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Radio presenter, DJ, Trade Union rep, left, green, queer, non binary, Trans ally, they/them | Views my own etc.

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Royal College of Nursing @rcn.org.uk · 15/08/2026
Did you know PCOS is now known as PMOS? The name change reflects the reality that this is a whole-body condition, with hormonal, metabolic and psychological effects that can be life-changing and sometimes debilitating for many people. Read our updated guide to PMOS here: bit.ly/4x0Q8JK
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PMOS, previously known as PCOS: ‘It’s time to talk about it' | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing
Widespread, lifelong and often overlooked – here’s what you need to know about polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome
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Senthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
“The years since the Leveson inquiry have taught us that the press is not interested in self-regulation… press conduct is getting worse. And the impact of that failure is deadly.” We must dismantle institutional racism. Sign/share this petition for a public inquiry into Prof Jason Arday’s death.
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I don’t mean this to be waspish at all, because I know people mostly mean well, but I feel like ‘but Elon Musk is an immigrant’! Stuff really misses the point. He’s an unrepentant white suprematist with literal Nazi sympathies. Word games re ‘hypocrisy’ just feels…. Not where the convo should be
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 25/07/2026
Several people are injured at an LGBTQ+ parade in Berlin after a car drove into a crowd, prompting police to call off the event.
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Several people are injured at Berlin's LGBTQ+ march after a car drives into the crowd
Berlin police have called off the LGBTQ+ pride parade in the German capital, hours after the event had begun, saying it was because several people had been injured.
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Emma Lightfoot @emmalightfoot.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
When racists and bigots march the media has it plastered on every front page and insists this means the far right cannot be "ignored". When trans people and their allies match, there is silence. Trans voices continue to be ignored. Nevertheless we will not be silenced.
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DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Disability Pride Month felt quieter this year. A few years ago, organizations regularly reached out to highlight disabled scientists and talk about accessibility in STEM. This year, many of those conversations seemed to disappear. But disabled scientists and accessibility barriers didn't disappear.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"Shabana Mahmood staying as Home Secretary to presumably continue her appalling record of performative cruelty towards migrants and refugees is a warning sign that Burnham has not learnt the lessons from Starmer's failure," says Zack Polanski
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 11/07/2026
Instead of keeping hate and misinformation off our airwaves, Ofcom is allowing TalkTV to serve as a megaphone for dangerous, far-right rhetoric. We can’t let this stand. Help us sue Ofcom 👇 goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/forc…
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Force Ofcom to stop TalkTV broadcasting misinformation and hate | Good Law Project
Ofcom is letting Rupert Murdoch’s TalkTV poison public discourse with transphobic lies and fake climate news, so we're taking the regulator to court
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
It's obvious to point out attacks against Muslims get ignored - but still needs repeatedly calling out. An Antisemitic attack should be reported and action taken. But where is the same media outrage, cobra meetings and calling of national emergency when 5 Muslims are attacked?
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Writers' Guild of Great Britain @writersguildgb.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
This is devastating news - freelance creatives will be left reeling by the breadth + scale of cuts to the BBC announced today We'll be talking to the BBC as a matter of urgency, working closely with our sister creative unions + keeping our members updated www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc/bbc-cuts...
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BBC cuts: how the job losses will be split between Content, News and Nations
Content will cut 100 roles, Nations will reduce by 250 posts and News is set for circa 400 positions to be closed
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Julia Roberts: Renee Nicole Goode is not a symbol. She is an American woman, a queer woman who was doing the very best she could do to be good in an unjust world. And I am honored to celebrate her life and her legacy tonight, because the life she gave is our responsibility to carry.
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NOH8 Campaign @noh8campaign.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
One Pulse. One Heart. One Love. Today we remember the #Pulse victims, support the survivors & take action for the future. #HonorThemWithAction #NOH8
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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 11/06/2026
It's also the present under Labour. I want to make it really clear: These photos aren't just a threat of a future under the far right. They are the present under a centre-right Labour government. Right now.
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
You see these scenes from Belfast? That's our future if Reform, Restore, the Tories, GB News, Elon Musk and the right-wing media get their way. Except this will be on a much bigger scale. We have to decide: do we want those inciting hatred to destroy our country?
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 10/06/2026
The legal safeguards that protect people from discrimination are hard-won victories, and hallmarks of a fair and democratic society. The Public Sector Equality Duty is a vital component of equality law that holds public authorities accountable for their decisions. humanists.uk/2026/06/09/h...
