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Trans and non-binary folks raising awareness of UK injustices via public demonstrations. transrightsprotest@gmail.com linktr.ee/TransActivismUK Running on limited resources

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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
We will be archiving our socials where we can, and no longer responding to DMs or comments

Those of us happy to share our personal socials can be followed individually here: 

Shaira’s Bluesky:
shairabambi.bsky.social 
Tranathon:
tranathon.bsky.social

Amelia’s Bluesky:
subliminalsiren.bsky.social

Felix’s Bluesky:
felixffern.bsky.social
Hannibal Podcast:
hannibalpod.bsky.social
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Shaira bleats to the sky 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @shairabambi.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Its been lovely doing activism under TransActivismUK. Obviously, I will continue my activism in more localised and specialist areas as I have done since quietly just monitoring TAUK regularly! We will eventually get there. I have hope. They can't take that away from me or anyone else!
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Goodbye, folks.
 This has been a long time coming, and we confess that it was prompted by others making similar decisions, but Trans Activism UK is officially disbanding. 

 If you’ve been looking at our social media, you’ll know that we’ve been inactive for a long time. This is for a variety of reasons, but it primarily boils down to the fact that we are very busy as individuals with our own personal projects (activism included), and we’ve not been immune to burnout. 

 We are a collective of disabled, neurodivergent and intersectionally marginalised folks who can only put so many eggs in so many baskets. 

 So, we have decided to finally make the call and say goodbye to Trans Activism UK. 

 We had a small amount of Treasury funds left over from previous fundraising, which we have chosen to donate to Rainbow Migration and Trans Safety Network. 
 We are so incredibly grateful for all of the amazing support we have received over the last few years, which has come in so many different forms. This includes not just people attending protests and supporting us online but also the stewards, first aiders, legal observers, people who let us borrow or even built us equipment, people who donated to BSL interpreters or charities through us, and guests we’ve had on fundraising live streams. 

 We’re also grateful to all of the people we have liaised with, from registered charities to smaller, fellow grassroots groups and individuals. 

 We’ve had such a beautiful, diverse and unforgettable range of speakers who united us as a community and helped to provide a feeling of solidarity that was desperately needed in very dark times. 

 The simple truth of the matter is that while we did engage in a lot of work behind the scenes in terms of far less visible activism, our most notable actions, our protests, are not what the UK needs right now. 
 We need actual, legitimate change. 

 This doesn’t mean that you should stop protesting. One of the most amazing things that we’ve witnessed in the last couple of years is the massive rise in local grassroots activism, where people have realised just how easy and accessible it can be to throw together action at the last minute anywhere in the UK. 

 But, the world needs more practical activism, both in the form of legal work being achieved by existing groups who are far more qualified than we’ll ever be, and action more radical than what we are capable of. 

 So we’re not just saying goodbye, we’re also saying ‘thank you’ to all of the people fighting for transgender, nonbinary and gender diverse people in the UK, at a time when things are, to be frank, fucking terrifying. You give us hope when it feels like there is none. 
 We’ll end this with a horribly cliche thing that we’ve said at pretty much all of our protests: 

 Trans people protest simply by waking up and taking a breath. Your existence is a form of activism, and that will never change.
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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 16/04/2025
Planned action! Protest planned at parliament square on Saturday at 1pm to protest supreme court ruling.
Boadicea and Her Daughters.

Victoria Embankment, London SW1A 2JH

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Sculpture

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URGENT: Join Us in Parliament Square This Saturday 1pm- Stand for Trans Rights

Dear Friends,

We need your support now more than ever.

This Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in Parliament Square, there will be a critical protest in support of trans rights, following the recent Supreme Court decision that threatens the recognition and dignity of trans people across the UK.sure no one misses it!!!

SHARE SHARE SHARE!!!

I'll share some social media graphics soon for you to post. By 6pm

Let's show up and show out for trans lives.

See you in Parliament Square this Saturday.Meeting Point: Boadicea and Her Daughters Statue - https://g.co/kgs /pkDwGp3

Trans women are women

Trans men are men

Non-binary people exist and deserve rights too

UNISON branches are supporting this protest, and we are calling on every member, friend, and ally to join us in solidarity. We need a huge turnout to show that we will not stand by while rights are taken from our family.

Please reach out to everyone you know- colleagues, friends, family, union members - and ask them to come along. Bring signs, bring energy, and most importantly, bring your voice.

This is very last minute, so we need everyone to shout about this protest as loudly and widely as possible. Share it with your networks, post it online, tell your friends. let's make sure no one misses it!!!

