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Also needs to be said that this legal fiction erases the entire intersex community

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tpwrtrdmn @tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Anine is one of the people who worked to expose the research misconduct against trans people at Oslo University Hospital. Yesterday, she was told she is no longer on their waitlist to receive gender-affirming care. This is so obviously retaliatory, it's hard to put into words!

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Plume rouillée @plumerouille.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I know I have a few international followers, and I'd like you to know what's currently happening in France High-school children are protestinf fir better studiying conditions : enough teacher, enough table and chair, fonctionning toilets, toilets paper, heating in winter. Really, basics needs.

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Crucible Of Words @crucibleofwords.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Labour are advertising their Social Care service with the words "everyone is covered" despite the fact they've said it's only for pensioners. Feels like if we had any kind of meaningful regulation, these adverts would be criminally misleading.

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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I assure you they ARE talking about it. I know because I had a post about it go viral elsewhere and there was a deluge of comments from men demanding I provide EVIDENCE that these seven fellas did ANYTHING wrong. Some of them call me a bitch and a cunt. #JustProtectingWomenStuff

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You know who isn't talking about the Cornell 7?
The same ones who wanted to
"protect" girls in sports and women in bathrooms.

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Substitute ‘anti-Semite’ for ‘gender critical transphobe’ and Jean-Paul Satre absolutely describes the behaviour of the current wave of TERFs and bigots to a T! 😳 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

66 Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge.
But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.
Jean-Paul Sartre

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Robin Moira White @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Labour Party’s women’s conference on 26/9/26 was an embarrassing farce, with only 200 delegates of the 1,000 normal attendance (no major unions) in protest of the Labour Party’s shameful abandonment of trans people following the legally absurd ruling of the Supreme Court in FWS in April 2025.

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Gay Community News @gcnmag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The measure also covers multi-parent families, multi-generational households and other diverse family structures. Read 👉 buff.ly/1NDGPYq #GCNnews

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The thing about trying not to pick a side is that the nazis *instantly recognize* which side you picked. They immediately identify you as an ally. They know exactly what side you're on. It doesn't fool the victims, it doesn't fool the Nazis, the only people it could possibly fool is centrists.

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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 19/09/2026

Since October 2025, councillor Alison Ann-Dowling has been on the board of directors of ‘gender critical’ company Adult Female Trade Unionists – yet this role does not appear on her councillor’s register of interests, QueerAF can reveal 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/scottish-lab...

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Scottish Labour councillor failed to declare role in ‘gender critical’ group, breaching Council rules amid trade union legal action

A ‘gender critical’ Scottish Labour executive committee member and councillor failed to declare on her register of interests the company she set up to sue her trade union, in an apparent breach of the...

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May “Bunny” Peterson 🦄 @goddessblade.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Transfeminine youth are an extremely vulnerable population and almost no one acknowledges it.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 18/09/2026

Don't worry, it's not just for racism. They also use it to justify banning trans people from the loo!

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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Given that a barely qualified psychiatrist making one 10 year old briefly go without meds warranted weeks of primetime coverage about how #ADHD is a myth, this report, which is orders of magnitude more conclusive, will surely receive even more attention. Any minute now... #TheGreatADHDMyth

ADHD is not being overdiagnosed, major Government report set to find
Hello and welcome to The Essential, where we dig deeper into today’s big stories.

How much help should someone with ADHD receive – in clinical support, employment and via social security? It’s a live debate in Whitehall, because of rising costs for the NHS and UK benefits. For some, the idea that far too many people are being diagnosed with ADHD or autism has taken root.

But what does the evidence show? A new, landmark Government review – authored by clinicians – has concluded that ADHD and autism are not widely over-diagnosed in the UK. Read our exclusive report here, which explains what the experts say ... and what they think should happen next.

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David Allsopp @doublehelix.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Of course they have. Because the guidance is *specifically designed* to institutionalise discrimination, by transphobes put into office specifically for that purpose - but they don't want to actually admit that, so they pretend these "clear laws" still actually have any meaning

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Katy Lees (they/them) @iamkatylees.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Welsh friends who have been affected by the cancellation of gender-affirming care - this one’s for you 🌈

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Laurie May @lauriemay.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Really starting to notice the change of the seasons this week! I need to start getting the boat ready for winter ❄️ 🥶

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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A detail missing from The Times story… the woman who took the photo shared it to a Facebook group called ‘South east patriots’.

