supporting human rights a terrorist offence. xoxo BASH BACK

We are disappointed to see Amnesty withdraw their report on transphobia after legal threats from JK Rowling. This is further proof we cannot rely on 'allies' to fight for US,

Our work has been so effective that Rowling has called for us to be proscribed as a terrorist group, but we're still fighting. We’ll only win trans liberation by fighting for it ourselves.

Don't wait for 'allies' to step in and save us; take action now!

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BASH BACK @bashback.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Thank you to @freedompress.bsky.social for giving us the opportunity to respond to the smear campaign being run against us by the right-wing press!

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BASH BACK @bashback.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Thank you to @freedompress.bsky.social for giving us the opportunity to respond to the smear campaign being run against us by the right-wing press!

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Well well well between this and the call to proscribe Bash Back we really are through the looking glass where property damage is now “terrorist violence“, PA proscription really did open the door to the authoritarianism knocking

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BASH BACK @bashback.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

And just in case you were wondering, Julie Bindel thinks you're an extremist just for attending Trans Pride. Might as well join us, eh? tinyurl.com/JoinBASHBACK

A photo of Julie Bindel, alongside the headline "There's nothing to celebrate about the extremism of trans Pride"

Bash Back was in attendance: “Stand-up, fight back!” as was the usual omni-cause, with some claiming the trans “genocide” to be comparable to what is happening in Gaza. Sex workers’ rights activists were there too. Chants and slogans proclaimed “trans joy”, and there was a near-constant refrain of “HRT, HRT, over the counter and for free!”

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BASH BACK @bashback.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The article has now been amended to include our comments.

In a statement posted on social media, Bash Back said: “We completely reject the idea that we are a ‘terrorist’ group. We are a non-violent direct action group that demands the total liberation of trans people, and opposes the rising tide of anti-trans bigotry.”

The group said its action guide stated: “We do not condone causing physical harm to any human being”, and added: “We take action to defend ourselves and our community from violence.”

It described Walney’s intervention as “cruel double standards” because it came a day after what it called a right-wing terrorist attack on Berlin Pride. German authorities have said the suspect was an Islamist.

Bash Back said: “Proscription is a tool of control wielded by the ruling class against those who challenge their power.”

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Who is Lord Walney? Find out here:

Lord Walney – aka John Woodcock – is a right-wing authoritarian who despises all forms of dissent. From 2020 to 2025, he was an advisor to the state on “political violence”.
In this role he called for Palestine Action to be proscribed, which the Labour government enacted in 2025.

Woodcock was a Labour MP, but he was suspended in 2018 after being accused of sexual harassment. While the investigation into this was ongoing, he resigned from Labour, ending the investigation. He was then given a peerage and a new job by the Conservatives.

Woodcock was sacked in 2025 after Labour abolished his role, but he continues to throw his weight around in the house of lords.

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Here is our full response to Lord Walney's article calling for us to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation:

Lord Walney (former government advisor on ‘political violence’) has published a Times article calling for BASH BACK to be ‘proscribed’. this would officially designate BASH BACK as a terrorist group
and make it a crime to support us.

We completely reject the idea that we are a "terrorist" group. WE ARE a non-violent direct action group that demands the total liberation of trans people, and opposes the rising tide of anti-trans bigotry.

As our action guide states: “we do not condone causing physical harm to any human being”.

We take action to defend ourselves and our community from violence.

threatening a non-violent group of queer activists with proscription, the day after a horrific right-wing terrorist attack on berlin pride, smacks of cruel double standards.

the british state has encouraged fascist thugs to rampage through the streets, sat back as far-right parties surged in membership and done nothing as muslims, disabled people and queers are subjected to violence and threats by the right.

yet its lackeys like walney roar into action to label bash back as “terrorists” for engaging in non-violent direct action.

proscription is a tool of control wielded by the ruling class against those who challenge their power.

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Yes! We did in fact receive an email! They gave us a 7 hour deadline! Why would we provide comment to *them* though?

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We are aware of this, thanks for the reminder!

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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 26/07/2026

"Political violence [...] begins with the creation of an atmosphere in which intimidation is normalised" says racist who bullied staff and demanded the removal of a Muslim activist's passport.

Walney argued that political violence "does not begin with an assault" but with "the
creation of an atmosphere in which intimidation is normalised, opponents are
dehumanised and supporters are encouraged to believe that extreme measures are
justified".

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This is deeply worrying and would amount to no less than trying to proscribe trans people for acts of self defence against a regime on the attack.

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"Lord" Walney, AKA John Woodcock, is - outside of his authoritarian views - a racist who argued that Moazzam Begg should have his passport revoked for standing up for Gazans, and who left the Labour party after accusations of bullying and sexual misconduct. Why should anyone listen to him?

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Tomorrow, Lord Walney, who was responsible in part for the proscription of Palestine Action, will publish an article in The Times arguing that BASH BACK be proscribed as a terrorist organisation. We will not be intimidated. Neither should you. xoxo BASH BACK

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