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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 7h
Vile transphobic bigot Bridget Phillipson is leaving trans women survivors of domestic violence with nowhere to go. Trans people are particularly vulnerable to domestic violence & this disgusting government taking away support is putting lives in danger. Statement by @galopuk.bsky.social.
If the UK Government's position is, as the Minister for Women and Equalities, Bridget Phillipson, said on Sunday, that trans women should not be allowed in women's refuges, then it's their job to ensure trans+ people have accommodation they can access. Anyone who is escaping abuse and violence deserves a safe place to go.
But the Supreme Court Ruling and the EHRC's updated Code of Practice has put trans+ victims and survivors in a dangerous state of limbo with no clear guidance on what services they can turn to.
Over the last year, it has been virtually impossible for our frontline services to find anywhere safe for trans+ victims and survivors to go. Despite the fact that trans+ people are at particularly high risk of experiencing abuse and violence. We need direct action now from the UK Government to support trans+ people to find safe accommodation.
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 8h
The news earlier today has really upset me. I think it's great they're doing what they're doing and I understand why and wish them all the best. It's not them, it's the reason why. That they had the strength of character and determination to do it even though it's so hard. And I'm not sure I do 😔
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Jenny List @jennylist.bsky.social · 11h
Given trans families leaving the UK is on people's minds, perhaps it's time to share Trans Rescue's How To Get Out again. transrescue.org/how-to-get-out
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How To Get Out - Trans Rescue
Practical information to help you survive. While we often gain attention here at Trans Rescue for our work directly extracting trans people from particularly dangerous places, much of what we do invol...
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 16h
I'm so glad those who can leave, are. For their safety, peace of mind and future. It always starts with those who can; the professionals, the Doctors, the judges, the researchers, the journalists, or those blessed with dual citizenship. but they won't be the last. transrescue.org/how-to-get-out
transrescue.org
How To Get Out - Trans Rescue
Practical information to help you survive. While we often gain attention here at Trans Rescue for our work directly extracting trans people from particularly dangerous places, much of what we do invol...
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chiller @chiller.eurosky.social · 18h
"This Labour Government is the worst thing to have ever happened to trans children." Do you recall, back in the 2010s, that campaign of videos where #LGBTQ+ people, including celebs, sent the message "it gets better" to prevent kids killing themselves? 16 years later, this. What the fuck happened?
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 16h
I'm so glad those who can leave, are. For their safety, peace of mind and future. It always starts with those who can; the professionals, the Doctors, the judges, the researchers, the journalists, or those blessed with dual citizenship. but they won't be the last. transrescue.org/how-to-get-out
transrescue.org
How To Get Out - Trans Rescue
Practical information to help you survive. While we often gain attention here at Trans Rescue for our work directly extracting trans people from particularly dangerous places, much of what we do invol...
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Ashleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.cat · 30/09/2026
The UK Supreme Court is violent towards LGBT+ rights.
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Dr Tacey "dumb blonde" O'Neil @densitypoint.bsky.social · 17h
Cal and their family shouldn't have to do this. It's tough being a trans adult in the uk and it's torture being a trans child. The government could cheaply fix it so easily but they either don't care or want us to suffer. Sacrificing the human rights of a minority to keep the media onside.
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 17h
I’m considering leaving the UK also. I don’t want to. I’m a Londoner through & through. Burnham is by far the most transphobic PM ever. Transphobia is a flagship Labour policy. It’s also a political litmus test for how it will treat minorities & capitulate to oligarch media. A test it has failed.
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A Mere Solicitor @ameresolicitor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Stay safe. Look after yourselves. I’m so sad that it’s come to this. It’s a national disgrace.
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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 18h
EVERY UK MP needs to read this You are all part of a government that is creating a situation so hostile and unsafe that people are leaving the country This is not an isolated case. You have the power to do something about this.
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 17h
"Today, as a family, we have booked our flights and our one-way ticket out of the UK. This has not felt like a choice. This feels like fleeing to protect ourselves." 💔😢
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 02/10/2026
This Iran war is helping in some ways I guess. UK EV sales; August 2026: 28,063 September 2026: 99,163 In the UK September is always a good month for car sales but 28k to 99k is still exceptional.
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Kait Richardson 🥔 @thryse.com · 01/10/2026
Anyone else picking up on their eventual goal being the sealing of the US border and revocation of all normal passports?
