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Amanda B

@belowzero4.bsky.social
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Tea drinker, cat lover, tech specialist, disassembler of things, occasionally puts stuff back together again.

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Amanda B @belowzero4.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Love it! Thanks ❤️
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Amanda B @belowzero4.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It was a great speech. Thanks for standing up there and saying it. We need to remove the hate from politics, and far too few politicians seem willing to do that.
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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The promised crowdfunding effort never materialised, and the fundraising company turned out to be unnecessary, because this case, like several other similar ones including Sandie Peggie's case against the Royal College of Nursing, has been fully funded by a single anonymous donor.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 23/09/2026
“To think that the right to access health and care for some people in this country is now up for debate is unthinkable.” Anthony Slaughter introduces a debate in the Senedd on the pause in gender-affirming surgeries and its impact on Wales’ trans community.
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GeekOnALeash 🏳️‍⚧️ @geekonaleash.co.uk · 22/09/2026
The UK Maths Olympiad for Girls has updated its policies to exclude trans girls, and the transphobes, of course, are celebrating. Sooo they are celebrating the notion that boys are smarter than girls... not very feminist of them
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The UK Maths Olympiad for Girls has finally announced it will use sex to determine eligibility.

It is depressing to think how little opportunity maths has given to women in its 3000 year history. 

