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STAND FAST Zine @stand-fast-zine.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Missed the @sutrscotland.bsky.social Glasgow counter protest against Unite the Clans at the end of July? Read all about it here! Find the link to our Substack page in our bio 📢 #standuptoracism #standuptoracismglasgow #standuptoracismscotland #Glasgow #GlasgowGreen #UnitetheClans
A photo of someone holding up a sign in Glasgow Green, which reads: "stand up to racism". Text over photo reads "Stand Up to Racism vs. Unite the Clans; standfastzine.substack.com".
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nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social @nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The Government has confirmed that the EHRC’s new Code of Practice on Services will come into force on 5 August. If this results in you experiencing discrimination when accessing services, pls contact my clerks at pa@gclaw.co.uk. 🏳️‍⚧️❤️‍🔥🧑‍⚖️ #TransRights #EqualityAct #HumanRights #LGBTQ #CommunityMatters
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 14/07/2026
1. TERF activist J.K. Rowling is threatening to bankrupt Amnesty International (UK) with lawsuits because the org dared release a report criticizing anti-trans organizaitons. The UK's laws are designed to allow rich people to suppress speech they do not like. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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TERF Activist J.K. Rowling Threatens To Finance Wave Of Attacks On Amnesty International Over Report On Anti-Trans Groups
“They have sued organizations into the ground.”
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A Mere Solicitor @ameresolicitor.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The amount of time I have told people online to be careful about getting sued by transphobes!? Seriously. Listen. It sucks. They have enough money, they can use the legal system as their own personal attack dog. The rest of us have to be careful.
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Where is the media outrage at Amnesty International being silenced?
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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Happy International Non-Binary People's day to all of our non-binary siblings around the world.
Image shows a  raised fist holding a waving non-binary pride flag (yellow, white, purple, black) against a blue-to-pink gradient. Text reads: Happy International Non-Binary People’s Day!
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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 14/07/2026
Not only would this criminalise the use of Gaelic in Scottish elections, it would threaten to jail anyone who uses British Sign Language in a campaign video. At their first whiff of power Reform's priority is to make our democracy less accessible and threaten their political opponents.
Byline Times. Reform UK Plans To Jail Candidates For Using Irish, Gaelic Or Cornish On Election Leaflets. Nigel Farage’s party propose amendment which would mean candidates using Irish and Scottish Gaelic would face up to six months in prison.
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The censorship of Amnesty International should make it clear fir everyone to the left of Starmer/Burnham/Farage that the war on trans people is a class war.
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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 14/07/2026
Posting this on behalf of a fellow researcher: Hello please reply to Transhate@proton.me with the most grim and egregious stuff Rowling has done targeting people.
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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 14/07/2026
Amnesty International UK’s anti-rights report has been withdrawn for review. Why it still matters. tacc.org.uk/2026/07/... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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Amnesty International UK's anti-rights report has been withdrawn for review
Earlier this month, Amnesty International UK published A Growing Threat: The Anti-rights Movement in the UK, a report examining organisations it said were working to restrict the rights of women and LGBT+ people in the UK.
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STAND FAST Zine @stand-fast-zine.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Missed the @rtie.org protest on Thursday? Read all about it here! Find the link to our Substack page in our bio 📢 This article discusses some heavy topics, so please heed the content warnings at the start. #resistingtransphobiainedinburgh #edinburgh #ehrc #transgender #transrights #2010equalityact
Photo of people marching at a protest with a trans flag. Text on photo reads: "Resistance of Inhumane EHRC Guidelines at Middle Meadows Walk. Edinburgh. 09.07.2026. STAND FAST Zine. standfastzine.substack.com.
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STAND FAST Zine @stand-fast-zine.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Missed the @sutrscotland.bsky.social unity march and rally at the end of June? Read all about it here! Find the link to our Substack page in our bio 📢 #standuptoracism #standuptoracismedinburgh #standuptoracismscotland #Leith #Edinburgh
A sign in Pilrig Park, Leith, which reads: "the sun shines on all Leithers". Text above the sign reads "Sunshine on Leith as Thousands Stand Up to Racism"
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STAND FAST Zine @stand-fast-zine.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Missed the @sutrscotland.bsky.social Glasgow unity march and rally last weekend? Read all about it here! Find the link to our Substack page in our bio 📢 #standuptoracism #standuptoracismglasgow #standuptoracismscotland #cabaretagainsthate #glasgow
A photo of protesters at Stand Up to Racism Glasgow's unity march standing outside the McLennan Arch in Glasgow Green. Text above the image reads "Hundreds Stand Up to Racism in Glasgow: 09.05.2026 | Glasgow, Scotland". Text at the bottom of the photo reads "standfastzine.substack.com".
