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Ashleigh Talbot⛧🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleigh.whatthetrans.com · 16/07/2026

I don't have any coherent words about this. Just a loud and formless scream.

Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Feeling this a bit post-corrections as I fully lock in to the post-PhD job search. (corrections are done, but I'm waiting on final bits to be done like signing forms and uploading stuff to depositories, all that final admin stuff).

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 21/05/2026

The EHRC’S new code has been published. We’ll have a detailed analysis out shortly. The guidance has been toned down from the previous draft – but it still treats trans people like they’re a third sex. This pushes trans people out of public life and violates their human rights.

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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🚨 New EHRC guidance is here and we will have analysis soon assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a0de6... Key points to remember:

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 21/05/2026

This is why you really shouldn't trust the immediate reporting on, eg, the code, or about legal cases. It is genuinely remarkable the extent to which reporting does not get even the most basic details correct. Please wait for actual analysis from the law and policy experts working in this space.

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The UK Government is expected to publish its updated Code of Practice tomorrow – just in time for their holidays.

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Still around, just not on this website that much aside from looking at the timeline from time to time. Have I lost the ability to post? Will I get it back? 😝

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

'You’re allowed to take a moment – just a moment – after a year of struggle, to be proud of the fact that we’re still here. We’re still fighting. And no matter how long and difficult the struggle is – it is a fight we will win, together.'

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I'll try and get the blog idea set up again soon, not sure if I want to keep using the one I have on bearblog or learn a bit more HTML and do something else.

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

International law - the whole edifice; all of diplomacy; and every comma in the American constitution are failing in this abject and absolute triumph of necropolitics with impunity. Every last sinew of diplomacy must now be strained. UK airspace must be closed to US military. Immediately.

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

It's my 30th birthday today! 🎂 I've spent it reading Congress documents from the PTB-PVDA (as one does) and listening to music (currently listening to Slayyyter's new album). But otherwise, I'm just relaxing and reflecting on the past decade. I've come so far. 😊

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Feeling better now after a walk and the promise of a chippy for tea tonight. I've done a lot and despite my anxieties about what is ahead, I'm proud of what I've done and how far I've come. (I'm also in a more reflective mood since my 30th is on Thursday, a busy time for me rn!) Have some tulips 🌷

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

This year's TDoV has happened in a strange time in my life. I just did a PhD researching trans women and yet I also feel a detachment from a lot of trans communities and spaces. It's that kind of subsummation of my identity into such a huge piece of work and maybe post-PhD burnout.

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Wagatha, Witch of Light @heidelheim.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Good morning! It’s TDOV and I’m a broke trans woman who hasn’t been paid since March 12th. I haven’t been able to restock my pantry and I’m living on my reserves of frozen meals, cup noodles, and rice. If you wanted to provide me with grocery money, it would mean the world. www.paypal.me/JPierce954

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Pay James Pierce using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/JPierce954 and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

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ᚅᚓᚃ ᚆᚐᚔᚏᚇᚑ ᚃᚆᚑ ᚇᚔᚄ @ciara2001.eurosky.social · 25/03/2026

Just reupping this post for the people that think giving money to the bigot lady is a matter or nuance, she is actively trying to undermine the law in my country. The main anti-trans organisation here admits they have 20-30 members, nobody apart from a handful of bigots wants this

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Today's the day! The viva! Wish me luck everyone!

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Robert Chapman @drrobertchapman.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Hey everyone, a collective I'm part of is starting a radical bookshop and community space in Newcastle, a city where the last radical bookshop closed around 40 years ago. We've just launched our crowdfunder. Please take a look a share widely! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/booksfromb...

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Books from Below: A Radical Bookshop for Newcastle

Opening new radical bookshop, coffee shop, and community space in Newcastle UK!

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

a useful explainer of International Women's Day by Cinzia Arruzza

screenshot of text::"The United Nations instituted International Women’s Day (IWD) in 1975—or so the official story runs. Few remember not only that the origins of March 8 lie in the history of the international workers’ movement, but that it was the socialist movement in the United States that first launched the idea of a day devoted to women’s rights centered on working-class women. In fact, the Socialist Party USA first established a day of education and action around women’s rights called “Woman’s Day” in 1908, and the following year U.S. socialists held demonstrations in several cities to demand women’s suffrage. In 1910, German socialist Clara Zetkin proposed the transformation of the U.S. Woman’s Day into an international day of action—International Working Women’s Day—which, in 1914, started being celebrated on March 8. Three years later, on March 8, 1917, Russian women workers took to the streets in St. Petersburg, organizing a strike to demand bread and peace. It was the beginning of the Russian Revolution."

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

A lovely exhibition that I went to today at the Graves Gallery in Sheffield. 'Revolution, Revelation, Reinforcement: Queer Legacies in Sheffield's Art Collection'

Revolution, Revelation, Reinforcement: Queer Legacies in Sheffield's Art Collection

LGBTQ+ art and heritage have endured across the centuries, revealing how communities express and preserve their Queer stories. This display brings artworks and obiects from Sheffield's collections together in pairings or small groupings, creating dialogues that explore how Queer art speaks to the city and to our lives within it.

