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LGBTIQA+ Greens @lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk · 8h

Breaking News: Green party conference just passed LM08 which calls to unfreeze the surgery ban in Wales.

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Marie Leanne Shrewsbury @crapcerealandpills.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If you can get a court to decide that the definition of sex in the equality act was wrong all along, presumably you can also get a court to decide that the definition of disability or the definition of gay was wrong all along too?

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Euan @euan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

notable both that this is happening and is being pushed by popular GC accounts

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Mental health nurse Amy Gallagher is bringing an employment tribunal against the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust claiming racial harassment, belief discrimination and victimisation. While undertaking
psychotherapy training with the Trust, Miss Gallagher says she raised concerns about aspects of teaching on race, including material concerning "whiteness", "white privilege",
"white fragility" and critical race theory.

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️🦈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 17h

@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social @equalityhumanright.bsky.social This is what the anti trans rhetoric that has been fostered with your ‘guidance’ does: it has real world consequences. Here was a trans woman, who was simply on a train, minding her own business, and she has been subjected to verbal abuse.

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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 21h

Seeing Shahrar Ali describe one of his anti-trans events as "standing room only" with a photo featuring empty seats and literally no one standing is, above all, quite funny

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- Nicola - 🌸🎀💕 @paneraiwearer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Reality was a year and a half before that. When Brianna was murdered, Starmer couldn't even give condolences. Didn't even mention her. And days later, on 23rd February, his "you can leave" speech. Hope left the room that day.

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’m n my way to canvas and leaflet for @zackpolanski.bsky.social in Holborn and St Pancras. Join me…

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Labour are wreaking havoc and enacting transphobic and racist policies right now. That’s the reality. No Labour member has moral high ground to stand there and act as though they get to stand defence in left wing values and imply that *the Greens* are equivalent to fascists

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

IF you are part of a party that is currently gutting the rights of trans people, calling the Greens like a ‘a left wing Restore’ is just not credible. In fact it’s ridiculous. And I say this as someone who has spoken out at length against the Zionism is Racism motion and left wing antisemitism

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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A desperately sad post about a family leaving the UK to protect their trans child. “Looking at the legal, medical, media and political landscape, I can’t see a safe, secure and dignified future for my daughter in the UK.” Every public body must do more to ensure trans people’s safety.

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

When @zackpolanski.bsky.social speaks about defending the RNLI he REALLY puts pathetic Burnham to shame.

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Amazing to see a party leader speaking up for trans people. Made me cry, Shows how pathetic and spineless and inhuman Burnham's Labour has become.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

@greenparty.org.uk "Environmental campaigners and Zack Polanski have both separately written to Andy Burnham and the foreign secretary to raise concerns about Rosebank's links to an Israeli company, Delek Group." Vote Green on October 8th and help Stop Rosebank. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Burnham warned Rosebank oil field could breach West Bank sanctions

Campaigners and Green Party leader Zack Polanski raise concerns about Rosebank's ties to an Israeli firm.

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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Heard more from him about this than his government’s transphobia and race riots

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️🦈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

How Gender Criticalism has moved on from “We just have legitimate concerns” to cheering on those who killed a trans person.

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 01/10/2026

Sorry, I don’t want to keep harping on this, but seeing that the overwhelmingly negative response to the original thread has resulted in no self-reflection, just framing all of the criticisms by people directly impacted by Labour as ‘lashing out’ or ‘negativity on social media’ is depressing.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 01/10/2026

If anyone is in touch with any of the local trans inclusive safe spaces orgs around the country can you reach out to them and ask if they would be willing to speak to me over the next day or so please. I have opened my DMs.

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naffdoodaa.bsky.social @naffdoodaa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Lol good luck with that. Trans people complained about multi-decade waits, and the NHS banned treatment for kids, banned treatment for adults as well in Wales, and the waits have only grown.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

do men understand the extent to which women are ready to burn it all down right now

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geekylou.bsky.social @geekylou.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hey so I'm running for the Green Parties EEDI committee this conference. Here a post from my Green party stuff BSky account:

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Alexandra Lanes @ajlanes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’ve heard decent people I respect describe Burnham’s speech as the most consequential of their lifetimes. For trans people - not mentioned at all - it has no consequences beyond the continuation of our demonisation and exclusion.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 29/09/2026

If a politician crying on a stage in a speech he would have planned meticulously is all you need to jump back on board the Labour train, you were never really off it and care more about performative politics than actual cruelty.

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⳽ⳑⲇⳕⲛⲉ @sloanelysbeth.northsky.social · 30/09/2026

andy burnham reappointed shabana mahmood, pat mcfadden, put wes streeting at defence, gave bridget phillipson two promotions, and put anas sarwar in the house of lords. his first act as pm was to segregate transgender ppl out public life and reintroduce section 28. @owenjones.bsky.social:

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Shangalar @shangalartheblack.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's a truly sick and irdeemable culture that is mostly populated by the scions of very wealthy families. They walk in believing they are bulletproof, and then trained to test those boundaries to the limits every weekend.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I believe fraternity hazing and military hazing and sports team hazing where men abuse each other is acclimating them into a broader culture of abuse where they will then believe it is their right to abuse other more vulnerable people. It’s so insidious. And that’s also why I think men defend it

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Another thing about fraternities is that the hazing rituals where slightly older young men would physically, mentally emotionally and sometimes even sexually abuse slightly younger young men have always disturbed and upset me greatly. And it’s really telling that I’ve seen men defend those too

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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 30/09/2026

I'll believe Burnham is a progressive when he brings forward laws to undo our historically hostile position against LGBTQ+ people, immigrants and refugees, and protesters. Until then he's just Blue Labour with better vibes.

