Reposted by Lisa PowerRobin Moira White @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · 27/09/2026And translucent.org.uk/when-the-law...translucent.org.ukWhen the law is an assWhen the law is an ass - how not to exclude trans women from women’s conferences and posts. 218213
Reposted by Lisa PowerHeather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 09/09/2026Update: This is now the most signed petition on Senedd site petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24... Keep signing & sharing - I know petitions don't fix everything but we need to use all the tools we have to address this If they can remove healthcare for one group, they could remove it for anyonepetitions.senedd.walesPetition: Immediately unfreeze gender-affirming surgeries and protect NHS Welsh Gender Service patients.We call on the Senedd and Welsh Government to direct the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) to: Immediately unfreeze scheduled and approved gender-affirming surgeries for patients who ha... 213888
Reposted by Lisa PowerElizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Advice for my younger friends: if you want to encourage yourself to stay healthy and functional, to exercise and eat well... ...pick a couple of motherfuckers you really want to outlive. 551848310
Reposted by Lisa PowerBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 20/09/2026YouGov’s latest poll: 628 out of 632 constituencies in Britain want to rejoin the EU. It couldn’t be clearer: It’s time to talk about EU membership. Read more: bestforbritain.org/uk-membership-mo… 16530221
Reposted by Lisa PowerSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The only 4 constituencies where rejoining the EU wasn’t the preferred option were those of Lee Anderson, Farage, Tice and Lowe. In those 4, the top answer was ‘don’t know’. Confirming that Brexit has no real support at all. Not surprising for a total shitshow. And makes red lines seem very silly. 631504591
Reposted by Lisa PowerDilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽♀️ 159167184682
Reposted by Lisa PowerNatacha @natacha.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Trans women in sport: This table shows how massively out of place the UK is in Europe. The UK is the only country that bans trans women from most sport. Even recently-fascist Hungary is fairer than the UK. Britain is a transphobic outlier. 7279105
Reposted by Lisa PowerEuan Healey @euanhealey.bsky.social · 15/09/2026BBC doing their best Reach PLC impression here of not doing any reporting of their own, just reprinting the perpetrator's press release and smashing the publish button without any further work. Hence the article-as-pushed made no mention of assault or coercive control!bbc.co.ukReform's Dan Thomas resigns as Welsh leader after being reported to policeDan Thomas says he was been released without charge by the police. 22213
Reposted by Lisa PowerTransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Many trans people have been left potentially outed, scared, unsafe and discriminated against in their workplaces. transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/09... Let us know how this has affected you by taking part in our Trans Lives Survey: form.typeform.com/to/BRppksJ3?... 12519
Reposted by Lisa PowerCarly Jay Jumpscare 👻🏳️⚧️ @carlyjayjepsen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026In case (like me) you’re wondering, no you don’t have to live in Wales to sign Senedd petitions. If you’re resident in the United Kingdom, you can still sign. And if you care about access to gender-affirming care in the UK, you should. 02824
Reposted by Lisa PowerHeather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 05/09/2026In just two days this petition has surpassed the 10,000 signatures required to be considered for a debate in the Senedd. It is currently the second largest petition on the Senedd Cymru Welsh Government site Keep signing and sharing petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...petitions.senedd.walesPetition: Immediately unfreeze gender-affirming surgeries and protect NHS Welsh Gender Service patients.We call on the Senedd and Welsh Government to direct the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) to: Immediately unfreeze scheduled and approved gender-affirming surgeries for patients who ha... 110764
Reposted by Lisa PowerClaire Vaughan @pixieglas.bsky.social · 04/09/2026As someone has noted - there are not 10,000 Trans people in Wales so this is the time we need to step up and protect those more vulnerable than us. These surgeries were scheduled by DOCTORS for ADULTS who had often been waiting years. Stop this cruelty. 03625
Reposted by Lisa PowerBottles @bottles1936.bsky.social · 03/09/20262/2 this would almost certainly amount to misconduct in public office. That is a serious criminal offence. We need the documents, the chronology and the truth. WTF caused this? Who authorised it? 0102
Reposted by Lisa PowerBottles @bottles1936.bsky.social · 03/09/2026If evidence shows NHS officials halted trans patients’ already-approved surgery,even cancelling operations after patients were admitted, not because of independently established clinical evidence, but after ideological or political pressure, involved the police as 1/2 1122
Reposted by Lisa PowerCwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 03/09/2026🏛️ Nearly every Plaid Cymru backbencher has demanded answers from the NHS on trans surgeries. In a joint letter, they asked what evidence, risk assessments, and consultations the NWJCC took in its decision. It's time for answers from NHS Wales. 528899