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Trans Pride Scotland @transpridescotland.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
History made in Scotland today. Congratulations to Iris Duane and Q Manivannan on becoming the first openly trans members of the Scottish Parliament. Representation matters not just symbolically, but in shaping a society where everyone can see themselves reflected in public life and leadership.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 09/05/2026
JK Rowling is now represented by a trans person in the Scottish parliament. Absolutely incredible.
Two transgender MSPs elected to Holyrood in first for Scottish parliament
Dr Q Manivannan and Iris Duane secured regional list seats for the Scottish Green Party.
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Friday 08 May 2026 17:52 EDT
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 30/04/2026
Good Law Project has some new stickers available... Get yours here 👇
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‘JK Rowling is a Transphobe’ stickers | Good Law Project
Get your stickers.
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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Will you join us in fighting to protect trans workers? Read on in the thread to find out what the issue is and why you should write to your MP about it. Write to your MP using our handy 'Write To Your MP' tool at actionnetwork.org/letters/fix-...
Graphic with an illustration of a diverse group of people dressed in various types of workwear. Text says: Protect trans workers. We need action to keep trans people safe at work. Write to your MP. Ask them to say no to exclusion. tinyurl.com/FixTheRegs
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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 26/04/2026
Please share. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-laven...
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Save Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive
Lavender Menace, the only queer books archive in Scotland, needs your support to continue protecting queer history - and to create more!
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 26/04/2026
⏰ We need to act fast! ⏰ We have less than a month to flood MP's inboxes and get them to rip up the EHRC's transphobic guidance 👇 goodlaw.social/lezs
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Force the government to rip up the EHRC’s transphobic guidance
It’s been a year since the Supreme Court's decision that accelerated the rollback of trans rights in the UK. It’s been a difficult year, but it’s also been a year of coming together and fighting back....
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STAND FAST Zine @stand-fast-zine.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
It appears that @stonewalluk.bsky.social has turned their back on the transgender community. Stay vigilant, folks.
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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Will you join us in fighting to protect trans workers? Read on in the thread to find out what the issue is and why you should write to your MP about it. Write to your MP using our handy 'Write To Your MP' tool at actionnetwork.org/letters/fix-...
Graphic with an illustration of a diverse group of people dressed in various types of workwear. Text says: Protect trans workers. We need action to keep trans people safe at work. Write to your MP. Ask them to say no to exclusion. tinyurl.com/FixTheRegs
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 16/04/2026
Supreme Court Decision one year on – 365 days of confusion, gaslighting, and fear 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/the-supreme-...
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Supreme Court Decision one year on – 365 days of confusion, gaslighting, and fear
A ruling that was supposed to provide legal clarity has left service providers more confused than ever, and Trans+ people vulnerable. What now?
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STAND FAST Zine @stand-fast-zine.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
"Thunder, thunder, thunderation! Shame on the Girlguides association!" Missed Edinburgh's Guiders Against Trans Exclusion protest last weekend? Catch up with our article! Find our Substack page in our bio 🏳️‍⚧️ #guidersagainsttransexclusion #protest #transgender #transrightsprotest #transrights
White text on black background with a photo of STAND FAST Zine's recent protest article. Text reads: "Missed the GATE protest? Catch up here!". Text on article preview reads: "STAND FAST Zine. Guiders Against Trans Exclusion call for an end to segregation in the UK. 12.04.2026 | Edinburgh | TW: self-harm (last paragraph). By STAND FAST Zine".
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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
A researcher from the University of Essex is recruiting trans speakers of any language, but particularly speakers of Italian, Arabic, Slavic languages, Celtic languages, Native/Indigenous languages of the Americas and Australasia, African languages Email s.nartus@essex.ac.uk #TransResearch
Text on a blue and pink background reads: Participants needed for PhD study. Reshaping self-reference: a cross-linguistic description of non-binary grammar. Identify as trans, non-binary or queer and gender non conforming. Be over 18. Be anywhere in the world. All languages welcome, but languages I am particularly interested in will be listed in the caption. All information detailed below. 