SHARE SHARE SHARE!!!
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Hannibal Lecter's Soft Tummy Pudge @felixffern.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
If you're in the UK, I strongly recommend following @transsafety.network and @transactualuk.bsky.social who are doing some of the most important work of our time. 4/4
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Hannibal Lecter's Soft Tummy Pudge @felixffern.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Most notably, intersectional marginalised trans people, trans women and fems of colour and sex workers especially. If you consider yourself an ally but you don't follow any trans-led organisations, that's a behaviour you can correct right now today. 3/4
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Hannibal Lecter's Soft Tummy Pudge @felixffern.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
And honestly, it's for the best, for my own mental health. I did it so no one else on the team would have to look through all of those brutal statistics. There are other people doing that work, and so much more, to raise awareness of the hardships trans people face. 2/4
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Hannibal Lecter's Soft Tummy Pudge @felixffern.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
It has been a tradition for the last few years for me to post up the names of every trans person lost to violence over the last 12 months on the @transactivismuk.bsky.social socials, to mark Trans Day of Remembrance. I have stepped back enough that I won't be doing that this year. 1/4
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 08/02/2024
Watch this. Share this. Allies, listen. Thank you Mithago and Scroobius Pip for putting words to our experiences and then shooting them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoHA...
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mithago - burn a building
Artist: Mithago Craze Title: Burn A Building Director: Scroobius Pip DOP's: Aaron Shrimpton & Thomas Coles Sound: Buddy Peace Production Assistant: FunkleAlbert Produced by Speech Development Productions https://www.instagram.com/mithago.craze Full lyrics/transcription: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TLWoH_VzCoWSu2M8zmPUpWhbd8fuIZgs9gR-z4fYCvs/edit?pli=1
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Hannibal Lecter's Soft Tummy Pudge @felixffern.bsky.social · 02/02/2024
I hope that every vile person who claimed to have empathy for Brianna and her family, but vehemently denied that transphobia was a motive, hears the sentencing today and feels sick with remorse. I hope you're capable of listening and doing some serious self reflection.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 20/12/2023
And find the consultation here: consult.education.gov.uk/equalities-p...
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 20/12/2023
You can read the guidance here: consult.education.gov.uk/equalities-p...
consult.education.gov.uk
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 20/12/2023
Trans Activism UK’s Statement on the Department of Education’s draft guidance on “Gender questioning children.”
Trans Activism UK’s Statement on the Department of Education’s draft guidance on “Gender questioning children.”

We already know that this guidance is largely unlawful, as confirmed by the government’s own lawyer’s whose comments on this draft were that it would not stand up to legal challenges. However, a failure to adhere to both the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998 has become par for the course under this Conservative government. 

But the truly shocking thing about this publication is the consistent use of hostile language and anti-trans dog whistles and terminology.

The guidance refuses to use terms such as ‘transgender’ for minors, it uses the term “gender identity ideology," which was explicitly coined by anti-trans groups, and it insists that the mere concept of ‘gender’ is contentious. These few examples alone prove how frankly malicious and completely inappropriate the wording used is. They have no place in any official documentation.We would like to advise that Kemi Badenoch and Gillian Keegan undergo some basic Equality, Diversity & Inclusion training, as apparently they must have missed that mandatory e-learning when appointed in their respective positions.

In the meantime, it is crucial to emphasise that this guidance is not just unlawful, it is also non-statutory. Thankfully for the many schools that care about legitimate safeguarding for their pupils, this means that they are not under any obligation to follow this draft guidance.

Should any school feel compelled to follow this guidance, they will face an immediate risk of isolating marginalised pupils and creating an environment that encourages the bullying of vulnerable children.Galop released a statement yesterday that confirmed, using data from YouGov, that a great portion of abuse experienced by trans and non-binary people under the age of 18 comes from within their own families, and that the most common perpetrators of this abuse are parents.

This draft guidance intends to override already existing safeguarding procedures within schools and skip straight to exposing minors to potentially unsafe home environments, all whilst encouraging staff to disregard pupil’s wishes and give the potential to create a situation where youths feel in danger both at home and at school, ultimately removing any safe space for them to exist in.It is important to note that this guidance is under consultation until 12th March 2024. We would strongly urge everyone to provide feedback via their consultation website, but especially teachers, school staff and anyone that works in a capacity that involves the safeguarding of minors, to ensure that the government is told just how reckless and inflammatory this document is.