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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Repost if your account is a safe place for the trans community 💙🩷🤍
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 09/06/2026
Queerness is about so much more than who you sleep with: it’s identity, culture, community. By rejecting that, you risk missing out on that joy, belonging and support. www.wearequeeraf.com/heteroflexib...
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‘Heteroflexibility’: the new sexual fluidity or queer-baiting 2.0?
Queerness is about so much more than who you sleep with: it’s identity, culture, community. By rejecting that, you risk missing out on that joy, belonging and support.
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Despite widespread claims, leaving or weakening the European Convention on Human Rights would have no impact on reducing irregular migration. Instead, it risks weakening human rights for every person in the UK. Read our explainer blog: www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue…
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What is the ECHR and why does it matter?
What is the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)? What would leaving the ECHR mean for the UK? Would leaving the ECHR solve immigration?
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Hell-a Bambust 🏳️‍⚧️ (alleged transsexual)(spooky) @ela-bambust.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Me when I realize I don't have a little treat because I was responsible at the supermarket
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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 26/05/2026
Them: I love— Me: AUDIOBOOKS? Me too! Have you heard about Libro.fm, the audiobook company that shares profits with indie bookshops? They're a Certified B Corp, employee-owned, a Social Purpose Corporation, and they value real people! Them: ... Them: —rocks.
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UK Government Petitions @petitions.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
New petition: "Protect sports bodies from coercive legal actions over inclusive trans policies" Deadline 26 November 2026, created by John Harding #NewPetition
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New petition: Protect sports bodies from coercive legal actions over inclusive trans policies
1 Legislate to give protection to British sports bodies and charities from legal actions that are intended to intimidate them in abuse of the British legal system 2 Until legislation is in place provide funding to all charities and sport bodies who receive such legal actions to help resist them
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Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍 @foescot.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
1/ A new report has put a number on what Reform UK's climate policy rollback would actually cost: nearly 500,000 jobs destroyed within 3 years. That's comparable to almost every teacher in the UK losing their job. Here's what the research with @oilchange.org found 👇
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 25/05/2026
Every child should be able to play football without worrying about how they look www.wearequeeraf.com/every-child-...
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Every child should be able to play football without worrying about how they look
All kids should be able to play with their friends free of pressure to conform to an ever-narrowing set of standards of gender
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Lisa Power @thisislisapower.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Today’s the anniversary of the passing into law of Section 28 in 1988, the first homophobic legislation in a century. Politicians and media said it was our own fault, told us to shut up and give up. We didn’t. Dont you dare give up now on trans people.
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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Another day, another Reform candidate being a vile misogynist and attacking women’s healthcare. And useful idiots are too busy trying to ban trans people from bathrooms and parkrun. Cis boys can rape girls with no consequences in the uk but it’s all about bathrooms 🙄 observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Reform candidate for Makerfield by-election calls abortio...
Robert Kenyon, who is standing against Andy Burnham, suggested on social media that women falsely claim rape to terminate pregnancies and has links to far-right figures
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Teenage boys get non custodial sentence for rape, but cheer yourself up by knowing that trans men and women who just want to go to the toilet have been further dehumanised and alienated www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Fordingbridge rape sentences for teen boys 'unduly lenient, says Jess Phillips
The three teenagers avoided custodial sentences for their roles in the rape of two girls.
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The Labour government has just further emboldened the worst people on the planet to intimidate, harass and threaten any woman they see in a toilet who doesn't meet their weird standards of femininity. The most transphobic government the UK has ever had.
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Switchboard - LGBTQIA+ Support Line @switchboard.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
You’re not alone. Our trained LGBTQIA+ volunteers are here to listen to any concerns you may have as a result of the revised EHRC guidance being laid before parliament. We’ve supported the community through trials and tribulations for over 50 years, and we’re here for you today.
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Bedwellj101 @alyx.whatthetrans.com · 21/05/2026
With the EHRC guidance looming. I just want to remind people that any actions, protests, letter writing campaigns that we hear will be organised will be published on this website: whatthetrans.com/compilation-...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Jewish communities are living in fear amid rising antisemitism, including these appalling arson attacks. We must confront this. At the same time, antisemitism is being weaponised to shut down criticism of the Israeli government. Both are true. Both deeply concerning. Both Antisemitic.
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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Misogynists weaponise women’s safety to silence feminists who make progress for women. It’s a playbook. And nobody is demonstrating that more than Kevin McKenna and his daily diatribe against women in the Greens. bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/04/22/a...