Historic and contemporary artworks and objects are united through three key conversations:

Revolution - Art which speaks to the historical legal and social constraints surrounding Queer expression

Revelation -Art that highlights coded messages which have been hidden or deliberately obscured

Reinforcement - Art that retains and strengthens the foundations of ueer art and its histories

Discover the unexpected histories within these pairings, consider the emotion they hold, and form your own connections in a space of care and exploration that's for everyone.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 06/03/2026

Yesterday evening, for the second time in a year, the Met Police raided Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrested a number of young nonviolent activists. STATEMENT: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Westminster Meeting House raided by Metropolitan Police again. Statement: “For Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer and nonviolent action are integral parts of many Quakers' religious life.

Whilst we take the planning of criminal acts very seriously, we believe that this incident is a deliberate targeting of committed young people who want to make our country a more equitable place. This raid is part of a systematic stifling of dissent.

That this is the second time in a year that the police have raided our meeting house dramatically illuminates the broader trend in the UK of cracking down on those who disagree with the government. The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. It's a key part of how people make their voices heard between elections.” – Oliver Robertson, Head of Witness and Worship
Quakers in Britain, 5 March 2026

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Netpol @netpol.org · 04/03/2026

Three women found guilty of criminal damage after a pro-Palestine protest at a Newcastle factory owned by Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, an Israeli state-owned weapons company www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

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Three women guilty of criminal damage after pro-Palestine protest at factory

Hollie Mildenhall, Summer Oxlade and Georgia Coote targeted Pearson Engineering because it is owned by Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, an Israeli state-owned weapons company

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🏳️‍⚧️ ⛧ Nɯvꝡɩɛl ⛧ 🏳️‍⚧️ @nuvy-iel.northsky.social · 04/03/2026

“If you are concerned about your data being used in the new data linkage study. You can set the National Data Opt-Out. The EIA for The Gender Recognition (Disclosure of Information) (England) Order 2026 confirms both national + study-specific opt-outs will apply.” tacc.org.uk/2026/03/03/h...

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How to opt out of your NHS data being used for research - Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective

This explains, plainly and precisely, how to stop your confidential NHS patient information being used for research or planning, and what limits apply after the recent Government statements and Order ...

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Very useful book for my masters thesis on the inter-war feminist journal Urania that Gore-Booth co-founded (declaring that 'sex is an accident') which included a trans feminine editor, Irene Clyde. 👀

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Something different on here. Albums I've listened to and rated on my RYM account over the last month. 😊 🎧

Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Allo Darlin' - Allo Darlin'
Harper Lee - Everything's Going to be OK
Larry Levan - Larry Levan - Live at the Paradise Garage
LTJ Bukem - Intelligent Jungle
DJ Sprinkles - Where Dancefloors Stand Still

DJ Sprinkles - Midtown 120 Blues
weed420 - Esto no es un show
Beverly Glenn-Copeland - Transmissions: The Music of Beverly Glenn-Copeland
Vários intérpretes - Bossa Nova at Carnegie Hall
good flying birds - talulah's tape
Ethel Smyth - Smyth: String Quartet - String Quintet
YAKKIE - Kill The Cop Inside Your Head

Kitty Craft - Beats and Breaks from the Flower Patch
Shrubbies - Memphis in Texas
Belle and Sebastian - Tigermilk
DJ Magic - No Hats No Hoods Edition 1
Various Artists - Join The Future: UK Bleep & Bass 1988-91
Kevin Ayers - Joy Of A Toy
Mitski - Nothing's About to Happen to Me

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Been *feeling* it since yesterday, that this month is the month of the viva. Of course I'm nervous, but as I'm reading through the thesis now (giving myself enough time for prep!) - I'm reminded that I did accomplish all of that. I am proud of it, that's for sure.

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Recent court decisions are making it increasingly difficult for trans and nonbinary people to go to work with dignity and privacy. Complete our Workers Survey to help us push the government to update the law and make trans inclusion possible again! tinyurl.com/TransActualW...

Image shows various workers (Construction, barista, flight attendant, scientists). Text reads: Trans workers and allies: we want to hear from you. Read on to find out more.

Text reads: Recent court decisions have created a workers’ rights crisis for trans people. Help us push the government to change outdated regulations and keep workplaces inclusive.

Complete our survey today, so that we are able to challenge this Government to change the law and ensure all workers can go to work with safety and dignity.

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Cheeky shout-out, but if anyone has any thoughts about the YP CEC elections, the by-election in Gorton and Denton or any other socialist-adjacent topics, please feel free to submit any letters (up to 500 words) to @prometheusmagazine.bsky.social and I'll have a look! prometheus-mag.com/submit/

Letters will be short interventions on a single topic of up to 500 words. We will aim to get back to you within three working days from acknowledgement of your submission.

Style guidelines
- 12pt Times New Roman font should be used with single spacing
- British English spelling, with further reference to the Guardian and Observer Style Guide if needed
- Please use MHRA-style footnotes. No bibliography is necessary
- Double quotation marks, with single quotation marks for quotations within quotations
- En-dashes with spaces either side rather than em-dashes

When you submit an article, please highlight whether your submission is an essay, book review, dispatch, or letter, and also include a short biography of one or two sentences about yourself.

