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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 11h

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... I can't really describe how evil and cruel this is. I can't really describe how this is one of the most awful policies I've ever heard, and how much it will hurt people. I don't even really have the words.

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Trans people should use hospital spaces according to biological sex, NHS England says

New guidance says trans patients should be cared for on single-sex hospital wards or bays that align with their biological sex.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 4h

I know I’m one of the more fortunate, but I took out private health insurance through work when the Tories were pushing this a few years ago. Sadly, it only covers some things and I don’t plan on allowing myself to be admitted to an NHS hospital!

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 4h

Sadly, even if they were safe I doubt there will be many of us offered separate rooms long term - the media would soon attack that as a “perk” even if the NHS has had enough side rooms (which they don’t). They just want to hurt us when we’re at our most vulnerable - as ever, cruelty is the point.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Similarly following a 3 day weekend: 4 car showrooms (one salesman asked about my accent - apparently he thought I was from abroad!) 1 cafe 2 motorway service stations 1 hairdressers 1 supermarket 1 farm shop Uses of appropriate female facilities: Multiple Incidents of Transphobia: Zero

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Many thanks to Bethany for her support - sadly, the BBC have once more shown why the trans community detest them so much! They happily showcase any anti-trans crank with an axe to grind on the BBC news, but actively censor any message of support for us.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

In their next exclusive “Water is wet”

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I never had one of those - by the time I bought an EOS 100. My current R3 has more dials than I really need.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I don’t mind large, but it needs to be a car not a SUV. I’m thinking an estate incase I need to shove what I can in the car and escape the UK.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Ah yes, I had a T70 in about ‘85 which was all buttons and no dials. It was a good camera, but very slow to use.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I get the need in the HUD to keep the size down, just not on the dash where the screen is showing largely pointless alternative information.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The salesman in the Audi dealer virtually accused me of being a Luddite for not thinking their plethora of poorly designed screens and lack of physical buttons was the greatest thing since sliced bread!

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

It has a rev gauge in a traditional format - in an automatic. Just no speed gauge - it’s only numbers.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Oh, and why does Audi think you only need speed as a number with no digital gauge in their current cars? It might be just me, but that seems like a really poor UI design.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I spent much of yesterday looking at new cars incase my 18yo car doesn’t get through the MOT at the end of the month. I drew 2 conclusions: 1) The prices are insane now 2) The manufacturers seem to have forgotten they need to be driven and aren’t PlayStations!

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Same here. No problems so far. Nobody in the real world cares…..

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In the unlikely event it turns out there really is an all-powerful god, I suspect the first people he’ll be taking issue with are the christian fundamentalists who use the bible as nothing more than an excuse for hatred and bigotry!

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

20 years on and the decision to go ahead with GRS is still probably the best decision I ever made. I hope it all comes together for you 🤞

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I thought it was “There are lies, damned lies and EHRC codes of practice”? 🤷‍♀️

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

What kind of messed-up GC mental gymnastics do you need to be able to do to think that the inhuman treatment of our community meted out by the courts, the EHRC and HMG represents no change?

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

That wasn’t something I felt. Sadly, Starmer had gone all transphobic in an interview a few weeks before the election so it was obvious they were every bit as bad as the others. I must admit, the ideological zeal of their attack surprised me though.

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Screamliner Ontario @mostlyharmless.northsky.social · 03/10/2026

The UK is not a safe country for trans children. Please read Cal's heartfelt piece, particularly if you're cis. Trans people, and trans children especially, need cis people in the UK to understand how bad things are, because we can't change it for the better without your help 🙏🏻

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Commercial charging just costs so much in comparison to home charging though. It feels like a tax on those that can’t afford a property with its own charging infrastructure.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

That sounds familiar - mine is 18yo and due an MOT later this month. I’m probably going to look at the dealers before it goes in so that I know what to replace it with if needed. Sadly, I can’t charge an EV at my flat, so it will have to be a hybrid.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

They don’t actually want to rejoin the EU because the CJEU would strike down a big chunk of their policy platform, including their exclusion of our community and their wars on other groups.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I must get back out there with a camera! I used to do loads of wildlife photography and used to win the advanced league at a large specialist wildlife photography club fairly regularly, but I’ve not done much since Covid……

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I’ve been on a break from here for a couple of months - I only reactivated at the weekend. I think quite a few others did similar.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I’m down in the south, so it’s still 22 here today! I refuse to put my heating on until almost November most years…….

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Not one outside of immediate family - although plenty of them reach out and want to share their troubles………

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I‘m back and feeling a lot better - 2026 has been a shocking year for me even putting aside the ongoing onslaught against trans people. I just needed a break! I might be a bit quiet initially as I catch up on what’s been happening and gradually work my way back into posting.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Thanks, no need for concern though 🩷

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

It might only last a few hours, but I’m hoping to be away until mid-September!

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I’ll keep the good feeling going for you - I was in my mid 20s when the first book came out….. 😀

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I‘ve never read the books - I was an adult when they came out. I’ve seen the films - they were OK I guess, no better than that and they seemed derivative. The films also ruined Laycock Abbey, the home of Henry Fox Talbot, because the place gets flooded with Potter fans.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Homophobia is never OK and those who engaged in it are scumbags. But, it just isn’t in me to feel any sympathy for that man!

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Christyn Parkes @parkesland.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I'm not going to engage with sealioning. Let's get back to the matter at hand with a little history lesson: World Pride is a periodic/semi-annual event organized by Texas-based non-profit InterPride. Since 2000, it has been held in 10 cities across the world with varying success. 1/

Two men in front of a rainbow reading 'World Pride Roma 2000'

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I’m not convinced. Winning World Pride now would be a PR boost for Labour and they would argue there can’t be an issue with our treatment because for their success in attracting the event. The pay-off you describe is 6 years away and would diminish the event. Rejecting London would be clear message.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Holding World Pride in the UK would be a serious mistake by the organisers. No member of the trans community should come to the UK for this unless they’re already stuck here - it isn’t safe!

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

What, cis customers don’t like that to go out for the day it’s expected that they dehydrate and cross their legs? I thought given that’s what they want us to do that they were fans of UTIs or something….. 🤷‍♀️

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Yay, you’re back! 😀 You didn’t miss much - Labour did some dark deed or other that I can’t quite remember and Yvette Cooper is now looking to essentially ban us from being treated in hospitals. Other than that, all’s quite.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

They do ask that, they aren’t immune from trans broken arm syndrome sadly and most health insurances don’t cover anything trans healthcare related.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

They will. It’s just that the private sector have far more private rooms with en-suite facilities so it’s less of an issue.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Emergency admission is the thing that scares me. I’m not sure if I’d be willing to go to hospital even if that was dangerous. For elective stuff, I have private health insurance through work so can get a private room. But, I shouldn’t have to pay for the insurance and I know others aren’t able to 🙁

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

That makes precisely no sense - it’s a positive message for those in a dark place…….

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

That’s done it! I’m going to have to play the album from the concert in Central Park now! The Sounds of Silence does seem appropriate for our current predicament though…….

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I’m sure Madonna is quaking in her boots……… Maybe Roisin could complain about Kylie next!

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