Facebook post showing the photo of three white women on a train with a group of black-clad, masked men being shared to a group called ‘South east patriots’

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 07/09/2026

Transphobia allowed these people to abuse trans women and be cheered for it by the media @mrjamesob.bsky.social. It is a socially acceptable way to abuse women and what you seen at the Reform conference is that spilling out as trans people said it would.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 05/09/2026

I am sharing this because I do think it's important for people to actually see the nature of this violence, and specifically the intentional, misogynistic degradation.

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Laurie May @lauriemay.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Yeah, without wanting to invoke Godwin, there's another group in recent history who went hard on the disabled (and trans people and. . . )

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Laurie May @lauriemay.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

RIP Gloria Steinem I think I almost have more respect for folks who didn't start from a position of having all the right opinions and did the work to understand and grow It also gives me hope that this kind of change is possible on a much wider scale

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Laurie May @lauriemay.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Absolutely disgusting and dehumanising

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TGEU | Trans Europe and Central Asia @tgeuorg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🧵 Joint statement: Bulgaria's Supreme Court backs legal gender recognition Read the full analysis of the ruling on our website: tgeu.org/joint-statem... #TransRights #LegalGenderRecognition #Bulgaria #TransRightsAreHumanRights

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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ @sloanelysbeth.northsky.social · 30/08/2026

transphobia is sexism being insidiously presented to the public as feminism.

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Martha @marthalondon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Finding a therapist can be hard at the best of times. With currently increasing societal antagonism, we know that for many trans and non-binary people, doing so can be risky; it can be hard to know whether a therapist practices in a way that respects and affirms your identity and experience 1/2

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New resource: trans affirming therapist checklist

Looking for a therapist can be hard at the best of times. With the increasing rise in transphobia and trans antagonism, we know that for many trans and non-binary people, doing so can be risky; it …

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I begged Woman’s Hour to cover Gamergate in 2014, when it was the NYT front page & UK women in games were living in terror. Gamergate became the model for MAGA. They said they didn’t think it was an important story. That week they covered women mountaineers of the 19th C & new ways with aubergine

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

“if we don’t stand up for the free speech of racists, it puts everyone’s free speech in danger.” - guy who only ever talks about free speech when it’s racism

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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This is the most fucked up and immediately harmful policy decision I think I've ever seen in adult trans healthcare in the UK, and that's saying something. The Welsh Gender Service is one of the best in the country. It is widely praised by the patients it helps. That is why it is being targeted.

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Statement on NHS Wales pausing gender surgeries: TransActual is deeply concerned by the decision to pause gender affirming surgeries for people referred via the Welsh Gender Service (WGS). Trans people using their service are now left without any NHS pathway to receiving the surgical care they need.

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Claire Vaughan @pixieglas.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My friend was in his gown in the hospital when his surgeon came in. He'd been saving and fundraising for years. It's been postponed indefinitely. His mental health is in the toilet, he's freelance, he and his partner paid for a hotel and time off. This is inhumane treatment.

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Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

NHS cancelling surgeries for adults even after they’ve already paid for travel + accommodation and waited years to get there. Some were about to be wheeled into theatre! Every manager responsible for this decision must be sacked and every patient paid compensation.

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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

FYI, this devastating flash flood in Nepal was created by a HALF-MILE-WIDE chunk of ice that broke off and fell 400 feet . Climate crisis is here to stay, folks. And it’s only gonna get worse, from here on out. Expect more of this.

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Laurie May @lauriemay.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Are you trans and looking for a new therapist? TACTT (therapists against conversion therapy and transphobia) have put together this checklist

A set of prompts and questions for anyone looking to understand if their therapist is trans-affirming. The image is in two columns - red flags and green flags. The resource is created by “therapists against conversion therapy and transphobia” and at the bottom is the TACTT website: www.therapistsagainsttransphobia.org.

