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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

...a class with at least two gender critical leaning classmates, I find myself struggling to balance self-protection and contributing to the required group work. It's a challenge to exist in a space that's openly hostile and also demanding my vulnerability

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Judith Butler's Who's Afraid of Gender? is the next read on my list and I think it will complement Pink-Pilled: Women and the Far Right by Lois Shearing which I'm also aiming to read in 2026 😊 Being agender and in...[cont] 📚💡 📚💙 #judithbutler #gender #non-binary #genderbooks #agender #feminism

Front cover of Who's Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler against a red background

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

I've been reading this recently and I'm finding it to be an immensely valuable resource. Written in a UK context, this is a must for anyone in the UK who is working therapeutically with women of global majority and in particular Black women. 💙📚 📚💡 #therapists #therapybook #therapy

Front page of Black Women, Trauma & Therapy: Revolutionising Therapeutic Thought & Practice edited by Helen P. George against a light grey background. Chapter authors are listed on the front cover: Janice Acquah, Anthea Benjamin, Leoni Cachia, Dawn Edge, Dawn Estefan, Hannah Gloudon, Gail Lewis, Isha Mckenzie-Mavinga, Rameri Moukam, Foluke Taylor and Sonya Welch-Moring

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I don't put much value in brands and will wear things till they're too damaged and/or don't fit but this could be interesting regardless, thank you for sharing 😊

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

That's totally fair! Audiobooks are a real asset! I've been listening to the series of books the Slow Horses series is based on with my partner and thoroughly enjoying it. Not as entertaining a delivery as the Harry Dresden audiobooks though. What makes an audiobook good for you?

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I'd love to get through this many books in a month 😂 sorry to see you didn't enjoy most of them as much as you maybe hoped though

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Actually, in reading this I am reminded of some of what Viktor Frankl writes about in Man's Search For Meaning. A very different book and I have no reason to believe EA has read or is familiar with his work which makes the connection feel all the more significant and poignant

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Sometimes authors can really deliver with subsequent books in these situations. I hope you enjoy the next one just as much!

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Enjoying reading Emilie Autumn's book The Asylum For Wayward Victorian Girls with a pint in the pub. I don't read in pubs enough anymore - it used to be a regular occurrence for me as a student! #EmilieAutumn #PlagueRats #BookSky #mentalhealth

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I love this nugget of knowledge, thank you for sharing!

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I have just finished this book and it was amazing! A deep dive into the works and impact of a long forgotten psychologist, Pierre Janet, who is the founder of the gold standard approach to trauma therapy today! I'm so happy to have read this! #booksky #trauma #dissociation #psychology #therapy

The front cover of Rediscovering Pierre Janet: Trauma, Dissociation, and a New Context for Psychoanalysis

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I love #cooking different #cuisines and #Korean is one of my absolute favourites! 😋 This is chicken bulgogi, rice and (Korean) cucumber salad!

Korean cucumber salad, chicken bulgogi and rice

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I support the #BDS movement as a #nonviolent method of trying to get Israel to stop the genocide and oppression of Palestinians. It's just a shame that some people are pressuring others to #boycott and #divest from non-BDS targets while claiming what they are doing is in line with the BDS movement.

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

💚 I'm loving this event 💚 more people need to be aware of how oppressive our mental health services are before insisting others access these services. Therapy is hugely beneficial when it's in a genuinely safe space. Our mental health services are not universally safe due to its oppressive nature

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Mpanezi Queer Foundation 🏳️‍🌈 @mapenzifoundation.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

🌈✨ We are proud to launch the official Mapenzi Queer Foundation website! This is more than just a site, it’s a safe space, a voice, and a movement for LGBTQ+ refugees in East Africa. 💻 Visit us now: www.mapenzifoundationproject.org 🫶 Learn about our work, read stories, shop bracelets made with love

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

They really are! The intersection of race and sexuality, as well as race and gender, is somewhere more of us need to pay attention. I'm learning lots

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

I am saddened that this was so impactful because it highlighted to me that some self-identified #inclusive spaces are seriously lacking and no better than the people they stand against. We need to be embodying our values and open to actual adult conversation if we want to get anywhere in this 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

As #LGBTQIA+ people and #allies we need to be standing up for human rights. We need to be holding the space for people to be people first and foremost. She is no more representative of gender critical people than a trans person who behaves abhorrently is representative of all other trans people.

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

I have recently stepped back from a group who didn't hold the complexity. We need to be able to acknowledge when individuals are behaving in harmful ways as their own entity and when their harmful behaviour is tied to and representative of wider ideologies and/or group attitudes.

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

They spoke about the abhorrent nature of her actions and also recognised that she has also done positive things for the rights of #women . They held the complexity of a human being who has done great things for the benefit and to the detriment of her fellow people.

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

I'm partway through reading too many books 😆 but looking to actually finish Refusing Compulsory Sexuality by Sherronda J. Brown before I then set my sights on finishing Decolonizing Therapy by Jennifer Mullan

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

This means that in order to actually begin #healing we can need to obtain a level of financial security that allows us the #privilege to pay for private #trauma-informed therapy. It's not as simple as choosing not to heal - it is sometimes the system not affording us #access to what we need to heal

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

For some of us, those free services actually cause more harm, traumatising us further because they #pathologise our valid identities and experiences. They're often either #medical model driven or are just ill-equipped to work with #diverse identities and #complex trauma.

