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@divokral.bsky.social
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Autistic and caffeinated ☕ Just a geezer who likes to write. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ LGBTQIA+ ally Working on a fantasy book I'll probably never publish.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14h
They're moving on from trans youth towards advocating banning care for trans adults, just like we said they would.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13h
Hey y'all, I don't usually share GFMs but Katra is a good friend and the fact that her job was terminated literally a day before her bottom surgery is atrocious. Definitely go give her some help if you can.
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 18h
Most TV is just this now.
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God @thegodshow.com · 29/09/2026
Bless this woman for DESTROYING this Christian debate bro.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 28/09/2026
This is a formal request to SCOTUS to forcefully detransition dozens of incarcerated trans people and to subject them to medical experimentation. That's what this is.
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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This isn’t “tough love”, it’s parental abuse! - Supported and promoted by ‘gender critical’ activist-“journalist”, Abigail Shrier. “Is it okay to not care anymore?”… you never did! You prioritised your own bigotry over your own child! 😣
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We're having the best time in Holborn & St Pancras! The opportunity to win and push the Government on housing costs, tackling the climate crisis and for international justice. And so much more. We can't stop now. This is it. Sign up for the final 12 days below 👇🏽
Huge crowd smiling at the camera Zack greeting a resident on her doorstepZack walking with Faiza and her absolutely cutie of a child!Zack with the Southampton Greens
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 25/09/2026
They used the existence of kids with ADHD and autism to delay and dismantle care for trans youth. Now they're delaying and dismantling care for kids wtv ADHD and autism.
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SquidTips - Aj/Alex/He🏍 🦑🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @squidtips.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The premier of my video diagnosing the main reasons ICE is having so much success in Seattle starts in 10 minutes, link after I added some final tweaks I'm betting the core problems we're seeing in my community exist throughout this country, so make sure to share www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XGQ...
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How ICE is secretly operating in Seattle (and why nobody’s stopping them)
YouTube video by SquidTips
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trans rights are, in fact, human rights. Pass it on.
Me at Trans Pride this year. 
I’m holding a sign that reads:
I fight for trans rights now like I fought for gay rights in the 80s/90s. And YES! it’s the same fight. 
I’m a middle aged gay man wearing a vest and at this time I had a moustache.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 18/09/2026
Absolutely devastating news. This is the impact of the radical right's hate. People who are saving lives are under attack. Appalling.
mirror.co.uk
RNLI suspends Portsmouth services after volunteers abused for saving migrants
Andy Burnham earlier this month hit out at 'appalling' abuse directed at hero crews after they were labelled as traitors
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SquidTips - Aj/Alex/He🏍 🦑🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @squidtips.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Saw my first drone deployed, from my local Police Department, Shoreline PD/King County Sheriff’s, to monitor a very unremarkable interaction with a group of people having a calm conversation with the cops outside a Goodwill I don’t think people understand the police state we’re barreling toward
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 17/09/2026
Every day, the stories from the UK read like a dystopian novel.
​Screenshot of a Reddit post from r/transgenderUK titled "Excluded from school for supporting a trans girl." A parent describes their daughter, who has Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (CAIS), choosing to use the boys' restrooms in solidarity with a trans classmate who was forced to do so, resulting in her being excluded from school.
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Caelan Conrad @caelan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
That’s called being complicit
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 16/09/2026
Nigel Farage said he wanted its councillors to demonstrate how a Reform government would run the UK. It seems that the chaos erupting before our very eyes is a very accurate representation of what a Reform UK government would look like...
huffingtonpost.co.uk
Reform UK 'In Complete Meltdown' After Three More Councillors Quit Party
It came on the same day that Reform’s leader in Wales quit after being arrested for assault.
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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Have you told the chief commissioner to give us back our healthcare yet?
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I told my mother I was gay when I was 18. It was 1985. Her response was, “Well I expect you’ll get AIDS and die then.” #ComingOutStories
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
He seems to find his voice fine when certain conditions are met
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
47 LGBTQ people have been arrested in Türkiye after raids on bars, clubs and gay rights organisations. Homosexuality is not illegal in Türkiye, the arrests have been made under the pretext of ‘protecting families’ - a strategy we’ve seen before and doubtless will see again.
bbc.co.uk
Turkish police detain dozens in raids on gay bars and homes of LGBTQ+ activists
Human rights groups in Turkey have accused the government of using a family- values campaign to target the LGBTQ+ community.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 14/09/2026
In the largest crackdown in years, Turkish authorities raided LGBT rights organizations and arrested activists in major cities on September 12-14. 🧵⤵️ apnews.com/article/turk...