A trans flag banner in the background.
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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 15/04/2026
A tsunami of anti-trans hate to be published in the UK legacy press tomorrow. All designed to put maximum pressure on the government to cave to the obscenely hateful demands of those calling for trans folk to be excluded from public life. Remember you're loved and only you define your identity.
Equal rights for all
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★ 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 ★ 𝘚𝘺𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘱𝘰𝘱 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 ★ @thebitchdigital.com · 14/04/2026
i need your help to relocate. the state that i currently live in is about to become effectively unliveable for me. the new law opens up the possibility of being disappeared by ICE. i am trying to get myself and, if there is a miracle, my family to safety. please share. gofund.me/90740e4db
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Donate to Help Ashley Escape Anti-Trans Legislation, organized by Ashley Williams
hello, my name is Ashley. you may known me online as Digital Love. i am a tr… Ashley Williams needs your support for Help Ashley Escape Anti-Trans Legislation
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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 15/04/2026
Not In Our Name's letter is at over 99,000 signatures; with less than 1000 signatures to go until 100,000! Let's give them a good push over the 100k mark! Sign here: notinourname.org.uk
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Home - Not in our name
Not In our Name: Women in support of the trans+community
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Faith Elisabeth Lilley @stormknight.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Today's government statement is a warning shot. They’re reframing the Equality Act around “biological sex” as if that’s the default, which it isn’t. The law is about proportionality and inclusion, not blanket exclusion of a minority group. 1/5
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UK Government Statement
THIS IS A WARNING
Guidance to exclude trans people is coming in May
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STAND FAST Zine @stand-fast-zine.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Our very first protest article has been published! You can find the link for our Substack page in our bio. Liberation for all, or it means nothing at all! In solidarity, STAND FAST publisher 🏳️‍⚧️ #cabaretagainstthehatespeech #scotland #scottishparliament #transgender #transrights #protest
A photo of a Substack article on a black background with white text above it. The white text reads: “Our very first article is here!”. The text in the Substack article reads: “Cabaret Against the Hate Speech hosts counter protest against Women Won’t Wheesht – 11.04.2026 | Edinburgh, Scotland | STAND FAST Zine | published on April 12, 2026”. The Substack article also has a photo of a progress pride flag flying above a crowd of people.
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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 13/04/2026
This breaches articles 3,5, and 14 of The Human Rights Act 1998.
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STAND FAST Zine @stand-fast-zine.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
If the media can't report on the issues affecting our community correctly... the we will do it ourselves. 🏳️‍⚧️📢 STAND FAST Zine is coming to a protest near you! Our first article will be published very soon! 👀 #transgender #transgenderscotland #transrights #protests #transrightsprotest #lgbtq+
White text on black background. Text reads: "We're still here... and attending protests!".
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Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh @rtie.org · 08/04/2026
We are supporting the counter protest against "Women Won't Wheesht" and their campaign against the trans community on April 11th. One year has passed since the Supreme Court ruling and anti trans groups like WWW continue their tirade against trans rights.
STAND UP

Anti-trans hate group Women Won't Weesht is rallying to push the bigoted EHRC guidance

JOIN THE COUNTER-DEMO

Holyrood

1pm 11/4/26

FIGHT BACK
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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 05/03/2026
It with great sadness that we read the GirlGuides are continuing to discriminate against transgender children despite the offer by the @goodlawproject.org to defend them in any legal case. It is painfully apparent now they have used threats against them by the GCIM as an excuse to allow exclusion.
Pubic statement by GirlGuiding to carry on excluding transgender children despite being offered legal support by the GoodLaw Project.  It is now apparent this exclusion is by choice not by threats of legal action by the GCIM
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Guiders against Trans Exclusion @guidersfortrans.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Information for Edinburgh Protest on April 12th! Comment below if we'll see you there! (Please share far and wide!) #guidersagainsttransexclusion #transgender #girlguiding #protest
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Arthur Webber 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @bernietranders.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
I’m watching parliament’s women and equalities committee grill Baroness Falkner and the EHRC so you don’t have to, follow along with this thread for a summary of what’s said
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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 11/06/2025
Falkner got a good grilling in the latest women's and Equalities committee meeting. And that was thanks to everyone writing in and getting in touch with their MPs. Let's keep the pressure up. You can find writing campaigns and more and things you can do below: whatthetrans.com/compilation-...
