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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The 'Department of War' isn't a mere rebranding; it's a statement of intent. Same stench, different suit.

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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 09/09/2026

Update: 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 anyone

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Petition: 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...

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Advice 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.

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Lisa Power @thisislisapower.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I distinctly remember the first two books my family (who were not readers at all, virtually no books in their houses) gave me at the age of 5-6 were a St James Bible and Heidi. I think it rather threw them when the Bible was my preference because it had lots more interesting words and stories.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 20/09/2026

YouGov’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…

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The 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.

Independent front page.

Voters across Britain back rejoining EU
Reversing Brexit is most popular option in 646 of 650 constituencies, finds new electoral survey of 12,000

Bar chart showing
Which EU relationship respondents most wanted the Uk government to propose

EU membership 35%
Single market 6%
Customs Union 5%
Uk govt position 18/19%
Starts quo 8/9%
Don’t know 16%
Loosen ties 11%

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I 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.🤷🏽‍♀️

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Trans 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.

Trans Legal Recognition and Amateur Sport in Europe
Adult amateur women's competition • September 2026
Country
EU
Recognition
Equality-law sex

Adult amateur women's category

Football
Hockey
Cricket
Netball
UK 2024

UK 2026

Belgium

Denmark

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•

Finland
•
Germany

Iceland

Ireland

Luxembourg

Malta

Norway

•

Portugal

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Spain

•

Switzerland

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OTHER LEGAL RECOGNITION

Ancona

•

Austria

•

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

•

Cyprus

Czechia

Estonia

France

Greece

Italy

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands
Poland

Romania

Serbia
Slovenia

Sweden

Türkiye

Ukraine

NO / VERY LIMITED RECOGNITION

Albania

Armenia
Azerbaijan

Georgia

Hungary

Monaco

North Macedonia

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San Marino

slovakia

Broad legal recognition
Partial / very limited

No functioning domestic route

Specific sport exclusion

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Sport: adult amateur women's competition. HRT/estosterone eligibility requirements count as not excluded.
UK 2024/ UK 2026 comparison reflects the pre- and post-2025 Equality Act interpretation.
Sources: ILGA-Eurooe (2026): national aovemina-body policies: UK Supreme Court 120251 UKSC 16: EHRC Code (2026)

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Lisa Power @thisislisapower.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

You have no idea how my heart jumped in a good way to see this. In my 80s/90s days on Sb, much as I loved them, saying you were bisexual was a sacking offence though people I knew jumped before they were pushed. So good to see that change.

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Lisa Power @thisislisapower.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If your employer is paying; if not, I usually use the nearest Premier Inn and the shuttle.

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Euan Healey @euanhealey.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

BBC 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!

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Reform's Dan Thomas resigns as Welsh leader after being reported to police

Dan Thomas says he was been released without charge by the police.

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Many 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?...

Image shows an empty office with chairs desks and laptops with large windows. Text reads: Caution! Trans At Work Trans Experiences in the Workplace. >> Many trans people have been left potentially outed, scared, unsafe and discriminated against in their workplaces.

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Lisa Power @thisislisapower.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

His "audience of many millions" - of what?

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Carly Jay Jumpscare 👻🏳️‍⚧️ @carlyjayjepsen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

In 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.

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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 05/09/2026

In 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...

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Petition: Immediately unfreeze gender-affirming surgeries and protect NHS Welsh Gender Service patients.

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Claire Vaughan @pixieglas.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

As 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.

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Bottles @bottles1936.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

2/2 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?

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Bottles @bottles1936.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

If 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

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Cwiar 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.

Senedd Cymru
Welsh Parliament
Plaid Cymru
By email lan Green OBE
Chair
NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
Cc: Suzanne Rankin, Chief Executive, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Kirsty Williams, Chair, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
1 September 2026
Dear Mr Green,
RE: Pausing of gender-affirming surgeries by the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning
Committee
We are writing to express our profound disappointment at the abrupt pausing of planned operations within the Welsh Gender Service. The sudden nature of this decision by the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee has left patients, many of whom have been preparing for surgery for months or years, without the care they were expecting and relying upon.
The impact on individuals and the wider trans community in Wales has been significant.
Understandably, this development has caused distress, fear, and a deep sense of uncertainty.
This comes at a time when the rights and dignity of trans people across the UK are increasingly under pressure. You will know that gender-affirming healthcare in Wales is clinician-led, patient-focused, and carefully paced; it is not rushed, nor undertaken lightly.
In light of this, we would like to raise the following urgent questions on behalf of our constituents and the wider community:
• Why has surgery been halted for a form of treatment that has among the highest levels of psychiatric screening and one of the lowest regret rates of any procedure offered by the NHS?
• What specifically is the cause for concern?
• What evidence informed this decision?
• Why were patient stakeholders not consulted before the decision was taken?
• Was any risk assessment carried out regarding the impact of cancelling treatment at such short notice? If not, why?
• What role, if any, did NHS England play in influencing or directing this decision?
• What is the scope of any review now underway, and when can we expect its conclusions?