https://consult.education.gov.uk/equalities-political-impartiality-anti-bullying-team/gender-questioning-children-proposed-guidance/
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 27/11/2023
But please, please be aware that the nature of this trial means that there will be incredibly triggering content being reported. Please be mindful when reading or sharing any information, and look out for others in our community.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 27/11/2023
We know that it is incredibly hard to give in to curiousity, and some folks will have truly legitimate reasons for keeping up with the information, but please put your wellbeing first. If you must keep track, we advise using pro-trans sources, such as legal researcher Jess O'Thomson over on Twitter
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 27/11/2023
We would strongly advise that you practice extreme caution in regards to coverage of Brianna Ghey's trial, which is due to be ongoing for likely 4 weeks. It is clear from reports of day one alone that this trial details incredibly disturbing information.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 27/11/2023
We know we are very inactive these days and primarily use our accounts to boost other groups for visibility, but we do checks our inboxes.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 27/11/2023
We would like to kindly request that you do not send dick pics to any of our social media accounts, unless you're willing to donate a rating fee to a trans charity. Also, if you're going to DM us pretending to be trans, perhaps delete the TERF posts on your feeds first.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
The unnamed, unlisted, unrecognised.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
Corei Hall. 14.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
Finn Hall. 16.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
Matty Sheldrick. 29.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
Brianna Ghey. 16.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
Alex Bendall. 18.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
Ezra Jackson. 22.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 29/10/2023
Rita is raising money to give her son Corei the send off he deserves. Please share and support if you can. We also urge folks to read the entire fundraiser, as it gives wonderful insight into who Corei was as a person. www.gofundme.com/f/corei-hall
A photo of Corei Hall, a 14-year-old white trans boy who was tragically lost to suicide. 

Rita Williams is organising a fundraiser to pay for his funeral expenses, the text in the screenshot reads: 

Corei was our son and brother who tragically took his life, and died on 12th October 2023 aged just 14. We are fundraising for a memorial headstone, grave plot, flowers and other associated funeral expenses to give him the send off he deserves. After Corei has been laid to rest and the memorial paid for, we will give everything remaining to charity: 50% to Great Ormond Street Hospital as they looked after Corei and us so well in his last days, and 50% split equally 3 ways between the trans youth charities Think2Speak and Mermaids, and the youth mental health charity Young Minds, in the hope that young lives can be saved. If we reach our target this should be a substantial sum and will honour Corei’s last wish to protect trans youth in his name.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
Please take a moment to add your name and discourage silence here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Sign: International Queer Solidarity with Palestine open letter
OPEN LETTER - to be signed by LGBTQIA+ individuals, grassroots groups, organisations, and artists internationally, thank you. We, as LGBTQIA+ individuals, groups, organisations, and artists, stand in...
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
You can read the full letter here: voices4london.org.uk/blog/open-le...
voices4london.org.uk
600 Queer Individuals and Organisations Sign an International Statement of Solidarity with Palestine...
LGBTQIA+ individuals, groups, and organisations stand in solidarity with the Palestine liberation movement. Read in full and add your name.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
“to demand an immediate ceasefire and to restore aid into Gaza through any possible routes” and “an end to the occupation of Palestine”."
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
Not A Phase, and Nassawiyat- نسويات; and representatives from political parties, universities, schools, unions, and medical bodies, have stood up “in solidarity with the Palestinian liberation movement”, urging all governments...
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
"We once said, “silence equals death”. Now is not the time to be silent. Almost 600 LGBTQIA+ individuals and organisations from around the world, including artists such as TAALIAH, Olly Alexander, Rivkah Reyes, and Aries Moross; organisations such as Blossom LGBT CIC, ...
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
ATTENTION: LETTER TO SIGN. We are proud to sign this open letter created by Voices4 London, whose letter already has almost 600 signatories. Please see the thread for info on how you can add your signature:
International Queer Solidarity With Palestine.