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rockinchimp 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 @rockinchimp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Why should trans people compromise on their rights?

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

As a trans person married to an immigrant who campaigns for human rights for trans kids, who cares about the environment, justice & freedom for Palestine, wants no role whatsoever for Palentir the UK, wants full EU membership again and an end to extreme inequality, Burnham’s speech gave me nothing.

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CursèdZebra @cursedzebra.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The only leverage you have over Labour is your vote, and as long as you keep giving it to them they have no incentive to give you anything.

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Bottles @bottles1936.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’ve now read the CPS consultation response on “deception as to sex”. And I am fucking furious. The CPS actually asked whether its approach properly balanced the rights of trans people to live fully in their acquired gender against the rights of complainants.

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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 29/09/2026

Burnham is stacking a whole lot of things under a list of "Todo, IF we win the next General Election" and quite a lot fewer things under "Todo, currently, whilst we hold power with a huge majority"

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 29/09/2026

This would be at least somewhat believable if the police, operating on instruction from the Home Office, hadn't done just exactly that with apparently eager willingness.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 29/09/2026

🚨 We need to hear from YOU Have you had a problem accessing gendered services since April last year, outside of school and the workplace? Are you a service provider worried about remaining inclusive? PLEASE let us know through this form - and share widely goodlaw.social/mzb3

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 28/09/2026

It really gives the game away when the anti trans orgs are calling the election of the neo nazi party in Germany a "glimmer of hope."

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Lyra 💕 @lyra-scotland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Being too bigoted to do your Job didn't used to be protected. The way Falkner forced through the most stretched definition of how protected belief should be implemented in practice still exists and is wild. To remind people that the EHRC guidance wrote in specific examples of protected homophobia

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Alexander Louis Sallons @sallonsax.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What is Green Party Conference? How does it work? Find out everything here youtu.be/HHYxnyPxgLU

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Anarchy Goose @anarchygoose.northsky.social · 28/09/2026

The more I've sat with it, the more "why fight when you won't win?" is such a telling question. Because we don't have a choice. Because we're under attack. Because sometimes the best you can hope for is that everyone loses.

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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For all that it's been barely reported in the UK press, it's still hard to understate the importance of the stance @labourunionsuk.bsky.social has taken on trans and non-binary rights this week. Every single trade union affiliated to the party of government has stood up and said we will not comply.

Joint statement from National TULO

Solidarity with the trans and non-binary community

Labour's 11 affiliated trade unions stand in total solidarity with the trans and non-binary community.

Trans rights are human rights, and trans rights are workers' rights.

We in the trade union movement will do all we can to stand up for our trans members and all our trans siblings, to protect them from persecution, harassment and attack.

The government must act now to protect all trans people, to make sure their rights are protected, expanded and upheld in our workplaces and communities.

Labour Unions

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geekylou.bsky.social @geekylou.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Is the Roman version of the Greek gods Hermes Evri?

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Historian Jen @historianjenfl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Andy Beshear has an entire chapter in his new book about backing the LGBTQ community and it's worth a read. He talks about how the anti-trans ads were tested in KY during his election and how vetoing anti-trans legislation didn't hurt his reelection campaign.

However the anti-trans ads had less to do with Kentucky and more to do with the fact that we were in an election. Terry Schilling, the head of the APP, decided to test the ads in our election to determine whether or not the issue could win votes for the Republican Party. Earlier in the summer of 2019, Scholling had partnered with a behavioral science firm to try to find a wedge issue that resonated with suburban voters. That's right. The anti-trans ads did not come out of some firmly held conviction but was a purely political stance. Their research landed on trans athletes, specifically trans women, competing in women's sports. They tested their theory in the 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial general election. Although I won, APP considered their test successful, because their research showed the ads delivered thirteen thousand votes for Trump Lite, which made the race tighter than anticipated.

You might hask how, in this political climate, I was reelected after vetoing the anti-trans bill. Because people respect authentic faith. The day I vetoed it, I explained my why. I said I believe all children are children of God and that I don't want people picking on these kids. I then countered their anti-trans ads with commercials talking about good jobs, healthcare, roads and bridges, public education, and

public safety. The result? The biggest win of my career. So don't tell me the Democratic Party should stop fighting for the rights of all people. Just explain your authentic why, and then get back to focusing on issues that touch all our lives on a daily basis.

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nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social @nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What does a GRC actually mean after For Women Scotland? A trans person can now be legally recognised as one sex for some purposes, while treated as another under the Equality Act. Has the law created an “intermediate zone” of legal recognition? #TransRights #EqualityAct

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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Some people have no idea what morals actually are.

Labour MP Pat McFadden claimed more than £40,000 in parliamentary expenses to rent a constituency home in Wolverhampton while letting out the adjacent house that he personally owned.
The Telegraph +1

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026

Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm not holding my breath, not least because the author of the worst of these polices, Yvette Cooper, is still in government, and her successor in the Home Office, Shabana Mahmood, has defended and extended her draconian anti-protest measures. And yes, these measures really are mad and bad.

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