Alex Ashman
@alexashman.bsky.social
ENT surgery | RCS England Emerging Leaders 2023 | WENTS UK social media | Pride in Surgery Forum | BMA EDI Advisory Group Invited Member | they/them 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Good god. We've spent a decade with the British media - including the BBC - claiming that the 'gender critical' movement wanted to 'protect women and girls'.
And it turns out Jeffrey Epstein was funding part of it.
And it turns out Jeffrey Epstein was funding part of it.
I'm not being facetious. Epstein was apparently giving talking points to the people pushing anti trans rhetoric in the UK.
February 2, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Good god. We've spent a decade with the British media - including the BBC - claiming that the 'gender critical' movement wanted to 'protect women and girls'.
And it turns out Jeffrey Epstein was funding part of it.
And it turns out Jeffrey Epstein was funding part of it.
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Rowling extended an invite to Epstein for the "Cursed Child" broadway debut. Musk emailedEpstein begging to be allowed on the island. Epstein chatted with evo psych guys about the suitability of trans women for prostitution.
Society is organized around the sexual exploitation of the vulnerable.
Society is organized around the sexual exploitation of the vulnerable.
the confirmation of contemporary transphobia as a political movement has been the brainchild of a boys club made up of some of the most disgusting monsters in recent memory to explicitly keep trans women disenfranchised so as to subjugate and exploit us for their own sexual gain is like
a lot, dawg
a lot, dawg
February 2, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Rowling extended an invite to Epstein for the "Cursed Child" broadway debut. Musk emailedEpstein begging to be allowed on the island. Epstein chatted with evo psych guys about the suitability of trans women for prostitution.
Society is organized around the sexual exploitation of the vulnerable.
Society is organized around the sexual exploitation of the vulnerable.
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How can we strengthen inclusive care for LGBT+ patients? Our Pride in Surgery Forum explores what the National LGBT+ Health Report means for surgical and perioperative teams and shares practical steps to support confident, informed care.
Join us online, 26 February, 6pm: https://ow.ly/bmyJ50Y4aJX
Join us online, 26 February, 6pm: https://ow.ly/bmyJ50Y4aJX
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 AM
How can we strengthen inclusive care for LGBT+ patients? Our Pride in Surgery Forum explores what the National LGBT+ Health Report means for surgical and perioperative teams and shares practical steps to support confident, informed care.
Join us online, 26 February, 6pm: https://ow.ly/bmyJ50Y4aJX
Join us online, 26 February, 6pm: https://ow.ly/bmyJ50Y4aJX
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"A ceasefire in name only. Another dark day with 30 people reportedly killed only today.
Enough. People in Gaza deserve a genuine ceasefire - a much overdue ceasefire."
- UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
Enough. People in Gaza deserve a genuine ceasefire - a much overdue ceasefire."
- UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
January 31, 2026 at 5:56 PM
"A ceasefire in name only. Another dark day with 30 people reportedly killed only today.
Enough. People in Gaza deserve a genuine ceasefire - a much overdue ceasefire."
- UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
Enough. People in Gaza deserve a genuine ceasefire - a much overdue ceasefire."
- UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
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Nigel Farage, has proposed a mass deportation plan called "Operation Restoring Justice," which includes creating a "UK Deportation Command" modelled on the U.S. ICE.
Don't vote Reform unless you want innocent blood on UK streets like we see in the USA.
Don't vote Reform unless you want innocent blood on UK streets like we see in the USA.
January 24, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Nigel Farage, has proposed a mass deportation plan called "Operation Restoring Justice," which includes creating a "UK Deportation Command" modelled on the U.S. ICE.
Don't vote Reform unless you want innocent blood on UK streets like we see in the USA.
Don't vote Reform unless you want innocent blood on UK streets like we see in the USA.
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i hate living in the second act of CABARET. i miss living in the first act of CABARET
January 25, 2026 at 5:27 AM
i hate living in the second act of CABARET. i miss living in the first act of CABARET
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WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States
WHO regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO – a decision that makes both the United States and the world less safe.