apnews.com
Turkish authorities launch crackdown on LGBTQ+ and HIV support groups
Turkish authorities have cracked down on multiple LGBTQ+ groups and individuals, detaining dozens and raiding association offices and popular hangouts.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Ayo @darrylayo.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Transgender people deserve to have a nice life. That is the entirety of the argument. If you disagree, you’re saying that you do not believe in liberty or justice for all.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/09/2026
#Caturday glow-up
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
First big weekend starts today! The Daily Mail being completely normal about the pressure Greens are putting on Labour. Vote Green on October 8th 💚
Burnham bows to the green menace
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Richie Daiches Barlow @thedogwalker.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This is Danny Tommo following & harassing a worker from Portsmouth. The man stated “leave me alone” several times but Danny stated he will follow him, that he’s scum, he’s the problem for not supporting them & he’s lucky he’s on camera. This is unacceptable behaviour & I hope he makes a complaint.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/09/2026
A trans man in the UK has been banned in the workplace restrooms after he was forced to use the women's restrooms to comply with the new EHRC guidance. The women complained because he is visibly male and so they told him he can't use any bathroom.
A screenshot of a Reddit post from the r/LegalAdviceUK subreddit by user Dijstraanon, titled "FtM transgender facing two different issues at work? England."
The post text reads:
"Brother in law is trans FtM and presents fully as a man. He's now facing an impossible situation at work with his employer telling him that due to recent legislation he must use the toilet of his birth gender. BUT several female colleagues have raised a grievance about him using their gendered toilet.
His employer has told him that he cannot use the toilet while he is at work until they sort it out and cannot give him a timeframe to do so. They do [cut off] have disabled separate toilets.
In the mean time one of his female colleagues has accused him of sexual harassment because he was used their gendered toilet. His menstrual cycle meant he needed to use the toilet.
He's been with the employer for just over 5 years but only in this location for 18 months. The location is mainly male with just a handful of females, and his workshop only has male toilets.
I do not know how to support him and as he's not in a union there is no one to turn too right now."
The post has an orange "Comments Moderated" tag, 169 upvotes, and 134 comments.
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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Thank you so much to the hundreds of trans people and allies who joined today's mass lobby! The queue stretched across both sides of the road outside Parliament, and so many MPs participated in meetings and responded to green cards. Together, we delivered a powerful message for change 🏳️‍⚧️
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Can't get a moment's peace on this bloody planet.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Strength and love to all those taking part in the mass lobby of Parliament today, demanding that the cruel, costly and practically unworkable EHRC guidance be scrapped. Making rules about trans lives without trans people being involved in that process makes no sense. @transsolidarity.bsky.social
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 05/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Patriot Platform, a new far right group launched by Tommy Robinson’s right hand man Daniel Thomas (AKA Danny Tommo) has blockaded the port and several roads in Dover. The masked men are from subgroups of PP, including Sussex, Essex, and South East Patriots Here’s all you need to know.
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Lauren Starkey @laurenhstarkey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Men will send me emails like this and then go rampaging on the streets of Dover and Portsmouth claiming they want to keep refugees out in order to “PROTECT OUR WOMEN!” Not a single one of the young male refugees I’ve worked with has ever spoken to me with such violent misogyny.
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Dr Helen Webberley @www.helenwebberley.com · 05/09/2026
A post-menopausal cis woman gets HRT with relatively little friction. A trans woman with the same need, the same… www.helenwebberley.com/insights/why…
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Reform UK Conference 2026 This is all it will be remembered for.
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She Guevara @sheg7.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Context bsky.app/profile/davi...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We don't use billionaire donors. We're powered by you. We can win in Holborn & St Pancras. But only with your help! 👇🏽
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
No big political message here. Just met Milo in Bloomsbury and can't wait to meet more cute dogs on the doorsteps! 💚🥰
Zack with Milo on someone's doorstep
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divokral.bsky.social @divokral.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This was a great video to watch. Honestly, I don't think it matters if J.K. Rowling ever changes her views on the trans community because the harm is done. At this point, her disingenuous words mean absolutely fuck all.
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Did HBO tell JK Rowling to Stop the Transphobia?
YouTube video by Ember Green
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Dr Helen Webberley @www.helenwebberley.com · 04/09/2026
Trump said trans people will 'end' if the GOP keeps Congress. I think we owe it to trans people to take that sentence at face value. My full take is on the site:
helenwebberley.com
Trump says transgender people will 'end' if GOP keeps Congress | Dr Helen Webberley
A declared aim, not culture-war noise. Helen on what Trump's words actually mean.
