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Emily Mack

@emmy-mack.bsky.social
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Fiftysomething lawyer in London - 🇦🇺 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ - She/her

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 09/10/2026
If Sadiq Khan is truly a trans ally, he shouldn't be allowing J.K. Rowling's new Harry Potter lights on Oxford Street. Help us pull the plug on transphobia 👇 goodlaw.social/3440b9
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Jo Michell @jomichell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
There’s a not much distance between ‘fiscal responsibility’ and ‘making it impossible for your current and future workers to actually work’. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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South Tyneside Council nursery closures decision 'devastating'
Councillors confirm that all 10 Stanley's nurseries in South Tyneside will close by July 2027.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Party that wants to retrospectively change rules so as to remove migrants also says retrospective rules on party funding are "dictatorship tactics".
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I’m just a person on my fucking knees begging the government to use its absolutely massive majority to do something extremely fucking popular: save our democracy.
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Caroline Litman @alicemydaughter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Fuck every single cis person who still says, “my solution is to not listen to the news” after I tell them how upset I am about what cis people are doing to trans people.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The UK government ceasing automatically to support almost anything the government of Israel does is a major shift. The next step should be to rescind the ban on #PalestineAction, to stop treating protesters as terrorists, and to acknowledge that those seeking to disrupt a genocide may have a point.
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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
And so, you’ve not governed for the good of everyone. You’ve risked the wellbeing and prosperity of the whole country, legitimised racism and brought fascist thuggery onto our streets, because you’d rather pander to prejudice than stand up to it. What a price we’re all paying for your failure.
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I simply do not understand what's going on in Labour that renders its leaders incapable of finding a TV camera and speaking out against street violence. Even if you assume they agree about immigration, violence is wrong, unpopular AND against the interests of any even vaguely left wing govt.
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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“I believe that transgender people, including those who have transitioned, are living out real, authentic lives. Those lives should be celebrated, not questioned.” - Gloria Steinem 1934-2026
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Sarah Clarke - Not your doll @damselindystopia.northsky.social · 03/09/2026
I feel like boycotting Harry Potter stuff is such bare minimum shit that it just fucking exhausts me that it's such a constant subject of discourse. If you give a shit about trans people, don't give JK Rowling your money. There's really no further productive discussion to be had about it.
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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 01/09/2026
Under a UK Labour Gov we have: The forced cancellation of all Adult trans + surgeries in Wales The ongoing enforcement of a puberty blocker ban for all trans U18s. A don't say trans style ban on teachers/support staff discussing trans + issues with pupils in English schools.
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nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social @nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
TRANS PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE CONFINED TO THE SHADOWS I’ve heard from people who are now scared to go out in public, or are avoiding drinking water because they’re worried about using a toilet. Whatever the legal debate around the EHRC guidance, we can’t ignore its human impact. #TransRights #EHRC
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 29/08/2026
It will lead to requiring "transgender persons to disclose their gender identity, risking harassment, while exposing all women to scrutiny based on gender stereotypes, intrusive questioning or demands for personal information," UN experts say 👇
The UN has again warned the UK against the implementation of the EHRC code of practice, which recommends the segregation of Trans+ people
Human rights experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council have warned the UK's EHRC code of practice "risks institutionalising discrimination against transgender and gender-diverse persons" - UN OHCHR
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This would be a very good move. Crucial to think deeply about what model we should use but also to allow a big open process for how we arrive at it. Otherwise we make it easier for critics to brand it a stitch-up. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Labour MPs will push Burnham to back voting reform in first 100 days
Exclusive: Nearly 100 Labour MPs support commission on changing the system used for Westminster election
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Peter Coles 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It's hard to see the BBC's decision to quote JK Rowling as anything other than a calculated insult to Dolly Parton's memory.
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Inkluderende feminisme 💖 @inkluderendefeminisme.no · 20/08/2026
The Anti-Gender Movement Is an Anti-Rights Movement! Together with friends and allies across the continent, we are launching a joint, Europe-wide call to reject anti-gender politics in all its forms.