Full statement: bit.ly/46dT0HF
WHO regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO – a decision that makes both the United States and the world less safe.
Full statement: bit.ly/46dT0HF
January 24, 2026 at 8:35 PM
WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States
WHO regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO – a decision that makes both the United States and the world less safe.
Full statement: bit.ly/46dT0HF
WHO regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO – a decision that makes both the United States and the world less safe.
Full statement: bit.ly/46dT0HF
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Forever this.
The maschismo + return to 'tradition' of ur-fascism (thank you, Eco en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur-Fasc...) often dresses itself up as 'protecting women' (which women?) - but this is not feminism
The maschismo + return to 'tradition' of ur-fascism (thank you, Eco en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur-Fasc...) often dresses itself up as 'protecting women' (which women?) - but this is not feminism
January 24, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Forever this.
The maschismo + return to 'tradition' of ur-fascism (thank you, Eco en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur-Fasc...) often dresses itself up as 'protecting women' (which women?) - but this is not feminism
The maschismo + return to 'tradition' of ur-fascism (thank you, Eco en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur-Fasc...) often dresses itself up as 'protecting women' (which women?) - but this is not feminism
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We have citizen patrols checking empty cars like this for children and animals that were left behind in the negative temps because that’s where we are at as a society.
January 24, 2026 at 3:23 AM
We have citizen patrols checking empty cars like this for children and animals that were left behind in the negative temps because that’s where we are at as a society.
Hey @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social this is your polite yearly reminder that transgender is not a gender.
If you would like to capture gender then ask for female/male/non-binary/gender fluid/other/etc.
If you would like to capture whether someone is cis or trans, that's a separate question.
If you would like to capture gender then ask for female/male/non-binary/gender fluid/other/etc.
If you would like to capture whether someone is cis or trans, that's a separate question.
January 23, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Hey @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social this is your polite yearly reminder that transgender is not a gender.
If you would like to capture gender then ask for female/male/non-binary/gender fluid/other/etc.
If you would like to capture whether someone is cis or trans, that's a separate question.
If you would like to capture gender then ask for female/male/non-binary/gender fluid/other/etc.
If you would like to capture whether someone is cis or trans, that's a separate question.
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This is official Reform Party policy. 👇🏻
‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:44 AM
This is official Reform Party policy. 👇🏻
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some history around this: in the US, a lot of standards around double blind trials changed in the 1990's because of the advocacy of queer and trans AIDS activists who thought double blind trials for life saving medications were unethical. It's sad to see medicine reverting to harmful practices.
this is just actually evil. an indictment on the entirety of the uk's medical ethics. i wish i could say on this website what these researchers deserve
January 21, 2026 at 2:19 AM
some history around this: in the US, a lot of standards around double blind trials changed in the 1990's because of the advocacy of queer and trans AIDS activists who thought double blind trials for life saving medications were unethical. It's sad to see medicine reverting to harmful practices.
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Academics - we should be very worried about and acting to avoid this language becoming adopted by funders, universities, our institutions.
The ferocity with which the vile phrase “a biological male who identifies as a woman” is being embedded across multiple media in Britain is horrifying. It shows how quickly support for eliminationist attacks against trans and gender diverse people is being solidified
January 18, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Academics - we should be very worried about and acting to avoid this language becoming adopted by funders, universities, our institutions.
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This cannot be emphasised enough: the phrase is itself eliminationist as it sets up being trans as pretense/deception and is calculated to pruriently evoke body parts & elicit disgust.
The ferocity with which the vile phrase “a biological male who identifies as a woman” is being embedded across multiple media in Britain is horrifying. It shows how quickly support for eliminationist attacks against trans and gender diverse people is being solidified
January 18, 2026 at 12:27 PM
This cannot be emphasised enough: the phrase is itself eliminationist as it sets up being trans as pretense/deception and is calculated to pruriently evoke body parts & elicit disgust.
