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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The EHRC's new Code of Practice is now in effect. Here's what you need to know! transactual.org.uk/know-your-ri... #TransRights #Trans #TransResources

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Text reads: Know Your Rights! The EHRC's new code of practice is now in effect. Here's what you need to know.

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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For all that it's been barely reported in the UK press, it's still hard to understate the importance of the stance @labourunionsuk.bsky.social has taken on trans and non-binary rights this week. Every single trade union affiliated to the party of government has stood up and said we will not comply.

Joint statement from National TULO

Solidarity with the trans and non-binary community

Labour's 11 affiliated trade unions stand in total solidarity with the trans and non-binary community.

Trans rights are human rights, and trans rights are workers' rights.

We in the trade union movement will do all we can to stand up for our trans members and all our trans siblings, to protect them from persecution, harassment and attack.

The government must act now to protect all trans people, to make sure their rights are protected, expanded and upheld in our workplaces and communities.

Labour Unions

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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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Not In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Still gathering signatures, still reaching new people, still receiving largely positive feedback and messages of support. Lots more to do of course but some meaningful activities planned. Compassionate cis women in the UK please keep signing, everyone self, please keep sharing notinourname.org.uk

Spoiler alert:
Trans women were never the issue

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notinourname.org.uk

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

There has been a lot of confusion recently around trans employees’ rights at work. Here’s what you need to know! transactual.org.uk/law/workplac...

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in the Workplace. There has been a lot of confusion recently around trans employees’ rights at work.
Here’s what you need to know.

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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 25/09/2026

We have heard today from one of our members in Glasgow that Category is Book in Govanhill has been attacked again for the second time in a fortnight. The main shop window has been smashed again. 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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Jane Hill @janehill.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A year ago today I went to my GP’s surgery after a summer of being treated for IBS, feeling somehow that we were missing something. By the end of the day I was admitted to hospital with Stage 3 ovarian cancer. Here’s the blogpost I wrote about it. janehill64.substack.com/p/have-you-g...

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Have you got somebody with you?

Thoughts from the longest day.

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Heartbreaking VIDEO for all my cis followers on here (please share with any other cis people you may know) It’s about Andy Burnham’s new Transphobic Section 28 in schools and the harm caused to one trans child as a result. I never say this but I will now; Please watch don’t scroll.

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Trans kids are no longer safe in UK schools

YouTube video by Cool2BTrans

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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 23/09/2026

Meet Juliet Brown. She cancelled hundreds of evidence-based gender-affirming surgeries across all of Wales three weeks ago. Brown isn't a doctor. Or any sort of clinician. She's a businessperson, formerly a director of the service commissioning Tavistock.

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Meet the person that cancelled hundreds of surgeries for trans people
Juliet Brown, NHS Wales
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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 21/09/2026

If you're concerned or affected by the NHS Wales gender-affirming surgery cancellations, please: 🚨 JOIN THE NHS JOINT COMMISSIONING COMMITTEE'S MEETING 🚨 11am TOMORROW ⏰ Anyone can join and observe, though not speak. Questions have already been submitted. jcc.nhs.wales/committees/c...

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Committee Meeting Notice

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It’s LGBT+ Parents & Carers Day. A day that aims to shed light on the narratives, struggles, joys, and achievements of our LGBT+ Parents and Carers. This year's theme ‘Visibility’ isn’t just about being seen- it’s about being recognised, understood, and supported in all aspects of life.

Image shows a hand holding a heart made from the Progress Pride flag. Text reads: We're proud to support LGBT+ families. LGBT+ Parents & Carers Day. Every family deserves to feel seen, included and supported.

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Trans Aid Cymru @transaid.cymru · 19/09/2026

Our next social meet event is happening on 26th September! Message us for the time, location and the link to get your tickets! It is a safe space for transgender, intersex and non-binary people to come and socialise and be themselves amongst good company for a little bit.

Social Meet Trans Aid Cymru. Saturday 26/09. 3:00PM-4:30PM. Safe space for trans, intersex, and nonbinary people. Snacks and drinks available. Feel free to bring a hobby! Suggested donation of £2. Ticket types: Free, Single: £2, Write-in.

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Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Bluesky brain! Does anyone have a copy of the letter sent to patients of the WGS who had their surgeries cancelled? Trying to gather as much info as possible on what has been done/said so as to challenge this as effectively as possible. Thank you for any leads, and please repost 🙏🙏🙏 ❤️❤️❤️

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🦎 @loungeiguana.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This is a great essay, and earned an automatic follow

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Ashleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.cat · 17/09/2026

Also from the same document. wtf is this? Why is a panel reviewing the 60 service users and their referrals, rather than investigating the people behind this fiasco?