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Compilation of Protests and Actions Against the Supreme Court – What The Trans!?
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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Absolutely wild. The EHRC appear to have cancelled their board meeting in Glasgow because of the protest outside their offices on Friday 2nd May. You can see the "serious risk of violence" play out for yourself in this video.
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Watch as trans rights campaigners protest at Glasgow base of Equalities and Human Rights Commission
The Supreme Court ruled that a woman in the UK Equality Act refers to a biological woman
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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
It seems that Baroness Falkner regards any kind of resistance to the EHRC's segregation policies, however "peaceful" and "orderly", as a potential threat of violence. This says a lot about what feels to me to be an extremely violent mindset on her part.
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 03/05/2025
Seeing a lot of people very worried about a proposed amendment to the Data Bill. In short, such amendments very rarely succeed without Government support - which this one doesn't have. It may still however create some nasty debate if selected. But if you're worried, you can write to your MP.
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Katy Montgomerie 🦗 @katymontgomerie.com · 03/05/2025
There's a bill passing through parliament at the moment called the Data Bill An added amendment would completely remove trans people's right to privacy, and could even revert legal documents We have to apply a lot of pressure on this one too MPs. More info here: www.reddit.com/r/LabourUK/c...
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From the LabourUK community on Reddit: Shadow Technology Minister Adds amendment to Data Bill to revert all gender markers and out all trans people
Explore this post and more from the LabourUK community
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Scottish Trans @scottishtrans.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
If you're feeling unsure about what to do or how to speak out against the current political situation, come along to our FREE webinar for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) this year, at 1pm on the 15th May! 💗🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ www.outsavvy.com/event/27081/...
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Kira Leigh 🏳️‍⚧️ @kiraleigh.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Trans joy is one of your biggest weapons against the fascists. Always remember that.
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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 29/04/2025
UK’s first trans judge appeals to European court of human rights over supreme court ruling www.theguardian.com/... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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UK’s first trans judge appeals to European court of human rights over supreme court ruling
Victoria McCloud brings action against UK for infringement of her human rights after ruling on biological sex
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Claire Mitchell @clairemitchell.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Have signed, and if you're a writer of theatre, film, TV, radio, prose, poetry, comedy, or journalism based in the UK, you can too - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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An Open Letter of Solidarity With the Trans Community from UK Writers
The UK Supreme Court ruling of 17th April 2025 was the result of a coordinated and privately funded attack on the human rights and dignity of trans and non-binary people in the UK. We call upon our in...
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STAND FAST Zine @stand-fast-zine.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
It's so heartwarming to see so many familiar and respected names on here 💗
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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 29/04/2025
Pedro Pascal Calls For Boycott of HBO's Upcoming $2 Billion ‘Harry Potter' Series www.worldofreel.com/... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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Pedro Pascal Calls For Boycott of HBO's Upcoming $2 Billion ‘Harry Potter' Series — World of Reel
Pascal has called for a boycott of all Harry Potter-related content, including the upcoming Warner/Max series, in response to J.K. Rowling's support of a recent UK Supreme Court decision that legally defined "woman" and "sex" as referring exclusively to individuals born biologically female.
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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
This is a powerful letter, signed by a roster of major UK cultural figures, in support of trans people. Transphobia is immoral & the antithesis of great art & freedom. You can still stand for what is right, & defend a persecuted minority. Scroll to the end of the signatures, to add yours.
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An Open Letter of Solidarity With the Trans Community from UK Writers
An Open Letter of Solidarity With the Trans Community from UK Writers The UK Supreme Court ruling of 16th April 2025 was the result of a coordinated and privately funded attack on the human rights an...
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IndiaWilloughby @indiawilloughby.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Keir’s Britain. Trans Apartheid. See you in Europe.
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Just call me L-Humanist & Feminist💙post op 🏳️‍⚧️woman @sweetlozza.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
apple.news/ATj8f78-CQKe... Oh so they want to exclude trans women from women’s & now they could exclude trans men from men’s & womens toilets!! wtf !! They say the UK court ruling has made clarity but if anything it has made things twice as worse!Persecution & discrimination to trans people!
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What does the UK Supreme Court's gender ruling mean for trans men? — The Conversation UK
The decision means trans men can be exluded from men’s single-sex spaces – but may also be excluded from women’s spaces.
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