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Feminist, human rights and democracy organizations call on all sectors of society to reject anti-gender politics in all its forms - Inclusive Feminism
A platform for democracy.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Indeed. SS embodies the whole sorry mess, in that hardly anyone in it ever saw Arday as a person. For Cambridge he was a way to buff their credentials, to be discarded when he became embarrassing. For Sodha he was a prop to air grievances about “gender ideology”.
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Caroline Litman @alicemydaughter.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
After London Trans Pride the UK government issued a statement saying “Our top priority is the safety and wellbeing of *all* children and young people in education. This is why we have issued updated keeping children safe in education guidance”. This is a lie and they know it. Not trans children.
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 06/08/2026
The EHRC Code of Practice comes into force this week. This is an attack on trans+ people. It is guidance, not law. It does not remove rights or make harassment legal. UCU stands in solidarity with the trans+ community. Join the lobby for trans equality, 9 September with Trans+ Solidarity Alliance
The EHRC guidance and Code of Practice comes into force this week. This is an attack on trans+ people.
These changes will make trans+ people's lives harder.
They will not make women safer.As a result of this we are likely to see greater exclusion from everyday spaces, increased scrutiny and harassment, and institutions rushing through damaging policy changes.
Let's be clear, it does not:
• Permit harassment or discrimination.
• Remove anyone's legal protections.
• Justify rushed, intrusive policy changes.What you can do:
• Look out for each other, solidarity is practical, not just a post.
• Report harassment, it is still illegal and your union will back you.
• Push your institution to protect every student and member of staff.
• Join us in Parliment for a mass rally on SeptemberViolence against women is real, and it is serious. It is also being used to justify this attack on trans people.
This guidance will not prevent it.
The dangers women face do not come from trans people sharing a bathroom.
UCU sends solidarity to the trans+ community. We will keep fighting for trans+ inclusion, and against the misuse of the EHRC Code of Practice.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Imagine owning a cafe and trying to understand what you are being asked to do here. It's simply not possible.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 05/08/2026
The government’s transphobic code of practice is now up and running. But we’re not going to stand still and take it, we're supporting a legal challenge led by a trans person and a trans inclusive organisation. But we can only do this together. Will you join us?👇 goodlaw.social/ldco
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Fergus Murray @oolong.co.uk · 02/08/2026
“Anti-gender and anti-rights narratives ultimately undermine the rights of everyone, but their focus on so-called traditional norms around sex, gender and expression is particularly destructive of the rights of trans people” - European Commissioner for Human Rights, 2024. www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
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Human rights of trans people: increased visibility and legal recognition contrast with lived experience of discrimination, violence
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 31/07/2026
This is pretty god damn bleak. Amnesty has withstood pressure from murderous dictators and genocidal regimes and yet they caved to lawfare from JK Rowling. This effectively means no domestic UK organization can criticize Rowling or GC orgs without risk of being destroyed by endless lawfare.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The proscription of Palestine Action remains one of the most politically stupid decisions of the Starmer government. There was no need for it. It gained nothing. It generated bad feeling and put hundreds of people into already overcrowded prisons.
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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 27/07/2026
Nope. I don’t accept this position — that we are powerless to change the outcome of this mess. We have a small, time-critical window where we can collectively navigate through this. Also don’t forget, these are commercial entities that are selling products/services that are subject to laws.
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Private companies could ruin the night sky for the entire world, and international law can't stop them
"The regulatory environment and regulatory framework has significant gaps and holes in it. Essentially, the technology is outpacing the regulatory environment."
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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I'm absolutely devastated for colleagues at Jodrell Bank who found out this morning that funding for the UK's e-MERLIN radio telescope array will be terminated. This is a short-sighted move, to save a tiny fraction of the overall UK science budget. #SaveJodrellBank 🔭🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands
Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 26/07/2026
150,000 people joined London's biggest ever Trans+ pride and protest to show solidarity and strength with the Trans+ community 🏳️‍⚧️ Ki Griffin reports 👇
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 26/07/2026
150,000 marched yesterday in London for trans rights. Opened the Sky News app. Scrolled and scrolled. Nothing. BBC News app. Nothing. Guardian app. Nothing. This is what actual silencing looks like.