Having taken this decision, it is important that the NWJCC now proceeds with the review to minimise the time of uncertainty for people who have had their surgery paused, that surgery, if appropriate, is reinstated as quickly as possible and that all those impacted are supported effectively through the process. We have identified that approximately 60 patients were due surgery between the pausing of surgery in August and the end of December, our priority is to bring certainty these people as quickly as possible. Appointments to the independent clinical review panel have been made. Subject to final governance approval, it is anticipated that the review’s terms of reference will be approved and the panel will commence its work during the week commencing 21 September 2026. We are confident that all 60 can be reviewed before the end of December.

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Ashleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.cat · 17/09/2026

1/🧵 From the agenda for next week’s meeting at NHS Wales. But we can assume the arbitrary decision to “pause” referrals was made on a summary of the same information. And, after a month, there is still nothing of substance that can be presented. Sorry, but people should lose their job for this.

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Are you Autistic and transgender/nonbinary? Have you ever had an eating disorder? If so - researchers from the University of Edinburgh are running an online survey about your experiences. For more information or to take part: tinyurl.com/57zd65rx

New Research Project:
Getting Better From An Eating Disorder: Autistic Trans/Nonbinary Voices

If you are interested in taking part, the survey link can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/57zd65rx

Who can take part? Autistic and trans/nonbinary adults, based in the UK, who have had an eating disorder in the past.

What would taking part involve? You would fill in an online survey (mainly with free-text boxes) about your experiences of getting better from an eating disorder and your opinions on the word ‘recovery’ as applied to eating disorders. The survey should take about 30 – 45 minutes. You can choose to enter a prize draw, with winners getting £50 or £100.

This study has been designed and led by an Autistic trans researcher and a Lived Experience Advisory Group. It has ethical approval from the School of Health in Social Science at the University of Edinburgh. If you have any questions, you can contact the lead researcher, Luka White, at L.C.J.White@sms.ed.ac.uk

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Trans people in Wales have been left in limbo following a decision by NHS Wales to pause access to gender affirming surgeries without warning. Write to the Chief Commissioner at NHS Wales today, and demand that access to surgery is reinstated immediately. transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/09...

Write to the Chief Commissioner at NHS Wales today, and demand that access to surgery is reinstated immediately.

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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

NHS Wales’ Joint Commissioning Committee said it had to suddenly stop trans surgeries for an urgent investigation. Several weeks later and it still hasn’t even started investigating yet. Enough’s enough, it’s time to tell the JCC: give us back our healthcare. transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/09...

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Take Action to Restore Access to Gender‑Affirming Surgeries in Wales – TransActual

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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 14/09/2026

The government must take action to restore surgeries for trans people in Wales. 10 LGBTQ+ organisations from Across Wales have written to Llais, the statutory patient watchdog, demanding action to keep politicians' fingers out of our healthcare. cwiar.org/en/2026/09/1...

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Helen Belcher @helenbelcherobe.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

What the UK Government is going by its decisions on trans people is teaching trans people that authority doesn't protect, but instead abuses. This applies in schools, in the workplace, in civic society, in politics, in healthcare. And if they can do this to trans people, they can do it to anyone.

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Mitildide 🧌 @mitildide.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I would really appreciate it if my English speaking audience (such as it is) took the time to share the link to the fundraiser for our association, @espacesantetrans.bsky.social. We are a trans-led community healthcare organisation in France, and really need it. www.helloasso.com/associations...

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Campagne de dons 2026 - Espace Santé Trans

Financement participatif organisé par Espace Santé Trans - Santé Trans : Agir ensemble ou tout perdre Pour assurer la pérennité des actions de l'Espace Santé Trans

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Dr Helen Webberley @www.helenwebberley.com · 11/09/2026

Informed consent isn't a loophole. It's just medicine done properly. I've written about what it means, why the… www.helenwebberley.com/insights/inf…

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There are serious issues for Parliament to resolve, to make legal and practical gender recognition for trans people a reality again in the UK. My letter to the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission: www.sianberry.org.uk/news/monitor...

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Monitoring the impact of new guidance From The Equality and Human Rights Commission - Sian Berry MP

I have once again written to the Equality and Human Rights Commission, asking questions of how they plan to monitor the impact of their new guidance, the Code of practice for services, public function...

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Dr Helen Webberley @www.helenwebberley.com · 08/09/2026

The NHS is failing trans people. That is not a controversial claim. It is a documented reality: years-long waiting lists, clinical teams stretched beyond recognition, and a political climate that treats every request for care as a debate to be had rather than a need to be met. The question is what…

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Why is the NHS failing trans people, and how can it do better? | Dr Helen Webberley

30,000 people waiting. 7.5 years for a first appointment. Helen explains why the NHS is broken for trans people and what needs to change.