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 01/10/2026
So America now has an Office of Religious Affairs in their military where chaplains can contact the highest ranks. What part of Gilead are people not seeing here? Well, guess I'm proud to be a gender traitor then.
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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 01/10/2026
You have not misunderstood, sadly. They have an exhibition that they just put up celebrating a bunch of Surpreme Court-y things. A section of it is dedicated to the FWS ruling, including some gushy quotes from one of the justices lying about how happy everyone was about the ruling.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 01/10/2026
Andy Burnham has pledged to work hard for cross party support for moving Britain forward. Labour - anti trans Tories - anti trans Reform - anti trans Lib Dems - trans supportive but weak Greens - pro trans but nobody even counts then a worth listening to
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 01/10/2026
Isn't it just wild.. The Labour Party have become the new Nasty Party and The Greens are now the moderate left.
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wait, what? The UK's Supreme Court have a permanent exhibition celebrating a ruling that has pretty much introduced the legal segregation of trans people? Am I going insane or is that just so wrong on so many levels? Please tell me I've misunderstood.
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 01/10/2026
Of note to me is that UK visitors to the US dropped from 4M a year to 2M in the space of 12 months. As seen on the graph, UK visitors stuck at 4M pa for the previous 4 years. (Canada dropped from 20.5M to 7.5M and Mexico from 18M to 10M)
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 30/09/2026
Hey y'all, I don't usually share GFMs but Katra is a good friend and the fact that her job was terminated literally a day before her bottom surgery is atrocious. Definitely go give her some help if you can.
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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
TransActual partnered with @scottishtrans.bsky.social and @transsolidarity.bsky.social to bring messages from this month’s Mass Lobby for Trans Equality to the Labour conference in Liverpool, and to ask the party: what now for our standing on LGBTQ+ rights?
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naoarte @naoarte.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Keep hold of that one. We’ll need it for when the ECHR declares it unlawful. We’ll have our own exhibition then.
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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 30/09/2026
The Supreme Court has responded to the complaint we have raised alongside @translucent.org.uk and @transparentaction.bsky.social and, as expected, they have failed to address the concerns we have raised...
"Dear Trans Advocacy & Complaints Collective, Transparent Action, and
TransLucent
Thank you for your complaint about the Court's new exhibition. I understand
your concern to be that the presentation of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish
Ministers appears to be weighted towards the perspective of those who
campaigned for and celebrated the outcome, while giving insufficient
recognition to those who opposed it. You have confirmed that you are not
challenging the judgment itself or the inclusion of the case in the exhibition.
As Head of External Affairs and Communications, with responsibility for the
exhibition, I have been asked to respond to the matters you have raised. It may
be helpful first to explain the exhibition's purpose and approach.
The Law and Us features 70 appeals heard by the Supreme Court, the Judicial
Committee of the Privy Council and the Appellate Committee of the House of
Lords, the predecessor to the Supreme Court. The cases cover a wide range of
legal issues and were selected to illustrate both the breadth of the Court's work
and the ways in which the law affects people's lives. The exhibition also explains
the creation of the Court, the development of law in the UK and the role of the
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers is one of the 70 featured appeals.
As with the other case studies, it explains the background to the dispute, the""legal questions considered, the Justices' decision and a subsequent reflection
from a Justice or another person connected with the law. Images relating to the
appeal or its wider context were selected to help visitors understand the issues.
...You suggest that the headline, "When the law says 'woman', what does it mean?"
could imply that the Court went further than the judgment itself. The headline
refers expressly to the meaning of terms used in law. The question before the
Court concerned the meaning of "woman" and "sex" in a specific piece of
legislation. This is made clear in the case study under the paragraph heading
"The heart of the case". The display does not suggest that the Court provided a
general definition outside of the legislation it was considering.
Regarding your concerns about the images used - which you say "reflects the
perspective of those who celebrated the judgment" while largely ignoring those who
did not - the display features an image of the Scottish Government alongside that
of For Women Scotland, thus representing both parties in the appeal. This is
consistent with the approach taken across the exhibition. Their purpose is to
illustrate the case and its context, rather than to represent every individual or
organisation with an interest in the wider debate. The inclusion of any image
does not signify the Court's endorsement of any person or organisation
depicted. We did not visually represent the interveners; however, details of them
as well as the judgment, are available on the Court's website, along with the
recordings of the hearing and written_legalarguments.