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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 26/07/2026
Share share share www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Mother of trans woman who took own life issues stark warning at Pride march
Tens of thousands of people marched through London for Trans Pride on Saturday
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 20/07/2026
We don't have a billionaire backing us. We only have you. Please help us keep fighting for trans human rights 🏳️‍⚧️
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I reckon everybody has something that brings out the puritan in them. For me it's not drink or drugs or smoking or teenage social media use, etc. It's the astonishing spread of sports betting and prediction markets. Just seems really bad for individuals and society to turn the world into a casino.
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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
In the UK, while a far-right racist party has gained a lot of clout, power has remained in the hands of well-educated people who speak in reasonable tones. Announcements of segregation or forced detransition are accompanied with an empty mouthing of principles of dignity and respect
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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 15/07/2026
Please share widely. transgenderreport.com/amnesty-reve...
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Amnesty reveals the true nature of anti-rights gender criticals. J.K. Rowling goes ballistic. - Transgender Report
Amnesty International recently published a report on what they call the “anti-rights movement” in the UK, which also includes gender critical activism. It did not take long before the gender critical ...
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Cobie Cipher Triangulation Agency @cobieef.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
@andyburnham.bsky.social talking to Gary Lineker today: "I don't want to come in and... pitch people against one another." Then you need to stop the Code of Practice from instituting segregation, Andy.
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Emily Mack @emmy-mack.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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Help us appeal the High Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
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Miffythegamer @miffythegamer.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
In my opinion, this is litigious thuggery. Amnesty spoke their truth and it hurt the feelings of the anti-trans brigade. TERFs destroy everything they touch. I mean, imagine suing Amnesty, of all organisations?
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El Why @elwhyed.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
More "why billionaires are a threat to the world and should be taxed out of existence" news
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/07/2026
Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.
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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
There are 23.5 million 18-49 year olds in the U.K. and 22 million over 50s. Less than 50% of 18-49 year olds have been turning out to vote whereas 75% of over 50s generally do. This is why the country looks how it does. We need to get young people voting.
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Jennifer Cobbe @jennifercobbe.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The eventual outcome of a Tory PM supporting gender self-ID in 2017 is a Labour government in 2026 enthusiastically presiding over the introduction of the most transphobic legal framework in the western world - without any debate or vote in Parliament For Labour, a moral stain worse than Section 28
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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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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Commenting on Nigel Farage’s resignation today, TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said: “Let’s call this Nigel Farage announcement out for what it is – a cynical political stunt to distract from his dodgy dealings with crypto crooks and super rich aristocrats."
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Asked about rising racism and hatred in the UK, Keir Starmer says "the very sad thing is I am not able to say that in the 10 years since Jo Cox's death that things have got better because sadly they have got worse. That's on all of us to fix." Well yes, and your government has done what exactly?
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Theresa Davis @helresa.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
FGEN's statement on the UK proposed conversion therapy ban is now up... Not a Ban! feministgenderequality.network/not-a-ban/
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Not a Ban. - Feminist Gender Equality Network
The newly-published conversion therapy “ban” published on the 25th June 2026 does two things. Firstly it is not a ban, the exemptions the document proposes are wide enough to allow most planets in our...
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 23/06/2026
Hilary Cass climbed out from under the bridge she calls home to tell the BBC there's no evidence of any harms to trans young people from puberty blockers. Infuriating! Evan Urquhart has more here: assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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Hilary Cass Admits Finding No Evidence of Harm From Puberty Blockers - Assigned Media
The report Dr. Cass authored, which claimed the research base was insufficient to prove a benefit of puberty blockers but found no harms from treatment, has been a key factor in the denial of care for...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The architect of Labour’s cruel plans on settled status and persecution of free speech and protest stays in place. More of the same. Only the Greens can take on failing Labour in Greater Manchester. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Andy Burnham plans to keep Shabana Mahmood as home secretary
The new MP for Makerfield has backed down from his previous criticism of reforms to the immigration system as he prepares to run for Labour leader
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