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Owen Exie Hurcum 💜🤍💙🍉 @owenexiehurcum.com · 07/09/2026

I have been informed that every Plaid Cymru Sennedd member is meeting tomorrow to discuss their next steps regarding the pause to gender affirming surgeries in Wales. So, If you havent already contacted your local Plaid MS do so now. Also, In case you havent seen Plaid Cymru's letter to the NWJCC 👇

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GeekOnALeash 🏳️‍⚧️ @geekonaleash.co.uk · 08/10/2025

Call it what it is: Genocide. Legal erasure, ministerial attacks, non-existent health care. This is not a debate. It's an attack on our existence! medium.com/@geekonaleas...

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The UK’s Trans Genocide

The slow machinery of erasure: courts, clinics and ministers weaponising our disappearance

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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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Kay @gothwhoreofbabylon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I’m looking forward to speaking at a conference session on transfeminist legal history on Friday. I am not aware of such a thing having previously happened in the UK, and I am proud to have had a role in pulling it together in my capacity as co-convener of the SLS’ legal history subject stream.

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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 31/08/2026

Today @transparentaction.bsky.social have written to Sioned Williams MS, the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality, to express their concern about the review of the Welsh Gender Service and the cancellation of surgeries. drive.google.com/file/d/1btgN...

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Letter about Welsh Gender Services PDF.pdf

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I just got an early copy of a book that is an absolute must for a school/home/public library by @amdassu.bsky.social with art by Mia Saine. It covers everything from the history of racism to fake news and practical things kids and families can do to fight racism. Out 24th sept #KidlitUIK

The cover of TACKLING RACISM TOGETHER in partnership with SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD by AM Dassu and Mia Saine. The cover shows human hands in many colours. It's published by Words and Pictures (part of Quarto). My white hand is holding the book against my green wallpaper.

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Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 28/08/2026

The Welsh Gender Service has now released a statement regarding the cancellation of all surgeries: 'We have been asked to immediately pause referrals from the WGS for gender affirming surgery and existing scheduled surgeries while further independent clinical review work is carried out.'

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Welsh Gender Service update – 28 August 2026

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Aliza Adi (she/her) @alizaadi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Last year, we drew a red line There was no way we would stand by while an anti-human-rights group tried to spread its harmful and abusive rhetoric at the @greenparty.org.uk annual conference Now, that hate group is using the law to attack our decision If you can, please help us take them on 🙏🏼✊🏼

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Inkluderende feminisme 💖 @inkluderendefeminisme.no · 20/08/2026

The Anti-Gender Movement Is an Anti-Rights Movement! Together with friends and allies across the continent, we are launching a joint, Europe-wide call to reject anti-gender politics in all its forms.

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Feminist, human rights and democracy organizations call on all sectors of society to reject anti-gender politics in all its forms - Inclusive Feminism

A platform for democracy.

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GeekOnALeash 🏳️‍⚧️ @geekonaleash.co.uk · 24/08/2026

Just been watching some of the WRN NI conference, because I heard Fiona McAnena claiming that it was just a feminist women's rights talk. I only watched about 10 minutes of one of the recordings and gave up. But it did raise an issue medium.com/@geekonaleas...

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When Feminism Becomes the Gateway

I’ve just watched some of the WRN NI Conference, and honestly, it pains me.

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Sylvie Althoff @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Stay alive. Fight back. And don’t listen to their scary stories about how powerful they are; they’re just as bogus as their stories about the made-up trans menace. We outnumber them, and unlike them, we know what it’s like to show up for love. They don’t stand a fucking chance against us.

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A Trans Person Peed Here — Sylvie Althoff

Siobhán Kirschstein was reprimanded by her employer for using the women’s bathroom. She had violated SB 244, a law designed to erase trans people from public life. But Siobhán didn’t erase herself; sh...

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Attacks on LGBTQ+ health are a threat to all “The rollback of LGBTQ+ rights is a warning: movements that seek to undermine LGBTQ+ people are those that seek to control all of us—our freedom of expression, our personal medical decisions, and our privacy. “ 👉🏻 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Prof Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Just to say, if you are in N London tonight and at a loose end, why not go along to this #nuntastic show at the Arcola Theatre? Saw it last night and it was hugely entertaining. Went in unsure (you all know how I feel about H), came away bloody loving it. 1/ www.arcolatheatre.com/event/bitter...

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Bitter Visions: By Order of Hildegard - Arcola Theatre

An immersive, meditative new opera fusing medieval plainchant with ambient electronic soundscapes, after Hildegard von Bingen's Ordo Virtutum.

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I am happy to announce that I have become a patron of @transactualuk.bsky.social

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Helena Wadia @helenawadia.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Loved this episode. As someone who began my journalism career in local news, it’s very important to me to examine what the decline of local news means for community, for disinformation and for democracy. Please give this a listen! ⬇️

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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 12/08/2026

"In the vast majority of settings — pubs, clubs, restaurants, shops, banks, libraries, gyms, hotels, taxis, public transport, schools, universities — a service provider cannot lawfully discriminate against you because you are trans. Full stop." blog.beagmcd.net/a-guide-for-...

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A Guide for Transgender People

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Code of Practice became operational on 5 August 2026

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