Lady Rose's contribution is a personal reflection on the atmosphere in
Courtroom 1 when the judgment was handed down. It does not endorse a
particular position or present the outcome as a cause for celebration. The
exhibition also states that, when handing down the judgment, the Court
emphasised that trans people remain protected from discrimination under the
Equality Act 2010..""private room, and seats were not allocated according to the position an
individual supported in either case.
I have carefully considered the matters you have raised, examining the wording,
images, personal reflection and contextual material in the exhibition. I am
satisfied that the display accurately explains the issue before the Court, the
judgment and its legal context, and is consistent with the approach taken across
the exhibition. I am also satisfied that the arrangements for members of the
public who attended the judgment hand-down were professional, impartial and
transparent.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling or outcome of your complaint, you may
request a review within 14 days in accordance with the Administrative
Complaints Policy, details of which are available on the Court's website.
Yours sincerely
Bom Mema
Mr John McManus
Head of External Affairs & Communications
""private room, and seats were not allocated according to the position an
individual supported in either case.
I have carefully considered the matters you have raised, examining the wording,
images, personal reflection and contextual material in the exhibition. I am
satisfied that the display accurately explains the issue before the Court, the
judgment and its legal context, and is consistent with the approach taken across
the exhibition. I am also satisfied that the arrangements for members of the
public who attended the judgment hand-down were professional, impartial and
transparent.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling or outcome of your complaint, you may
request a review within 14 days in accordance with the Administrative
Complaints Policy, details of which are available on the Court's website.
Yours sincerely
Bom Mema
Mr John McManus
Head of External Affairs & Communications
"
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 01/10/2026
Of note to me is that UK visitors to the US dropped from 4M a year to 2M in the space of 12 months. As seen on the graph, UK visitors stuck at 4M pa for the previous 4 years. (Canada dropped from 20.5M to 7.5M and Mexico from 18M to 10M)
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Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I don't know what to say. This is just awful 😞
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 30/09/2026
The whole thing is a bigoted disgrace. The cis don't have to tell each other if they are married, if they have herpes, if they are a Tory, if they've been convicted of horrendous offences. But if we fail to disclose we're trans, off to prison we go and have to sign the sex offenders register.
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TransLucent @translucent.org.uk · 30/09/2026
ANNOUNCEMENT: TransLucent is proud to announce that award-winning actor, author and Artistic Director Alan Cumming is our newest Patron. Alan said: “I am honoured to join TransLucent as a Patron at a time when standing up for the human rights...... translucent.org.uk/translucent-...
translucent.org.uk
TransLucent is Proud to announce that Alan Cumming has become our latest Patron.
TransLucent is Proud to announce that Alan Cumming has become our latest Patron.
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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Guy guys we just gotta keep going soon we’ll change the tide of the trans segregation and trans section 28 party i can feel it in the air Remember that fake conversion ban? That was Nearly good! So close i can smell it Soon they’ll even dare call us women again Just one more meeting bro
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 30/09/2026
Showing their UTTER CONTEMPT by continuing to drag their feet despite saying they'd have an urgent review.
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Bottles @bottles1936.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Then it produced 'guidance' under which a trans person’s FAILURE TO DISCLOSE that they are trans can potentially be treated as deception relevant to whether consent was valid. Not lying or falsely answering a direct question.
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tory is as Tory does www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
bbc.co.uk
Burnham says existing pension triple lock will end in 2030 to help fund national care service
Under the plan, the state pension will continue to rise each year in line with inflation or by 2.5% - but the annual earnings link will be dropped.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 29/09/2026
Jonathan McKinsey, a transgender New Times executive who was head of engineering at NYT games, was murdered by his in laws over the weekend. This follows years of allegations that the in laws were abusive to him over his gender identity. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/28/u...
edition.cnn.com
New York Times executive killed by his elderly in-laws, police say | CNN
A couple in their late 70s gunned down their son-in-law in a California city park over the weekend, authorities said, and court documents showed the victim had been in a bitter custody dispute with th...