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The underneath is provided in the next image, with full alt text"Please see below for some important updates for this academic year before placing your order.
Update to MOG/MCG eligibility
UKMT has reviewed the eligibility criteria for our girls' competitions (the Mathematical Olympiad for Girls, and the Mathematical Competition for Girls) following the UK Supreme Court judgment last year in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers.
The purpose of these competitions is to encourage and support participation by girls in advanced mathematics competitions.
Having taken legal advice, UKMT has concluded that, under the Equality Act 2010 as determined by the Supreme Court, eligibility for these competitions must be based on biological sex. Consequently, our past practice of accepting entries by transgender girls to the girls' competitions can no longer continue.
UKMT remains committed to treating all students, staff and volunteers with dignity and respect without exception and provides a comprehensive range of competitions for all young people.
For more information about these competitions, please see our website."
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Mise @misebanbha.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ben Delo loves all Gender Critical Ideologues. Here's a debate at Battle of Ideas, which he is main sponsor, with Power, Julie Blindel and Az Hakeem of Sex Mattress and the LGBTQ+ designated hate group Genspect. archives.battleofideas.org.uk/2025/session...
archives.battleofideas.org.uk
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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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Amanda B @belowzero4.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
That's bad, but I cannot get over the AI monologue at the end - what the heck is going on with that tea cup?! 😕
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I remember outrage about Just Stop Oil blocking a street, just in case an ambulance had to drive down it. Not because an ambulance was prevented from doing so, you understand. Just the abstract idea that one might have to.
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 17/09/2026
Looks to be escalating. One to avoid. The EU need to cancel accession plans or take some other action. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
theguardian.com
Turkey detains dozens in crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists and journalists
Protesters teargassed as minister claims widespread raids and arrests under obscenity laws were to ‘protect families’
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Coco Wren 🔞🏳️‍⚧️ @cocowren.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If allies have time to dog pile a trans person for not wanting to vote for anti-trans politicians, they have time to contact a politician and demand they adopt positions supportive of trans rights.
"Gru's Plan" plan template with Gru enthusiastically explaining the 3 step plan using a presentation board: 1. Democrat politicians adopt anti-trans positions, 2. Trans person calls them out on it, 3. "Allies demand the trans person change positions, not the politicians, 4.  Gru looks at the third step of the plan with a dismayed expression on his face.
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Helen Belcher @helenbelcherobe.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
And this is in the context where the UK is currently the host for IDAHOT+ 27, a great opportunity for pink-washing the country's reputation. London wants to host World Pride 2030, which is attracting similar levels of derision. In 2021 we stopped the "Safe to be Me" conference. Time to do it again
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Glaciers collapse, disasters ensue. And then we’re expected to ignore all that because we can make fun AI images and google can badly summarise Wikipedia. Seriously. AI - Fuck off.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 08/09/2026
Trans rights are under greater attack than ever before. We cannot let politicians claim no one told them. Our friends at @transsolidarity.bsky.social are hosting a mass lobby TOMORROW from 1 – 5pm, in the Houses of Parliament. Join us bit.ly/4i91O8O
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Mass Lobby for Trans Equality - 9th September 2026
The law around trans equality is fundamentally broken. Government inaction is hanging trans people and organisations out to dry - with a confusing mess of challenging rules and lawfare.
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Aliza Adi (she/her) @alizaadi.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
📝 I've just signed this petition calling on the @plaidcymru.bsky.social government to immediately overturn the NHS' indiscriminate, politically motivated, and hamful, attack on Trans+ peoples healthcare, and to unfreeze gender-affirming surgeries and protect NHS Welsh Gender Service patients
petitions.senedd.wales
Petition: Immediately unfreeze gender-affirming surgeries and protect NHS Welsh Gender Service patients.
We call on the Senedd and Welsh Government to direct the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) to: Immediately unfreeze scheduled and approved gender-affirming surgeries for patients who have already completed assessments. Ensure that any ongoing clinical review is conducted concurrently without disrupting active, established patient care. Publish clear, transparent Terms of Reference and a strict timeline for the independent review of the Welsh Gender Service.
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Amanda B @belowzero4.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
An apology? Well I'm sure that's fixed everything, I'm sure we can just move on as if nothing happened. /s
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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 03/09/2026
We are sharing a comic created by Damion Wood here (with his permission). "I wanted to share my experience of growing up as a trans child. These experiences happened when I was 11-14 years old. I didn't have a voice back then, but I sure as hell do now." www.reddit.com/r/comics/com...
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Amanda B @belowzero4.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
There's craic? Why didn't you say so earlier? 😆
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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026
As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
theverge.com
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 01/09/2026
“Dry day spills will almost always be deliberate and illegal, otherwise there would be non-stop raw sewage spilling from pipes. This level of criminality shows that water companies do not believe they, or the government, will ever do anything meaningful to stop them.” bit.ly/4xBSQ8M
theguardian.com
Dry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutiny
Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026
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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Have you signed up for our mass lobby day on 9th September yet? Let’s show we won’t go away quietly. www.transsolidarityalliance.com/mass-lobby-2...
transsolidarityalliance.com
Mass Lobby for Trans Equality - 9th September 2026
The law around trans equality is fundamentally broken. Government inaction is hanging trans people and organisations out to dry - with a confusing mess of challenging rules and lawfare.
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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 31/08/2026
Full post from Sherborne Pride Facebook page
PLEASE SHARE THIS FAR AND WIDE
It’s easy to show up for Pride when there are flags flying, music playing, performances to share and glitter on our faces.
BUT, we are heartbroken today and this is when showing up really matters.
Last night, a member of our Pride community was surrounded by a group and violently attacked close to her home in the Cale Park area of Wincanton. She has been left with a split lip, a black eye and bruised ribs. Her family have told us this is being treated as a hate crime.
We won’t name her. But we want you to know something about her. She came to her first Sherborne Pride alone, without telling her mum.
One of our team spoke to her that day. Afterwards, when we were all emotional and swapping the moments and people we’d remember, she was one of them. The brilliant human in the knight’s helmet with the rainbow Christmas tree, right at the front of our parade, beside us. Someone we remembered for being brave enough to come alone. 
This year’s Pride her mum knew about Sherborne Pride and proudly came along with her, I personally met her on the day and shared a beautiful conversation. 
Last night, her mum reached out to us for help.
That has broken our hearts. Because this is why Pride exists.
Not just for the sequins and the party. For the night somebody is attacked. For the morning after. For the frightened parent who doesn’t know how to make people listen. For making damn sure that hate is not allowed to happen quietly.
So today we need our community — and everyone who has ever stood beside it — to be loud.
Share what happened. Share this post. Help it travel beyond our own little corner of the internet. Help make sure it is seen, recorded and heard by the people with the responsibility and power to act. The police MUST act. 
If you witnessed the attack or have information that could help identify those responsible, please contact the police. Please do not speculate publicly, name individuals or take matters into your own hands.
To the very…Photograph of pride parade
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Tuta @tuta.com · 31/08/2026
If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
Image of Sundar Pichai and the Gmail logo
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Amanda B @belowzero4.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This principle applies equally outside of the USA.
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The Green Party is, once again being attacked by people who want to force their “gender-critical beliefs” on a party which explicitly rejects them in its constitution. Please contribute to this legal fundraiser to help them defend the party against this pernicious form of entryism.
goodlawproject.org
Help the Greens protect trans members | Good Law Project
The Greens took action to protect trans people. Now the party is facing legal action – so we’re defending them in court
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Trans Aid Cymru @transaid.cymru · 27/08/2026
Trans Partnership Cymru are setting out to collect information about what's happening from people who have had their surgeries cancelled. As stated here, you are welcome to complete the form linked in our bio or to email the group at problems@transpartnership.cymru
Surgery Cancellations. Trans Partnership Cymru, who serve as a patient stakeholder group in Wales are aware of reports of cancelled gender affirming surgeries from patients referred from the Welsh Gender Service. The TAC logo of a pink and a white figure doing a high-five is in the bottom left corner. A graphic showing "swipe >>" is in the bottom right corner.Text: They’re currently investigating further and are looking to hear from anyone who has had their surgeries cancelled.