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 03/09/2026
Farage has always behaved as though the rules apply to everyone but him. These allegations against Reform look like the latest example. Lib Dem Cabinet Office spokesperson @lisasmartmp.bsky.social has written to the police and the electoral commission asking them to investigate.
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nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social @nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
ARE GRCs NOW MEANINGLESS? After For Women Scotland, a trans person with a GRC can be recognised as their acquired sex for some legal purposes, but treated according to biological sex under the Equality Act. So what is the function of a GRC now? #TransRights #GRC #EqualityAct
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This summer Britain burnt. 3000 people died from the heat. Yet this Government is drilling for more gas, despite scientist warnings & it won't make a difference to bills in the UK. We need to double down on renewables, not bend to the wishes of fossil fuel bosses. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Jackdaw gas field set to be approved as soon as mid-September, sources say
The government is set to give the go-ahead for the gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands.
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Caelan Conrad @caelan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Bluesky lets people make lists like “degenerate abusers” full of trans people and does fuck all about it. This is only going to be enforced to protect politicians and harassers getting called out.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 03/09/2026
I've seen people I follow casually discussing the trailer like it's normal or discussing the merits of casting and other stuff and I'm unfollowing people for it tbh, esp those who also have 'trans ally' in their bio. If you don't understand why, well, that's part of the problem, isn't it...
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
😎 Great Article 😎. Why you should boycott HP and should tell others why; people trying to justify watching/playing/reading it SHOULD be made to feel uncomfortable. "A kid’s book, a magic wand, even the idea of joy itself can be a tool used to club a kid back into the closet. Act accordingly." 🩷
I personally do not actually care if people like Harry Potter or not. It does not matter if you have emotional investments in the books, the films, the other, worse films, the theme parks, the merchandise, or anything else connected to the franchise. I mean that in both the callous and the benevolent sense: It does not matter. What you feel in your heart towards the series is almost entirely irrelevant. What matters is what you do, because J. K. Rowling is out there doing a lot of things.If we maintain a space for Harry Potter as a positive, nostalgic bastion of kindness and liberalism, no amount of caveats about the author’s politics will matter. Nothing is adequate to the situation except the truth. There is no way to watch the new Harry Potter show subversively; whether or not you believe you're being responsible, if you're watching, you are buying in. Harry Potter is now a byword for the industrial-scale erosion of the limited rights trans people had managed to win or squat in, and the equally galling mass indifference to that erosion. She has ruined it utterly.
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nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social @nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The Government has confirmed that the EHRC’s new Code of Practice on Services will come into force on 5 August. If this results in you experiencing discrimination when accessing services, pls contact my clerks at pa@gclaw.co.uk. 🏳️‍⚧️❤️‍🔥🧑‍⚖️ #TransRights #EqualityAct #HumanRights #LGBTQ #CommunityMatters
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 01/09/2026
To anyone paying any attention at all, it was always clear they would move from targeting youth trans care to adult trans care. Now, Wales' gender clinic has shut down surgeries for transgender adults, because too many trans people were getting care. Subscribe to support our journalism.
erininthemorning.com
Wales Gender Clinic In The UK Pauses Surgeries Over Accusations That They Help Too Many Trans Patients
UK doctors are notorious for delaying trans people’s care. One clinic didn’t—now, they’re being targeted.
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Dr Helen Webberley @www.helenwebberley.com · 02/09/2026
'Reverse surgery' is not a medical term. It does not describe a procedure. Trump invented it at a rally and claimed presidential credit. I have written about what that lie actually costs.
helenwebberley.com
Trump's 'reverse surgery' claim: what is actually happening | Dr Helen Webberley
Trump invented a medical procedure and attributed it to his own authority. Here is what that lie costs real people.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 02/09/2026
Transporting viewers across oceans and time zones, “Solwata” provides a new way to engage audiences on the human story of climate relocation. HRW's Erica Bower is at the Venice International Film Festival, where amidst the cinematic glamour, "we are launching something raw and powerful: 'Solwata.'"
hrw.org
Bringing the Climate Frontlines to the Red Carpet
Greetings from the Venice International Film Festival, where amidst the cinematic glamour, we are launching something raw and powerful: “Solwata”.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 01/09/2026
As horrific as this is, at least he is just saying what they are trying to do instead of dressing up their bullshit. We've been saying this is the end goal for years and people told us to just be quiet, if they listened to us at all.
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