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Senthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Anyone who knows immigration bureaucracy will know that people who seek asylum because they are gay undergo hostile and humiliating scrutiny. Media reports that suggest people “pretend to be gay because it’s an easy route for a visa” are missing the glaring fact there is no “easy” way to get asylum.
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Legal advisers help migrants pose as gay to get asylum, undercover BBC investigation finds
The BBC exposes a shadow industry charging migrants thousands of pounds to help them cheat the asylum system.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 12/04/2026
Palantir’s infiltration into the British government is chilling. A world where our health records are used to power state-sponsored surveillance isn’t so far away goodlawproject.org/palantir-uses-me…
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Palantir uses medical records to target people for ICE in the US – will the UK be next? | Good Law Project
Deadly ICE raids in the US rely on Palantir tools that mine health records to produce real-time data on people’s location – a chilling prospect for the NHS
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Robyn Maynard @policingblack.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
This is a sick civilization. An open call to genocide. It is clear that Gaza is how we got here- tolerating genocide in one space begets another. Generations of our ancestors have worked to build something different, toward the preservation of earthly life. I hope I live to see this re-orientation.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
It's now been 3 hours since our supposed "ally" Donald Trump threatened genocide on a country of 93 million people. We've had absolutely nothing from the UK government. This doesn't come in a vacuum either - every day the US & Israel have been murdering innocent people.
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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 07/04/2026
Today is the inaugural Black Bookstore Day! We partner with over 300 Black-owned bookshops across the globe, and today—and every day—is a great time to show them love 💓 Looking for a store near you to support? Check out our map ⏬
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
In 1953 Iran had a functioning democracy. A free press. Seven political parties. Women in universities. Women granted voting rights in municipal councils in 1952. A secular prime minister named Mosaddegh who believed Iran's oil belonged to Iran. The US and Britain decided he had to go.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Now's a great time: join.greenparty.org.uk
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Together Alliance @togetheralliance.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Our next steps are vital. Yesterday we proved that we outnumber them, now let’s outorganise them.
A black background with a green header box containing the words "WHAT NEXT." The text below reads: "This is the opportunity of our lifetimes. The biggest, most ambitious coalition of organisations working together this country has seen in decades. Yesterday, we proved we outnumbered the far right. We showed that our unity is more powerful than their hate. But this only means something if we keep showing up."A black background with an orange header box containing the word "REGISTER." The text below reads: "Together, we’re turning the tide. But we need to make sure this moment has a legacy. Registering to vote is easy and quick. Let’s make sure everyone is counted in our democracy." It concludes with the URL: justregister.org.uk/together.A black background with a pink header box containing the word "DONATE." The text below reads: "To grow the Alliance, we need your help to out-fund the far-right. Contributions big or small help us build a movement that lasts. Together, we’ll scale up our work so that hate and division can never find a home here." It concludes with the link: bit.ly/together-alliance-donate.A black background with a purple header box containing the word "ORGANISE." The text below reads: "Building unity begins at home. It’ll take all of us taking action where we live to ensure that fear and division can never find a home here. Get started with your organising journey today: bit.ly/together-organising."
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Attitude Magazine @attitudemag.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
UK Black Pride CEO Lady Phyll addresses diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace, and what true inclusion really looks like www.attitude.co.uk/life/uk-blac...
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UK Black Pride co-founder Lady Phyll: 'Why LGBTQ+ inclusion at work cannot survive as branding'
UK Black Pride CEO Lady Phyll addresses diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace, and what true inclusion really looks like.
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
That's funny, I could have sworn he said something about not needing Royal Navy vessels because the war was already won. You broke it Don, you fix it.
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Many “Lords” are trying to stop abortion decriminalisation and telemedicine ⚠️ use this link to tell them to support decrim. This BPAS link makes it very easy and only takes seconds, I promise! bpas-campaigns.org/time-to-act/...
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It's time to act
Ask your MP to help change the law today.
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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
It’s International Women’s Day 💜 The 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 govt have a new consultation out proposing new laws to tackle sexual abuse AI images! They would make sex abuse tech illegal and make it illegal to create or request an image! Please share 🙏 consult.gov.scot/justice/prot...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The Justice Secretary - a former barrister - suggesting that being wrongly accused of a crime and imprisoned for 3 years is just like “scraping your knee” in order to justify undermining and restricting a fundamental cornerstone of our democracy is absurd, embarrassing and shameful
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