Click the link in our bio to fill out a form or email the group at problems@transpartnership.cymru.

The TAC logo of a pink and a white figure doing a high-five is in the bottom left corner.
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The world’s oceans hit 21.10 degrees Celsius last Saturday, breaking a record set in 2024. And it's only going to get worse.
scientificamerican.com
Earth’s oceans just hit their hottest temperature ever recorded
The world’s oceans hit 21.10 degrees Celsius last Saturday, breaking a record set in 2024
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The fallout from the collapse of this glacier - a torrent of mud surging down the valley - killed hundreds of people. Gone, in a flash. Those people were wiped out by anthropogenic climate change. Our governments are simply not responding quickly enough to this disaster which is already upon us.
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Re-upping this for the morning crowd. Already almost as many signatures as the other letter, in just half a day
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Iris Smooches @iris-smooches.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Similar thoughts about the “just asking questions” crowd. If someone really is just asking, they’ll be satisfied with finding out the question was answered ages ago and we’ve all moved on. Their insistence means they don’t like the answer.
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Alice Bell @abeewords.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Last year Chris Packham fronted a BBC documentary series where neurodivergent people are given resources to make short films explaining their experiences to their families. It's much more compassionate than dross that has decided neurodivergence doesn't exist www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
bbc.co.uk
Inside Our Minds - Inside Our ADHD Minds
Chris helps a tour guide with ADHD reveal to his parents what’s really going on inside his head, and a project manager come to terms with the mixed emotions of a late diagnosis.
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Amanda B @belowzero4.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Triple fried egg chili chutney sandwiches are amazing.
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Amanda B @belowzero4.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I appreciate it's just a metaphor, but if you have been in a fight and after getting out are left with a hole... isn't that a wound? Maybe be kind to yourself for a bit? ❤️
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Amanda B @belowzero4.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The best advice I got when I didn't know what to do... Live. Post whatever you fancy. Or don't. Don't feel guilty. Do what makes you happy. Just live.
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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 18/08/2026
Ofcom’s new BBC Online Material Code could make BBC online content more accountable. Our consultation response looks at what this means for trans people, from accuracy and harmful coverage to complaints, corrections and safeguarding. Read our article and response. tacc.org.uk/2026/08/18/b...
tacc.org.uk
BBC online regulation must work for trans audiences too
TACC has responded to Ofcom’s consultation on the BBC Online Material Code, which will introduce enforceable standards for BBC websites, apps and social media. What is the BBC Online Material Code? ...
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Not In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Rescheduled event! 🙌 We are really pleased that our friends @transsolidarity.bsky.social have been able to reschedule their “mass lobby” for Wednesday 9th September, giving a fresh opportunity to join hundreds of trans+ people and allies as they head to Westminster to speak directly to their MPs!
- We are -
- not going -
-anywhere.-
Mass Lobby 9th September 2026
Westminster, London

Sign up today. Trans+ Solidarity Alliance.