You can submit either a proposal or full article in a Word document to editorial@prometheus-mag.com for consideration.

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

A quick post to let everyone know that I'm doing good, keeping myself busy with things here and there as I start my viva preparation. I'm mainly on Instagram atm and not much else in terms of social media. If people want to catch me on there, just reply to this and I can DM you my account.

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Ebb @ebb.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

After discussions prompted by moves towards left regroupment, the editorial boards of Ebb and @prometheusjournal.bsky.social are merging. prometheus-mag.com/2026/02/21/e...

At the top and bottom are the Ebb and Prometheus logos

In the middle,'The future of Ebb and Prometheus'

All of the font colour is white on an orange background.

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Ebb @ebb.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

DK Renton (@davidkr.bsky.social) author of our forthcoming book on Comrade Delta, spoke to @acidhorizon.bsky.social about the 2013 crisis.

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Hey! @manchesterup.bsky.social are having 40% off sale, so it's time to order mine and @d-j-frost.bsky.social's new book 'In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956'. Discount for UK/EU calculated at till, US/Can use code 'JAN40'. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/

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Manchester University Press - In solidarity, under suspicion

In solidarity, under suspicion - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of In solidarity, under suspicion by Daniel Frost

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

I got this over the weekend with a gift voucher. I've only flipped through it atm, but I'm glad to have a physical copy of Xanthra Phillippa's TS Butch poem at the very least. Also fascinating getting to see trans politics develop in the 90s through zine culture.

The front cover of Gendertrash from Hell, edited by Mirha-Soleil Ross, Introduction by Trish Salah, Afterword by Leah Tigers. Compiled by Cat Fitzpatrick.

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LiLBazula 👻 🎃 @lilbazza.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Buckle up cos we're in for a truly epic round of equivocation, prevarication & nuancing the fuck out of this illegal action from Britain's pundits

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

I hope that everyone has had a happy New Year. In the meantime, I might be launching a blog soon for more long form thoughts, introspection and analysis. So keep your eyes out for that.

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

PhD thesis has been sent! 👀

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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

The UK’s problems won’t be solved until the news media in its current form is dismantled

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 08/12/2025

Mini thread on the ET decision in Peggie Top line: It says exactly what we have been saying for months. The decision of the Supreme Court was not to turn the Equality Act 2010 into a nationwide bathroom ban - regardless of how anti-trans organisations have sought to misrepresent the law. 🧵👇

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Summarising 80k words into a 300 word abstract is surprisingly difficult. (yes I am nearly there everyone!)

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

If I set up a blog/website that comprises of my own thoughts, first drafts and a random assortment of ideas, would people read it? I think having a space to write down long-form thoughts would be nice, but I do not want to use Substack (maybe Bear Blog, Zonelets or just learn some HTML)

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I really enjoyed reading this. The loss of left-wing physical spaces is certainly felt. I was speaking to someone at Sheffield Transformed, who mentioned that the area once had two other radical spaces, 'all gone now.' It's also about what these spaces mean in building inclusive, radical cultures.

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Some books I got from @sheffieldtransformed.org this weekend whilst running a stall with @ebb.bsky.social 📚

Two rows of books that I purchased at Sheffield Transformed:

Top row (from left to right):
Neglect in the North of Ireland - Odrán de Bhaldraithe
Fascism and the Women's Cause - Alex Charnley and Michael Richmond
The Foundations of Zionism - Sabri Jiryis
Parliamentary Socialism - Ralph Miliband

Bottom row (left to right):
Love of Worker Bees - Alexandra Kollontai
A Proletarian Science - Stuart Macintyre
The Red Flag of Anarchy - Andrew Lee

The stall for Ebb at Sheffield Transformed. There are bookmarks and pamphlets on the left and right of the table. In the middle are the books published by Ebb (The Foundations of Zionism, Neglect in the North of Ireland, Voices of African Liberation, Fascism and the Women's Cause)

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Béibhinn Magadori 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ⚢ @handle.invalid · 29/11/2025

If anyone is at the Your Party conference and is familiar with Erin, the trans woman from Glasgow who tried to speak, please show her some support, let her know she is not alone I can't sit idly by while a fellow trans Scot is silenced by a Westminster branch. I need to know if she is doing ok

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Ian Sudbery @iansudbery.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Tuesday my union offered to call off 2 weeks of strikes, in return for postponing the redudnacy of, maybe, 5 people for three months. Yesterday the uni wrote to all staff saying "not interested", unless we completely caved. Today we toured picket lines across campus: @sheffielducu.bsky.social

A picket line outside a unversity building

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Last night the Government steamrollered its Planning Bill through, slamming the door on vital protections for nature. They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature. But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.

A lone Golden Plover stands alert on a low, mist-covered mound, silhouetted against a pale grey sky. Its speckled plumage blends with the muted landscape, giving a sense of vulnerability and quiet resilience: a single bird holding its ground as its world shifts around it.

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