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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Love this statement. The issues with the green party come from our democratic structure. There's a lot of positives with that, but downsides as well, which we need to own and not put all the blame on one figurehead.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A reddit post on the conduct of anti-trans lawyer Naomi Cunningham. Shocking stuff, heartbreaking to see how trans people are treated in court, and the free reign to commit unadulterated cruelty by the bigots who will never see consequences for their actions. www.reddit.com/r/transgende...

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From the transgenderUK community on Reddit: Naomi Cunningham, Revenge Porn in Court, & Institutional Harassment in British Law

Explore this post and more from the transgenderUK community

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Jenny List @jennylist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'm just going to leave this here, it's a network graph showing Mary-Ann's connections in the gender-critical world. Given that she's already deeply embedded in anti-trans activity, it's difficult to judge her on anything but that.

A network diagram with Mary Ann Stephenson at the centre, showing her connections to several prominent anti-trans campaigns, and then the huge number of other terfs connected to them.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Heard it and used it for years since at least 2010.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We don't tend to see transphobes attending learning sets like this though. As it's not compulsory the main attendees are healthcare staff who want to support lgbtq+ service users but have no idea about what's being done to trans people right now.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It's a good point to raise. I personally expect that if the conversion therapy ban ever goes through, it's far more likely to be used against trans affirming parents than anyone actually abusing trans people for similar reasons.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I just wish there was some sign of the tide changing. Would it be alright for me to add quotes from this into an LGBT learning set for NHS staff?

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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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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Some thoughts on organisations introducing trans-exclusionary policies, this is mostly written from an NHS perspective but may be helpful to others.🧵 Not a lawyer, make sure to check out resources from @goodlawproject.org @transactualuk.bsky.social @jessothomson.co.uk @giresuk.bsky.social

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Trans staff experience more harassment and even physical violence compared to cis staff. If a member of staff is outed as trans because of a workplace policy and is harassed or potentially attacked, this would be discrimination.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Organisations have a duty to protect its staff. The Good Law Project v EHRC case found that staff being outed would not be discriminatory as it would not put the staff member at risk, but for example the NHS staff survey results say differently.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Organisations have data protection duties under GDPR. The EHRC has confirmed that gender reassignment is special category data. Policies advising trans and intersex staff to use facilities of the gender assigned at birth will lead to breaches of this data.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Defaulting to excluding the trans member of staff shows a hierarchy and contradicts evidence from employment tribunals, which stress that situations must be assessed on a case-by-case basis considering evidence, context and proportionality (eg Peggie vs Fife para 606-607, Kelly v Leonardo para 347)

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Even in situations where there was conflict between staff members, a more proportionate way of handling the situation could be undertaken, such as agreeing on facility usage on a case-by-case basis to ensure staff that want to avoid each other do not share facilities.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

For an organisation to justify having a discriminatory policy it would need to show this is a proportionate means to a legitimate aim. Has there been an exercise carried out to show that the policy is proportionate? What complaints have the Trust had around trans individuals using facilities?

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The EHRC and court cases have been clear that there is no hierarchy of protected characteristics. New policy wording may present a hierarchy if facilities being used according to sex assigned at birth is presented as mandatory but gender-neutral facilities are offered optionally.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The NHS England webinar also disclosed that NHS Trusts would be at legal risk by encouraging trans or intersex staff to use accessible facilities, from both trans and intersex staff as well as other disabled staff.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It has been continually raised that encouraging trans or intersex staff to use facilities of the gender assigned at birth is likely to be discriminatory. This has been advised from NHS England webinar as well in the EHRC guidance and in online information sessions provided by the EHRC.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This led to the creation of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 which is still in place and was not affected by the FWS Supreme Court case.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The court considered that “a conflict between social reality and law” places trans people in an “anomalous position”, in which they “may experience feelings of vulnerability, humiliation and anxiety”.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The policy may break Human Rights law. The European Court have previously found violations of Articles 8 and 12 in the case of Goodwin v United Kingdom in situations where trans or intersex people are placed in an “intermediate zone” where they are treated as “not quite one gender or another”.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There is no legal reason to adopt a policy requiring staff to use facilities of the gender assigned at birth. The FWS Supreme Court ruling doesn’t specify this and it has been confirmed at High Court that organisations can have trans inclusive facilities. www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Secondly, for those wanting to raise objections against new, discriminatory policies, the following may be useful points:

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A number of higher ups in organisations are both pressured to make trans-exclusive changes and also pressured to use Copilot in their work, so there is a decent chance some professionals have used this. What instructions and information did they give copilot to create the new policy?

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How was the phrasing of the new policy created? If possible, make a Freedom of Information Request for the Copilot logs of the individual who proposed the new wording. To prevent this request being refused, see if you can narrow down the specific staff member and the timeframe.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Does the case refer to reputational risk through figures like J.K. Rowling, suggesting that the organisation may benefit from discriminating against trans staff if they are at risk of a public harassment campaign?

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If the organisation is a public organisation it is required to adhere to the Public Sector Equality Duty, does the policy change adhere to this?

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If it mentions employment tribunals that anti-trans staff won, does it also mention the cases where they lost? Does it mention the only High Court setting precedent, Good Law Project vs EHRC, which confirms that organisations can provide trans inclusive facilities?

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

First off, how has the change been made? Was it through a paper submitted to the Executive Committee? Ask for a copy, did it accurately describe the current law and legal risks (including risks of discrimination against trans staff)?

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ugh, he literally came up with slurs for all the races with POC themes and then realised he should probably throw in a few for the undead at the end to pretend it's not just racist fantasies.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ban Asmongold, why should we play the game if you're not going to uphold abusers to the terms of service?

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ban Asmongold, why should we play the game if you're not going to uphold abusers to the terms of service?

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ban Asmongold, why should we play the game if you're not going to uphold abusers to the terms of service?

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

FULL STOP. (two words come to mind: Graham Platner)

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Legitimately could be one of the best things to wow lore. Building new characters and relationships would do wonders for the world.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

They didn't even report he attacked the boat.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's far more stupid than that. He's claiming it's discriminatory to football fans, compared to other sports who are able to drink without rioting. Being a Man U fan is a protected philosophical belief don't you know?

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I also find it frustrating that people act like wanting to just have one name is "being difficult" in some way. Loads of characters just have one name! Sometimes that's cooler! Does Blizzard really need to spend time to think of last names for Khadgar, Medivh?

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I've seen people saying that a workaround is to give some kind of title, eg Tracker Rotguts, but this doesn't work in game when many quest npcs address you by only one name, meaning you'd get referred to as Tracker far more often than Rotguts.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Very frustrating for undead as well, sure some go by their old human name, but plenty have fully given up their human life, and it feels a little silly trying to come up with a last name for Rotguts. He doesn't need a last name.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Take inspiration from Louise Bourgeois, Maman.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Oh lol, hadn't seen that one. Bit odd.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I imagine it comes more from the Gorton and Denton byelection, reform tried to say that greens campaigning with multiple languages was some form of election manipulation and greens have consistently hit back refuting that.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It looks absolutely amazing, weapon fits perfectly

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Huh, TIL Tortollans come from hearthstone.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

So happy with this. Forsaken paladins are cool, but deserve a decent bit of story to discuss the implications for it. Do good to see the forsaken paladin faction base as well! Definitely something you couldn't get in retail wow now.

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Rubecula @rubecula52.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A "spontaneous protest"? The police aren't as adept at tracking what these guys are up to as one person on bluesky. That's not accidental. The information's out there, they just aren't interested.

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