The image text reads: Heading: Is my therapist Trans Affirming?

Column 1: Green Flags

Subheading 1: Identity and Autonomy.

Respects different choices and stages of social and medical transition.

Listens to and validates your experience without deciding for you.

Supports you through transphobia without suggesting you change.

Subheading 2: Knowledge and Beliefs.

There’s no “right way” to be trans, cis, man, woman, or any other gender.

Recognises impact of being visibly or openly trans.

Respects experiences that don’t fit familiar frameworks.

Encourages self-advocacy and promotes trans joy.

Doesn’t assume trans identity is caused by trauma or fear of being gay, etc.

Educates themself about trans issues, terminology & current happenings.

Understands that dysphoria is not universal and experiences vary.

Is informed about trans history & how wider systems shape trans experiences.

Recognises neurodivergence doesn’t disprove or cause trans identity.

Supports your exploration without an agenda to change your identity.

Subheading 3: Understanding Transphobia.

Understands mental health difficulties result from social injustice, not identity.

Understands trans-specific misogyny, fatphobia, racism and other bigotry.

Understands gatekeeping, barriers to and disparity within trans healthcare.

Understands non-binary and GNC-specific challenges and bias.

Subheading 4: Language and Respect.

Owns mistakes, such as misgendering, without centering themself.

Column 2: Red Flags

Subheading 1: Identity and Autonomy.

Repeated misgendering, degendering or refusal to use appropriate language.

Refers to your past self using deadname or assigned se…

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Laurie May @lauriemay.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Didn't think I could possibly admire her more

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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

every time some 'race realist' prick brings up african IQs they're always talking about richard lynn's apartheid stats which were debunked at the time & debunked when the bell curve used them & have been debunked 100 times since. is there no limit on how many times that conversation needs to be held

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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 24/08/2026

I should add to this, it's not that these issues don't affect trans men and transmasculine people, but they are affected in significantly different ways, primarily in relation to the lack of flexibility around use of testosterone which is banned as a PED (despite blood levels equivalent to cis men).

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MJF @pi3832.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

TBH, trans-rights are currently a great litmus test. Anyone who sells out trans-people cannot be trusted to properly punish the fascist. They're just collaborators waiting to happen.

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Sarah Clarke - Not your doll @damselindystopia.northsky.social · 19/08/2026

I really feel like violability (the question of who it is allowable to harm) is at the core of like 90% of public discourse shitshows. The press identifies somebody as okay to destroy (Jason Arday, Beth Upton, Mridul Wadhwa) and just relentlessly attacks.

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The coda that the kid in the sham ADHD documentary *went back on medication later* and no one thought hmm, "maybe we shouldn't broadcast this" is really indicative of where we are, isn't it.

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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Jason Arday is dead. The UK media won’t learn a thing from this. Because they’re racist bastards. He has two children.

PROF GONE Jason Arday 'found dead after being found unresponsive at home' following Cambridge plagiarism scandal
Bruno Brown, Reporter

Published: 20:04, 14 Aug 2026 | Updated: 20:14, 14 Aug 2026

picture: Jason Arday a black man with long hair

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Laurie May @lauriemay.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

If you have to spend a "great deal of time explaining" that you're not a fascist, perhaps a little self-reflection might be in order?

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Weird Alex @jackalpants.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Eclipses! If you try to look at the sun during the day, your body won't properly let you- your eyes dart about and you tear up and squint. The sliver of visible sun during an eclipse is just as damagingly bright, but because there's less of it it doesn't trigger your defences. You get injured.

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 12/08/2026

why did they make the ever working, unpaid, silent robots black?

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Ashleigh Talbot⛧🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleigh.whatthetrans.com · 12/08/2026

Fellow Manchester-ites! We have a partial solar eclipse coming up today, and if you start up playing Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon at 6.17pm then the final lyric of "When the sun is eclipsed by the mooooooo-oooooon" will sound just as the eclipse reaches its darkest at 7.00pm. You're welcome.

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Laurie May @lauriemay.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

For his next publicity stunt, is he going to take oestrogen and then act all shocked when he grows breasts? Do we really need to point out that you should only take meds that have been prescribed for conditions you actually have?

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