We, as LGBTQIA+ individuals, groups, organisations, and artists around the world, stand in solidarity with the Palestinian liberation movement. We urge all governments to demand an immediately ceasefire and to restore aid into Gaza through any possible routes. We call for an end to the occupation of Palestine.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
This is a recurring feature throughout the book – Linehan’s inability to actually provide solutions for the problems he purports to identify. He suggests that referring to trans men as men can lead to “their understanding of their own health [being] limited or non-existent”, yet elsewhere condemns the use of gender-neutral language around cervix care. He weighs in on the debate around single-sex spaces, but neglects to define how a trans-exclusionary bathroom could possibly be enforced. Would trans men who have medically transitioned be expected to use the women’s restroom? Already, there are documented instances of cis women being harassed after being mistaken for trans women in single-sex toilets; transphobia’s harm does not keep within the lines.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
Elsewhere in Tough Crowd, Linehan makes the groundless claim that the trans “movement” is being driven by the “elite”, but who is this group? Research from the LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall shows that a staggering 25 per cent of trans people in the UK have experienced homelessness. Contrarily, several of the most prominent figures to have voiced “gender critical” opinions – including the world’s richest man Elon Musk, and billionaire Harry Potter author JK Rowling – rank among the world’s most affluent and powerful people.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
Some highlights.
Although there are more than 100-odd pages dedicated to criticising the trans rights movement, the book is almost entirely devoid of data. Instead, Linehan relies on case studies – anecdotal instances of trans people who have committed crimes. Because trans people make up a tiny proportion of the general population, the sample size is too small to collect reliable data when it comes to crime. Figures from last November suggested there were 230 trans people in UK prisons; 168 of these were trans women (and, despite fear-mongering headlines of women’s prisons being swarmed by those who were assigned male at birth, only six of these trans women were held in female establishments.) Activists have in fact argued that it is trans women who are disproportionately at risk in prisons; a report from 2018 revealed that trans women accounted for a fifth of the deaths in female prisons between 2016 and 2018.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
web.archive.org/web/20231013...
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The problems with Graham Linehan’s memoir Tough Crowd
The ‘Father Ted’ writer who more recently uses his platform to share controversial views on the transgender community has released a memoir describing how his life was ‘smashed to smithereens’...
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
We'd imagine that more people have likely read this review of his book than have read the actual book. It's shorter and a much better use of one's time.
The problems with Graham Linehan’s memoir Tough Crowd

The ‘Father Ted’ writer who more recently uses his platform to share controversial views on the transgender community has released a memoir describing how his life was ‘smashed to smithereens’. It’s a strange, sad read, writes Louis Chilton – one that crumbles under the slightest scrutiny
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Tranathon @tranathon.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
First up, we're celebrating one of our members, Caelyn, who ran in the Cardiff Half Marathon on October 1st achieving a time of 2:55:53.
Woman with short brown hair running among others in a half marathon, wearing pink trainers, black shorts and a blue Cardiff Rescue Hotel shirt, holding a trans flag in her left hand.Woman with short brown hair running among others in a half marathon, wearing pink trainers, black shorts and a blue Cardiff Rescue Hotel shirt, holding a trans flag in her left hand.Photo of the same woman running in the marathon, her right arm outstretched with the trans flag flowing behind her.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
mindout.org.uk/get-support/...
mindout.org.uk
Suicide Prevention - MindOut LGBTQ Mental Health Service
If you or someone you know is living with suicidal thoughts or experiencing suicidal distress, please do talk to us about our services
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
switchboard.lgbt
switchboard.lgbt
Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
www.papyrus-uk.org
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Papyrus UK Suicide Prevention | Prevention of Young Suicide
PAPYRUS UK is a charity for the prevention of young suicide (under 35) in the UK | Call PAPYRUS HOPELINE247 on 0800 068 4141 Now
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
Today we found out that we lost another young person from our community too soon. We didn't get a chance to meet you, but we thank your Mother for sharing her love for you. Rest easy, Corei.
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Tranathon @tranathon.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
This account will be posting the achievements of our members, info about running events around the country, and relevant news about trans people and sports.  We hope you’ll follow us!
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Tranathon @tranathon.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
Modern transphobia has often centred around sport, including public mixed-gender events such as these. We’re trying to push back against that by encouraging and celebrating trans participation in running.
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Tranathon @tranathon.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
Hi, we’re Tranathon.  We’re a group of trans people in the UK trying to increase representation and fight transphobia by participating in public running events such as marathons and parkruns.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
strutsafe.org
strutsafe.org
Strut Safe
Strut Safe operates a free, UK-wide phone line for those out alone at night. The phone line is open Fridays and Saturdays from 7pm to 3am and Sundays from 7pm to 1am.
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
"All of our volunteers go through a thorough interview and training process and they all hold valid Disclosure and Barring Service certificates."
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
"Calls to Strut Safe are always free, and you can call from anywhere in the UK. When you call Strut Safe, you will be answered by our PA service, who will let you know you are through to Strut Safe then transfer you to an available volunteer."
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
"We stand in solidarity with marginalised people and are unaligned with the police. We provide kindness and reassurance to anyone who needs it during their travels."
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Trans Activism UK @transactivismuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
From their website: "Strut Safe is a free, volunteer-operated and non-judgemental support line. We will stay on the phone with you until you arrive safely at your destination, no matter where you are going or where you have come from."
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