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Not everyone can access #trauma-informed therapy for free. I know that I certainly couldn't get the #therapy I needed through any of the free of charge options. I tried, but they were not fit for purpose and acted more like armbands keeping me afloat. I wanted to heal but the options weren't there

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

🧵I've just seen an image on Pinterest declaring that #Trauma is not your fault but healing is your choice - and I have feelings about this. First of all, this strikes me as an incredibly privileged take. Not everyone is able to engage in trauma healing at any given moment, even if they want to.

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Emotions can be intense, scary and overwhelming while also containing important information we need to hear. If it's too much to bear on your own, having a #co-regulated and #co-regulating other with you can be all that's needed to make it possible

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

A vital message for us all. True #strength recognises that our #emotions need to be felt and understood. They are forms of internal communication and necessary for navigating through life. I've had a reminder this week of how important it is to take time to listen to what they're saying. Cont.

Background is brightly coloured and sparkly. The text is bold and in all caps, it reads Destroy the idea that repressing emotions is a sign of strength. DBG design

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

given its methodological faws and misrepresentation of evidence, warrant critical scrutiny to ensure ethical and effective support for gender-diverse youth.

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

the Cass report compared to quality appraisal in the systematic reviews. Conclusions We discuss these issues in relation to how evidence regarding gender affirming care is framed, the wider political context, and the future for gender affirming care. The Cass report’s recommendations,

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

identifcation, and the failure to integrate consideration of these limitations into the conclusions derived from the evidence syntheses. We also identifed meth- odological faws and unsubstantiated claims in the primary research that suggest a double standard in the quality of evidence produced for

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

gender dysphoria among young people and the claims made in the Cass report based on these studies. Results Using the ROBIS tool, we identifed a high risk of bias in each of the systematic reviews driven by unex- plained protocol deviations, ambiguous eligibility criteria, inadequate study

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

with conflicts resolved by an additional two independent assessors. We also conducted a detailed critical evaluation of the methods used in the survey of gender services for young people in Europe, the two quantitative studies of health records, and the qualitative study on the experience of

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

It focuses on four domains (i) study eligibility criteria, (ii) identification and selection of studies, (iii) data collection and study appraisal, and (iv) synthesis and findings. To maintain rigour, the ROBIS tool was applied to each systematic review by two independent assessors, within Covidence

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Methods We critically evaluated the Cass report and the research that was commissioned to inform it. To evaluate the Risk of Bias within the seven systematic reviews commissioned by the Cass Review, we applied the ROBIS tool – a domain-based assessment of risk of bias within systematic reviews.

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

The final product of this project, the Cass report, relied on commissioned research output, including quantitative and qualitative primary research as well as seven systematic reviews, to inform its recommendations and conclusions.

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

For those who are using screen readers, the image is of the paper's abstract and below is the text. Abstract Background The Cass Review aimed to provide recommendations for the delivery of services for gender diverse children and young people in England.

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

This is exactly what we need - actual scientific and research driven analysis - not just bias thinly veiled as a report

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

...feels affirming and welcoming! To see the words in these pages speaking on the invisibility of ace and aro people even in the LGBTQIA+ community is a salve. We can and will be seen - even if just with each other!

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Taking some time for myself and reading this. The tendency of people, even supposed allies, to dismiss the possibility of asexuality or aromanticism and instead focus on the heterosexuality/homosexuality binary is something I get frustrated with. To see this frustration mirrored... See comments

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Vagina Museum @vaginamuseum.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

A statement from the Board of Trustees of the Vagina Museum regarding trans inclusion.

The Vagina Museum Board of Trustees response to the UK Supreme Court ruling

In light of the UK Supreme Court ruling, the Board of Trustees of the Vagina Museum wish to express their unequivocal support of and solidarity with their trans staff, volunteers, community partners, visitors and wider audience.

From the outset, the Vagina Museum has always been trans inclusive. An important part of its mission around spreading knowledge and raising awareness of gynaecological anatomy and health has been to challenge normative assumptions around our bodies and how they may or may not be connected to experiences of gender, gender expression and broader sexuality.

In doing so, we highlight that sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation and other characteristics related to sexual identity exist in various different combinations and their relationship to one another is never clear cut. What is clear to us is that everyone, regardless of their body parts, are deserving of human rights, dignity and the power to identity as they wish to.

Just as we act as a forum for women’s reproductive health and rights from a feminist, inclusive and intersectional perspective; we will continue to advocate for trans+, non-binary and queer communities and rights.

We cannot talk about feminism unless our feminism includes trans folks.
We cannot talk about reproductive rights without trans rights.
We cannot advocate for human rights without trans rights.

The ruling comes amidst an increasingly frightening climate for trans people in the UK and globally. We will continue to abide by our values, and ensure that the Vagina Museum remains a space in which trans people are included, welcomed and celebrated.

In solidarity.

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

This is aimed at white women, but I think all of us can take lessons here youtu.be/bOcPj4fLw1Y?...

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Dear White Women… More Of This Please!!

YouTube video by TabithaSpeaksPolitics

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

According to a new poll run by NSPCC, 1 in 6 adults couldn't identify the signs of emotional abuse. When adults are unable to identify emotional abuse, they are failing the children and young people in their lives. Conversations about abuse are important www.nspcc.org.uk/about-us/new...

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Most UK adults believe emotional abuse in childhood can have a lasting psychological effect but one in six cannot spot the signs

We want to remind people of the importance of free, online resources like Listen up, Speak up.

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Carole (they/them) @gemini-89.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

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