NION women will be there, we'd love you to join in too!
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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 13/08/2026
TACC, @translucent.org.uk, @transsafety.network, and @transexilenetwork.bsky.social have written to Amnesty International UK over the withdrawal of its reports on the UK’s anti-rights movement and its subsequent apology to gender-critical organisations.
Dear Amnesty International UK,
We are writing to convey our deep concern about your recent decision to withdraw the reports “A growing
threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK” and “Like a Snowball”, and your subsequent apology,
published 31st July 2026, to gender-critical and other anti-trans organisations.
We understand you have already received significant backlash, so we want to assure you that we are
writing in good faith and in a spirit of constructive engagement. As a trans-led advocacy group in the UK,
we are aware of the intense pressure you are under.
Given the near media monopoly enjoyed by gender critical organisations, we can understand the need you
felt to act swiftly and decisively. Unfortunately, we believe you’ll now find yourselves in an even more
difficult position. Gender critical organisations are already indicating that they don’t consider your
retractions and apology adequate. At the same time, a large portion of the LGBTQ+ community in the UK
has lost confidence in one of the few internationally-respected, human rights organisations.
The trans+ community, and our allies, have immense respect for Amnesty, as renowned advocates for
human rights around the world. Indeed, your website’s front page states in bold type "We fight for
people’s human rights everywhere". You have made, and continue to make, a positive difference to
countless lives.
As your reports clearly pointed out, there is presently a highly organised and well-funded attack on
LGBTQ+ rights happening across the globe, with a strong focus currently on trans+ rights.
Even within the wider global perspective, the UK stands out as having one of the worst rollbacks of LGBTQ+
rights in modern history outside of Russia and America. Trans+ people are now fleeing the country, some
leaving behind their friends and families.
What is most worrying in all of this is the complete withdrawal of both reports, with no indication of when,
or if, “Like a Snowball” will be updated and reissued....The corpus analysis in Snowball was undertaken by
Dr Fraser Heritage, a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University, and it appears
to be a high-quality piece of linguistic research.
When "Like A Snowball" was published, it was a beacon of light, flickering amidst the darkness of an almost
total capture of the media and the established UK human rights by the gender critical ideological
movement. Following up with "A Growing Threat" felt brave, and it clearly rattled many gender critical organisations.
We can understand why both were withdrawn if deemed not robust enough to defend against legal
challenge; however, the withdrawal without the possibility of a corrected reissue is, in our opinion, a step
too far.
To follow that with what seems like a forced apology, framed in gender critical terms, looks like
capitulation. It leaves our marginalised community feeling even more abandoned and isolated in the face
of relentless attacks on our rights, our healthcare, even our very existence.
The simple fact of producing these reports in the first place is a clear indicator of your organisation being
convinced there are serious human rights issues to address. If Amnesty doesn’t look to republish, then the
silence grows louder, and trans+ rights are further diminished.
We would like to request an urgent Google meeting with your CEO, Kerry Moscogiuri. A meeting where we
would discuss where this leaves Amnesty International UK in terms of defending LGBTQ+ rights in the
present UK wide hostile environment.
Your faithfully,
Trans Advocacy & Complaints Collective
Trans Exile Network
TransLucent
Trans Safety Network
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Amanda B @belowzero4.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
They seem to be having problems right now ("survey closed"). Ho hum.
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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Help us reach more people than ever before! Please share our Trans Lives Survey with friends, family and across social media.
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Amanda B @belowzero4.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
"Let us reclaim the colours that others have tried to appropriate. Wear purple, white and green proudly. Pair them with the transgender flag. Make it unmistakable that the suffragette legacy is one of expanding rights, not restricting them."
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Amanda B @belowzero4.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Trans people deserve equality. I'm joining the mass lobby on 9th September. The government wants us to accept laws that are broken quietly. We won’t. www.transsolidarityalliance.com/mass-lobby-2...
transsolidarityalliance.com
Mass Lobby for Trans Equality - 9th September 2026
The law around trans equality is fundamentally broken. Government inaction is hanging trans people and organisations out to dry - with a confusing mess of challenging rules and lawfare.
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Amanda B @belowzero4.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
That is incredible! Loving the little details like the GNU TP reference.
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Amanda B @belowzero4.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Look cute too. ❤️
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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Yvette Cooper confirming that NHS guidance is coming forth shortly banning trans people from single sex wards. She waffles about ‘alternative provision’ but let’s be realistic here, this will massively massively disadvantage trans people’s care. Fuck Andy Burnham
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Amanda B @belowzero4.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Thank you for speaking out Vikki.
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Aida @aidap.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
8/ Bonus If EHRC actually cared about human rights, not just rampant transphobia, they would've returned the judgement to gov with recommendation/demand for the law to be ammended, as currently it's incompatibile with human rights. Yes, that used to genuinely be part of EHRC's job.
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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
🚨🚨🚨 Mass lobby sign ups have just opened. Click here to sign up, invite your MP, and join us to show that we aren’t going away. Wednesday 9th September, just after Parliament returns, 1-5pm: www.transsolidarityalliance.com/mass-lobby-2...
transsolidarityalliance.com
Mass Lobby for Trans Equality - 9th September 2026
The law around trans equality is fundamentally broken. Government inaction is hanging trans people and organisations out to dry - with a confusing mess of challenging rules and lawfare.
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Amanda B @belowzero4.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Thank you!
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Amanda B @belowzero4.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
If only.
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Amanda B @belowzero4.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Sorry, the central premise is clearly preposterous, and the characters too unlikeable. It'll never sell. /lh
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