Reposted by Lisa PowerTrans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 03/09/2026🏳️⚧️ How does a mass lobby work? 👉 MP got back to you with a slot? Turn up ~45 minutes before with a copy of the email and show parliamentary staff 👉 MP leaving you on read? Turn up anyway, join the queue outside and submit a ‘green card’ Read more: www.transsolidarityalliance.com/mass-lobby-2...transsolidarityalliance.comMass Lobby 2026 Useful Info | TSA 43923
Reposted by Lisa PowerFreda Wallace She/Ra @missfreda.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The polling company JL Partners featured in tonights Channel 4 News Exposé on Reform is the same one used by Sex Matters and LGB Alliance . JLP are linked to American Christian investors that hope to shape UK policy. 18993480
Reposted by Lisa PowerChris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Somewhere in England, a tired man turns off Channel 4 news and wearily puts on a bin. 06032951
Reposted by Lisa PowerDavid Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Margaret Thatcher did not 'regenerate the British economy'. She devastated the UK's industrial base, put three million people on the dole and plunged entire communities into the kind of poverty they still haven't recovered from four decades later. 28502160
Lisa Power @thisislisapower.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Fancy seeing me and Lady Phyll giving it large in London next month as part of the talks around the incredible Fairyland exhibition at the NPG? Tickets now on sale. Sadly I won't be dressed like this (actually thank gods; that hat was bloody uncomfortable). www.npg.org.uk/whatson/even...npg.org.ukIn conversation: activism and advocacy for Queer culture - National Portrait GalleryJoin our panel to discuss the history, legacy and importance of activism and advocacy of Queer culture 131
Reposted by Lisa PowerTGEU | 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 121870
Reposted by Lisa PowerScene LGBTQ+ Magazine @scenemag.co.uk · 01/09/2026Trans rights charity TransActual has called on the Welsh Government to urgently restore access to gender-affirming surgeries after NHS Wales paused surgical referrals for trans adults through the Welsh Gender Servicescenemag.co.ukWelsh government urged to reinstate access to trans surgeries after NHS Wales suspensionTrans rights charity TransActual has called on the Welsh Government to urgently restore access to gender-affirming surgeries after NHS Wales paused surgical referrals for trans adults through the Wels... 0105
Reposted by Lisa PowerLudovic Parsons @ludovicparsons.bsky.social · 02/09/2026describing a nonbinary interviewee as "biologically female" calling a gender-critical blogger an "investigative journalist" without including his conflict of interests; repeating his claims without checking leaving Plaid Cymru's opposition to the surgery cancellations to the bottom of the article. 0123
Reposted by Lisa PowerSwitchboard - LGBTQIA+ Support Line @switchboard.bsky.social · 02/09/2026We know that the latest news about the Welsh Gender Service may be upsetting, frustrating or create uncertainty for trans people and anyone affected by these developments. We want you to know that Switchboard is here to listen. 📱: 0800 0119 100 💬: switchboard.lgbt 📧: hello@switchboard.lgbt 11211
Lisa Power @thisislisapower.bsky.social · 02/09/2026This is doubly important for those of us with Welsh MPs; you can talk to them about the appalling over-reaction to the Terf-manufactured furore over the Welsh Gender Service too. So travel if you can! (I can’t but have already talked to my MP in advance) 033
Reposted by Lisa PowerTransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Research is being conducted at the University of Oxford on how assessments in England shape how people understand gender and sexuality and the impact of these assessments on LGBTQ+ people. forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon... 0229
Reposted by Lisa PowerElizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Just so everyone’s aware - the journalist who did the story to get the Welsh Gender Service surgeries shut down is a transphobic creep (in my opinion) who makes comments like this publicly on LinkedIn. 13465110
Reposted by Lisa PowerIndy @indy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026One for @dsquareddigest.bsky.social 's file 262
Reposted by Lisa PowerRob 🏳️🌈 @rotster.net · 01/09/2026Horrifying Section 28+ stuff from the a Labour government. Indescribably harmful. 37030
Reposted by Lisa PowerCwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 30/08/2026Sarah Rees MS will be hosting an online meeting with the trans community and inclusive MSs to discuss the WGS cancellations and feedback to the Welsh Government. 📧 You can attend by emailing Sarah.Rees-AS@senedd.cymru 23424
Reposted by Lisa PowerCwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 30/08/2026Gender-affirming surgery is a safe and effective treatment for gender dysphoria - this decision is political. You can read our full gender-affirming surgery factsheet at cwiar.org/en/2026/08/3...cwiar.orgFactsheet: Gender-affirming surgery - CwiarSummary Is gender-affirming surgery safe? Evidence shows that gender-affirming surgery is a safe procedure with a low risk of complications (Akhavan et al., 2021). Multiple safeguards are put in plac... 0185