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just tax the billionaires. And if they f*** off abroad, let em. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Minister refuses to rule out scrapping state pension triple lock
Despite being pressed on it by broadcasters, the education secretary would not say whether Mr Burnham and chancellor John Healey are considering ending the policy
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 28/09/2026
Add colgate to your ever growing shit list
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Daniel Lismore @daniellismore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Bigoted fascist Bridget Phillipson says she wouldn’t allow a trans woman into a women’s refuge. www.attitude.co.uk/news/bridget...
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Bridget Phillipson says she wouldn't allow trans women into a women's refuge
Minister for Women and Equalities Bridget Phillipson has said she wouldn't let trans women into a women's refuge.
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Jenny List @jennylist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. I was once responsible for some people losing their jobs after they destroyed someone's career. I got the same "but it's their livelihood" crap. If they didn't cive a crap about the person whose career they destroyed, I don't give a crap about theirs. Sorry, not sorry. Join a union, folks.
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 28/09/2026
😊 www.attitude.co.uk/culture/scru...
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Scrubs star Judy Reyes says 'courageous' trans son inspires her to 'be an example'
Scrubs star Judy Reyes has spoken beautifully about her 16-year-old trans son, saying he motivates her to be an example.
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nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social @nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What does a GRC actually mean after For Women Scotland? A trans person can now be legally recognised as one sex for some purposes, while treated as another under the Equality Act. Has the law created an “intermediate zone” of legal recognition? #TransRights #EqualityAct
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sorry, but if people use the phrase "heavy lifting" in an article then I'm convinced they used AI. Soz Sadiq www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Sadiq Khan says Andy Burnham must prepare to rejoin EU now
It comes days after Sir Tony Blair said Britain should commit to rejoining the European Union within the next 10 years
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The transphobes leading the Labour Party decided to exclude trans women from the Labour Women’s conference. In doing so they excluded a huge number of cis women also; the venue was only 20% full. Labour needs to learn that transphobia harms everyone, including cis women, & not just trans people.
Lots of empty seats at Labour Women’s conference.
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Owain Sutton @owainsutton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Labour in opposition: "You need to lend us your vote, to make a change for the better." Labour in power: "Somehow, this empty room prevents us from changing the law to overturn that Supreme Court ruling."
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🏳️‍⚧️ Decapitated Princess Jackie @jackiesupernova.northsky.social · 27/09/2026
Every trans suicide is an act of state-sanctioned murder. It is simple as that.
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 27/09/2026
Well, it's some hope i guess www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
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London Mayor says PM should 'prepare' British voters for return of EU membership
The Mayor of London says Labour needs to start the ‘pitch rolling’ of rejoining the trading bloc
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 27/09/2026
"A vicar has spoken of her sadness after a welcome banner for new students which featured the Pride flag was cut down and stolen by a member of the public." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Vicar 'saddened' after Sheffield church's Pride flag removed
The vicar of St Mark's Church in Sheffield says it is not the first time such items have been taken.
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 27/09/2026
It started with Sweden returning more Brits than the rest of the EU, and they wouldn't budge. And now this. Sigh. The uk's not joining the EU anytime soon. 😔 ‘We’ve done everything by the book’: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
‘We’ve done everything by the book’: EU citizens left in limbo after UK government strips post-Brexit residency status
Home Office faces legal action after 1,473 people living in UK before Brexit told settled status was granted in error
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 27/09/2026
Anyone else just totally exhausted from living whilst segregated due to the 'crime' of being trans in the UK? Barely a moment where it doesn't rear its head. "I need the loo", "Hey, wanna come out to the pub", "I'd love to have a swim. Oh 😒" to filling in government forms or job applications. 😔
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · 27/09/2026
Whenever I watch the BBC I can't help but be reminded of the bs spewed by BTN from V for Vendetta.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 27/09/2026
Feel like I've woke up in the 90s with this Drumcree shite
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Mark Grimshaw @markgrimshawtism.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Bible literally says that a woman can be created from a man’s rib, Janet.
Telegraph and Mail journalist Janet Murray on Facebook: Apparently the Church of England has ordained its first 'transgender woman' - following a 'gender transition'.
Now, I'm no biblical scholar. But I did go to a faith school, study compulsory RE until I was 16, and get an 'A' in Religious Studies (back when that was the top grade). So I'm scratching my head here.
Genesis says God created humankind "male and female". Where does the Bible say that men can become women? Sarah Jones is a man, not a woman.
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