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Vala Selene 🏳️‍🌈

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She/her. Predatory isotope. Software engineer, wife, and dog mum. Intersectional feminist. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇳🇴

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 15h
Why is the Government going after pensioners? It's time to tax the rich
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 16h
🚨 We need to hear from YOU Have you had a problem accessing gendered services since April last year, outside of school and the workplace? Are you a service provider worried about remaining inclusive? PLEASE let us know through this form - and share widely goodlaw.social/mzb3
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Rosie (she/her) @airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 17h
Men don't need to pose as trans women to abuse us. They can just go to an American university where they'll be protected.
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Bron 🩷💜💙 @bronwen.bsky.social · 17h
This is why we are not giving up trans rights. You will get trans rights out of my cold, dead cis hands.
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Jack Graham @timescarcass.bsky.social · 21h
Even as Miliband said this, people outside the Labour conference were being arrested for demonstrating in solidarity with Palestine. Miliband later refused to meet with protestors. The Labour government's weak little noises about Gaza are pure hypocrisy and cynicism.
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 19h
NHS Wales admits its “urgent review” still hasn’t begun a month after it paused care for Trans+ adults but "final preparations are now being made" Subscribe to our journalism
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NHS Wales apologises for withdrawal of trans healthcare, admits "urgent review" still hasn't begun
NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee apologises for "distress" caused by a withdrawal of care but admits its "urgent review" had still not begun nearly a month after hundreds were denied care
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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 21h
labour aren't on the centre-left and mamdani has the same politics as polanski. we all know exactly how james and co talk about and smear polanski. if mamdani were british they'd do the same to him.
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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️🦈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The NION Campaign has now reached 113,000. That’s 113,000 cis women who stand with trans people and say “No!” to bigotry and discrimination. If you find what the UK has done to trans people’s rights and healthcare appalling, and you haven’t signed their letter yet, please do.👇 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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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Miliband: "To the millions in this country.. who have been moved & outraged by the plight of the Palestinian people, we hear you. You were right" So scrap the proscription of Palestine Action. End all arms exports to Israel. Impose sanctions on the Israeli govt & economy.
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Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Calling any and all clinicians, researchers, and academics working in gender care, paediatrics, or related fields of healthcare, medicine & science! I have an important campaign you may be able to help with, regarding 🏳️‍⚧️ healthcare 🙏🙏🙏 If you’re interested let me know & I will DM you full details
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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
are they gonna unproscribe palestine action, release all the ppl they’ve falsely imprisoned, apologise to them publicly, and compensate them? no? well fuck off then. they’re desperate to get progressive voters back but all they’re willing to give us is half-baked statements.
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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *inclusion*, it would be all over the Times, Telegraph, Mail etc. This last weekend, attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *exclusion*. Crickets.
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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 27/09/2026
I find it infuriating that nations who for decades have profited off the exploitation of immigrant labour, who have indeed engineered the conditions for that exploitation through making the countries of origin nigh unliveable, now dare to turn around and call migrants a drain. Absolutely maddening.
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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
think about all the cool things he could do right now if he was prime minister with a supermajority.
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ᚅᚓᚃ ᚆᚐᚔᚏᚇᚑ ᚃᚆᚑ ᚇᚔᚄ @ciara2001.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
The reason this was such a high profile case was two fold: 1) To demonstrate to trans people that even if you are utterly blameless, the gender cranks will object to you being employed 2) To demonstrate to businesses that there is a hefty cost to employing trans people, critters Will try to sue
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Siobhan "Shiv" Craig - DarkEden21 @darkeden21.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"my autism means" no bro this isn't autism this is being a douchebag lol they're not synonyms
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Anarchy Goose @anarchygoose.northsky.social · 27/09/2026
People are very resistant to the idea that patriarchy is about a relationship to power. Is every man abusive? No, plainly not. But patriarchy affords them the ability to misuse their power in a way that people of other genders cannot. So the more power they accumulate, the greater that temptation.
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Samantha @samantha42.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Two things: 1. If you're still in labour at this point you are not on the left of anything 2. If you expected Burnham to actually move the party left you are politically illiterate. He made very clear his principles during his leadership bid in the byelection.
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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We can read the equivocations mate here i circled em for you
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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
All Burnham condemned is the fact racists dont leave the racism and xenophobia to the officials and goddammit why wonr they just trust us to do it for them this rioting is real uncouth
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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️🦈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“Asked whether Labour was on track for a "reset", Lewis said it depended "on how quickly you expected to see change" inside the party. "I would say where we are at the moment: no", added.” Trans people knew Burnham was going to be more of the same by the way he treated them.
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The Road Jess Travelled @jesspected.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This was in fact a long read but a really good one. I want to highlight some parts I thought were particularly important in regards to our culture of rape & men's support of & participation in it. sorayachemaly.substack.com/p/10b245c7-5...
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elizabeth is apparently a witchy vamp? @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We deny chronic pain sufferers the dignity of believing they actually experience the paid they claim they do, we deny living creatures their pain yet some rubes want to grant it to an algorithm Fucking ai psychosis
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The “review” of trans healthcare in Wales despite being described as “urgent” has still not begun even though the “pause” was imposed a month ago. So patients in Wales have already been forced to wait 4 weeks for nothing. It is obviously political rather than urgent.
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NHS Wales apologises for withdrawal of trans healthcare, admits "urgent review" still hasn't begun
NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee apologises for "distress" caused by a withdrawal of care but admits its "urgent review" had still not begun nearly a month after hundreds were denied care
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Them Fatale, @mxthemfatale.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I wont name or tag as i don't want to embarrass anyone, however there are some absolutely legendary authors and writers donating to the Crowdfunder and its beautiful. From all over the world.
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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
So sad to see this happening again. Here is their crowdfunder for shutters and window repairs. Let’s give them some support 🫶 www.gofundme.com/f/categoryis...
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Donate to Help Category Is Books Get Shutters!, organized by Category Is Books
For the past eight years, Category Is Books has been able to comfortably oper… Category Is Books needs your support for Help Category Is Books Get Shutters!
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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Can you help us reach more people than ever before? Respond to our Trans Lives Survey today, and share on your social media, so we can get a full picture of the experiences and views of trans people in the UK. form.typeform.com/to/BRppksJ3
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Text reads: TransActual is launching its biggest survey for the trans community yet!