Reposted by Lisa PowerAlwyn ap Huw @alwynaphuw.bsky.social · 30/08/2026If Wales had a service that was underperforming, in comparison to England, I would accept and welcome research into why it is so. But when Wales has better outcomes than England, stopping the service to find out why it isn't as shit as in England is bloody ridiculous. 1376
Reposted by Lisa PowerOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Well, happy 29th anniversary to the greatest ‘reverse ferret’ ever issued by a media outlet 2642471263
Reposted by Lisa PowerLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 30/08/2026"NHS Wales said that the action followed “concerns [that] have arisen from referral data from 2025-26 indicating significantly higher rates of referral for gender affirming surgery from the Welsh Gender Service compared with English gender services”." 17% of 4,900 UK referrals over TWO years. 715920
Reposted by Lisa PowerLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 30/08/2026There you go, there have been a total of 4,900 surgery referrals for trans people across the UK in the whole of 2024 and 2025 combined. That's it. 519125
Reposted by Lisa PowerCwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 29/08/2026The NHS Wales has cancelled all gender-affirming surgeries. But what can we do about it? 🗣️ EMAIL YOUR MSs 🗣️ Plaid Cymru promised to make lives better for trans people. By emailing them, you can help hold them to this promise. You can find your MSs at writetothem.comwritetothem.comWriteToThemWriteToThem is a website which provides an easy way to contact MPs, councillors and other elected representatives. 11711
Lisa Power @thisislisapower.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I don’t know how anyone in Britain can feel smug about Milo Y being deported. Now we’re stuck with the little twerp again. 060
Reposted by Lisa PowerQueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 29/08/2026It will lead to requiring "transgender persons to disclose their gender identity, risking harassment, while exposing all women to scrutiny based on gender stereotypes, intrusive questioning or demands for personal information," UN experts say 👇 111240
Reposted by Lisa PowerAngry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Today in badly-worded headlines: www.scmp.com/news/people-... 24389107
Reposted by Lisa PowerRuth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 29/08/2026This 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. 181616702
Reposted by Lisa PowerBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The Milo stuff is the perfect picture of fascism. You think you're protected because you go as big as you can on racism, you spend years harassing the movement's perceived enemies, you even disavow your own sexuality. They'll still throw you in a cage over the tiniest disagreement already forgotten. 401203504089
Lisa Power @thisislisapower.bsky.social · 28/08/2026And I see the leopards are eating people’s faces again. The right paying off their internal feuds. 000
Lisa Power @thisislisapower.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The Welsh government should be utterly ashamed of themselves if they let this stand. Cowardice is not easily forgotten. 040
Reposted by Lisa PowerClaire Vaughan @pixieglas.bsky.social · 28/08/2026My 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. 05828
Reposted by Lisa PowerAtrios @eschatonblog.com · 27/08/2026Worth reminding yourselves what europe and the US fairly uncontroversially considered to be genocide then, especially when your favorites have regular meltdowns over the use of the term today 15834218
Reposted by Lisa PowerJennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Mladic was the main case study project when I studied international human rights law. The world will be better without him in it. I just want to see the same laws and standards applied in relation to today's genocides. reut.rs/4qG64Pereut.rsBosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide, has died, Serbian TV reportsBosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, who was serving a life sentence for genocide in the bloody 1992-95 war in Bosnia, has died in the United Nations detention centre in The Hague, Belgrad... 1166
Reposted by Lisa PowerRob 🏳️🌈 @rotster.net · 27/08/2026Sure, we had no idea about the politics of Dolly Parton, a *checks notes* lifelong trade-unionist. 2245
Reposted by Lisa PowerMarina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 26/08/2026This is our future, ad infinitum…. For as long as we are dependent on fossil fuels and have deranged tyrants like Trump in charge, starting unnecessary wars they can’t finish. 24537146
Reposted by Lisa PowerDr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Things you could do this week to honor the impact Dolly has had: *Donate to the Imagination Library or a local kids reading initiative *Read with a kid you care about *Support and protect LGBTQIA kids *Support a Black owned business *Schedule your vaccine appointments *Show up authentically as you 11439732
Reposted by Lisa Powerokie (they/them) @okie.gay · 25/08/2026Texas’s drag ban was found to be unconstitutional this morning and one of the plaintiffs who brought the suit was an Austin-based drag queen who often impersonates Dolly Dolly was named in the final judgement itself and after hearing about the lawsuit, she sent that drag queen a signed guitar 21113462634