Senedd Cymru
Welsh Parliament
Plaid Cymru
• When can patients expect surgeries to recommence?
• What safeguards are in place to protect patients' mental health during this pause?
• What commitment can be given to the continuation of therapies and hormone treatment during this period?
Patients deserve clarity, reassurance and a clear pathway forward. We would be grateful for a detailed response addressing each of the above points, together with confirmation of how the Welsh Gender Service intends to support those affected during this period of uncertainty.
This letter is also being copied to Suzanne Rankin and Kirsty Williams, Chief Executive and Chair of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, given the board's role in administering the Welsh Gender Service.
We look forward to your reply.
Matthew Jones MS
Nick Carter MS
Donna Cushing MS
Kerry Ferguson MS
Marc Jones MS
Lis McLean MS
Rebeca Phillips MS
Niamh Salkeld MS
Lindsay Whittle MS
Lyn Ackerman MS
Alun Cox MS
Safa Elhassan MS
Leticia Gonzalez MS
Kiera Marshall MS
Anna Nicholl MS
Sarah Rees MS
Elyn Stephens MS
Elfed Williams MS
Beca Brown MS
Sara Crowley MS
Sera Evans MS
Carrie Harper MS
Becca Martin MS
Peredur Owen Griffiths MS
Mair Rowlands MS
Elwyn Vaughan MS

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Trans+ 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...

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Mass Lobby 2026 Useful Info | TSA

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Freda Wallace She/Ra @missfreda.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The 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.

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Chris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Somewhere in England, a tired man turns off Channel 4 news and wearily puts on a bin.

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Margaret 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.

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Lisa Power @thisislisapower.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Fancy 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...

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In conversation: activism and advocacy for Queer culture  - National Portrait Gallery

Join our panel to discuss the history, legacy and importance of activism and advocacy of  Queer culture

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TGEU | 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

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Scene LGBTQ+ Magazine @scenemag.co.uk · 01/09/2026

Trans 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 Service

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Welsh government urged to reinstate access to trans surgeries after NHS Wales suspension

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Lisa Power @thisislisapower.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

You're missing quite a few conflicts in the global South there.

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Ludovic Parsons @ludovicparsons.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

describing 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.

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Switchboard - LGBTQIA+ Support Line @switchboard.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We 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

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Lisa Power @thisislisapower.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This 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)

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Research 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...

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Just 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.

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Rob 🏳️‍🌈 @rotster.net · 01/09/2026

Horrifying Section 28+ stuff from the a Labour government. Indescribably harmful.

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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 30/08/2026

Sarah 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

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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 30/08/2026

Gender-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...

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Factsheet: Gender-affirming surgery - Cwiar

Summary 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...

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Alwyn ap Huw @alwynaphuw.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

If 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.

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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Well, happy 29th anniversary to the greatest ‘reverse ferret’ ever issued by a media outlet

“We apologise for the Princess Diana page one headline DI GOES SEX MAD, which is still on the stands at some locations. It is currently being replaced with a special 72-page tribute issue: A FAREWELL TO THE PRINCESS WE ALL LOVED.”
Statement published by the National Enquirer, August 31, 1997

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Lee 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.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 30/08/2026

There 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.

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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 29/08/2026

The 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.com

writetothem.com

WriteToThem

WriteToThem is a website which provides an easy way to contact MPs, councillors and other elected representatives.

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Lisa Power @thisislisapower.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I don’t know how anyone in Britain can feel smug about Milo Y being deported. Now we’re stuck with the little twerp again.

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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 29/08/2026

It 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 👇

The UN has again warned the UK against the implementation of the EHRC code of practice, which recommends the segregation of Trans+ people
Human rights experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council have warned the UK's EHRC code of practice "risks institutionalising discrimination against transgender and gender-diverse persons" - UN OHCHR

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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Today in badly-worded headlines: www.scmp.com/news/people-...

South China Morning Post.
Taiwan man wins lawsuit but gets jailed for recording wife's affair with robot vacuum.

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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This 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.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The 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.

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Lisa Power @thisislisapower.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

And I see the leopards are eating people’s faces again. The right paying off their internal feuds.

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Lisa Power @thisislisapower.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The Welsh government should be utterly ashamed of themselves if they let this stand. Cowardice is not easily forgotten.

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Claire Vaughan @pixieglas.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My 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.

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