TRANS LIVES SURVEY

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We want to hear about your experiences as a trans person living in the UK.

It's quick, anonymous, and will help us campaign for our community!
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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
don’t let labour backbenchers tell you they want to rejoin the eu. they are representatives of a pro-brexit party that has implemented myriad policies that render us ineligible for eu membership. if reversing brexit is your thing you need to vote green or lib dem.
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Thembo @thembo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"He'll move Left once he's in office" yeah lol the rich guy who no longer needs anything from you will suddenly bravely pursue stuff he doesnt care about now that he's in the club. For sure. You must be good at poker
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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It's amazing to see the media try and frame the anger at Ed Sheeran as because he was silent, when in fact it's because he sacked someone for speaking out. I guarantee they would be angry at him too, if he sacked someone for saying "stop the boats" instead of "free Palestine"
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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Michael J Dolan @amichaelxdolan
When you argue that fascists should be defeated through debate what you're actually suggesting is that vulnerable minorities should have to endlessly argue for their right to exist and that at no point should the debate be considered over and won.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 24/09/2026
We are at the break glass moment on the Democratic Party and its treatment of transgender people, and it is my opinion that if we don’t act now and loudly demand to be heard, we will suffer the consequences of their shift.
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Siobhan "Shiv" Craig - DarkEden21 @darkeden21.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Trans people are doing womanface which is the equivalent of blackface Also blackface is fine" JK Rowling rofl
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shaun @shaunvids.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
it is incredibly fucked up that the UK government and police consider it a much worse crime to wear a t-shirt or wave a placard with 'palestine action' on it than to block ports and attack lifeboats
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Vala Selene 🏳️‍🌈 @vala.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
They're just reveling in rubbing our noses in it here. That second quote isn't even about defending their position, just about showing their disdain for us. Fucking scum.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 15/09/2026
The Department of Education in Northern Ireland, which unilaterally and illegally ordered schools to discriminate against trans children here, is now threatening schools for using external organisations that don't also encourage discrimination against trans kids.
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shaun @shaunvids.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
when the republicans are weak, the establishment dems will weaken themselves also so as to not win by too much. if they had future sight and knew which policies would result in a resounding victory and which would result in a nailbiter, they'd pick the nailbiter policies every time
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jenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
it's not even "first they came for trans people" tbh. we're like at least second or third. i hope we get to the part of the poem where they come for the centrist libs soon
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 20/09/2026
Do you remember when Biden won in 2020 and he spent four years legislating to protect minorities, secured the right to abortion, and dismantled all of the detention camps? It was such a wonderful time, cannot believe trans people specifically want to prevent the Dems from doing this tbh.
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transmetalmum.bsky.social @transmetalmum.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sandy Peggie's daughter is crying about her hateful mother having an awful time. Living it up on holiday, hosted by JKR, adored by the press. Not a hard life at all. Dr Beth Upton is the one who had an awful time. Leaving the country, hiding away and being vilified and attacked wherever she goes.
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Sarah, manic pixie dream MILF @goatsarah.org · 20/09/2026
If you are willing to sacrifice trans people, then you shouldn’t get pissy when trans people are willing to sacrifice you. We’ll treat you the way you treat us. Seems fair to me.
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shaun @shaunvids.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
the republicans are wide open on several fronts, historically unpopular president, unpopular war, record high gas. any dem throwing trans people under the bus at this moment is doing it because they want to. not like they need to, do they. even if it worked as a vote winner, which it doesn't
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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
i've spent six years now watching my country succumb to irreversible fascism and it began with our liberal party saying trans ppl should be banned from sports. we now have red fascism and blue fascism with no real difference besides pr and branding.
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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
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Germany







Iceland







Ireland







Luxembourg







Malta







Norway

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Portugal

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Spain

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Switzerland

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OTHER LEGAL RECOGNITION







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Austria

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Bosnia & Herzegovina







Bulgaria







Croatia

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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


スズズズメ




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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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
for clarification: i do not support ken paxton. obviously. i do not support james talarico. obviously. a paxton win would be, strategically and tactically, better in the long term for those of us who oppose fascism. if you conflate that as support for ken paxton i think you’re a fool.
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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
this playbook worked with transphobia.
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Siobhan "Shiv" Craig - DarkEden21 @darkeden21.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I had more glee on election night 2024 seeing transphobes lose their seats than any other result of that night. Target campaigning, and don't give me "but Reform could win" - i literally do not care
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 17/09/2026
The Dems are doing exactly what Labour did before they were elected. One by one a few stick their head up with some anti trans nonsense and the leadership say nothing because they don't want to rock the boat. Their supporters tell you not to worry, it will be fine when they are elected...
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david (cheryl reeve stan account) @transfersystem.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
it is better for trans people to haves strong advocates in the opposition party than no advocates at all
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 17/09/2026
We're not going to sign on and vote to eliminate ourselves from society. I don't give a shit if they're in a red state. I'd rather they lose. You can't threaten us with, it would be worse under Republicans when Dems would pass the same exact policies nationally.
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