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“This conclusively demonstrates that this widely publicised concern as part of the culture war against trans people is not supported by documented evidence from service providers," @translucent.org.uk
January 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM
“This conclusively demonstrates that this widely publicised concern as part of the culture war against trans people is not supported by documented evidence from service providers," @translucent.org.uk
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These nurses were given privacy in the form of another place to change. They said "Changing in this room has made us feel humiliated, embarrassed, isolated, ostracised, degraded and dehumanised".
They don't want privacy. They want to make their trans colleague feel that way.
They don't want privacy. They want to make their trans colleague feel that way.
November 2, 2024 at 9:37 AM
These nurses were given privacy in the form of another place to change. They said "Changing in this room has made us feel humiliated, embarrassed, isolated, ostracised, degraded and dehumanised".
They don't want privacy. They want to make their trans colleague feel that way.
They don't want privacy. They want to make their trans colleague feel that way.
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Yeah they fear passing trans people but simultaneously don’t believe we exist and the potential for passing is not what they fear its transness alltogether. They dont fear a trans kid passing one day its them transitioning full stop and defying the laid out reproductive role they had
January 15, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Yeah they fear passing trans people but simultaneously don’t believe we exist and the potential for passing is not what they fear its transness alltogether. They dont fear a trans kid passing one day its them transitioning full stop and defying the laid out reproductive role they had
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Wes Streeting emphasising the NHS has adopted a 'holistic' model of care for trans kids.
Please read this first peer reviewed article on what that looks like in practice:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Please read this first peer reviewed article on what that looks like in practice:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 14, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Wes Streeting emphasising the NHS has adopted a 'holistic' model of care for trans kids.
Please read this first peer reviewed article on what that looks like in practice:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Please read this first peer reviewed article on what that looks like in practice:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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A sobering thought: were Nigel Farage to become Prime Minister then the terrifying scenes from Minneapolis would become terrifying scenes here.
January 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM
A sobering thought: were Nigel Farage to become Prime Minister then the terrifying scenes from Minneapolis would become terrifying scenes here.
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New Study finds a significant reduction in suicidality after trans people receive gender-affirming hormone therapy.
“Hormone therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time…”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“Hormone therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time…”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 9, 2026 at 5:24 AM
New Study finds a significant reduction in suicidality after trans people receive gender-affirming hormone therapy.
“Hormone therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time…”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“Hormone therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time…”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I know I held on too long, but I'm finally deactivating my Twitter account. I haven't used it for ages, but hadn't bothered to actually kill it off until now.
When I made it in 2008 I was a different person to the one I am now, but I know even that Alex wouldn't have put up with this 💩
When I made it in 2008 I was a different person to the one I am now, but I know even that Alex wouldn't have put up with this 💩
January 8, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I know I held on too long, but I'm finally deactivating my Twitter account. I haven't used it for ages, but hadn't bothered to actually kill it off until now.
When I made it in 2008 I was a different person to the one I am now, but I know even that Alex wouldn't have put up with this 💩
When I made it in 2008 I was a different person to the one I am now, but I know even that Alex wouldn't have put up with this 💩
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"Instead of acknowledging migrants as the survivors of climate collapse – fuelled by the global north, which is responsible for 92% of excess global emissions – these political parties emphasise 'overpopulation' and 'opportunism' in the global south."
Afua Hirsch: Politicians looking to blame others for migration should look at themselves | Good Law Project
The west has spread environmental and economic damage around the world. Now the people fuelling the politics of hate are making money from the apparatus of hatred, says Afua Hirsch.
goodlaw.social
January 8, 2026 at 2:49 PM
"Instead of acknowledging migrants as the survivors of climate collapse – fuelled by the global north, which is responsible for 92% of excess global emissions – these political parties emphasise 'overpopulation' and 'opportunism' in the global south."
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“These are young people living in abject misery and severe distress, unable to lead normal lives and socialise with their peers at a crucial time as they are developing into adults…”
Denying healthcare to young trans people is abuse. Trans folk deserve so much better from our politicians and media.
Denying healthcare to young trans people is abuse. Trans folk deserve so much better from our politicians and media.
Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns
Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and severe distress’
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“These are young people living in abject misery and severe distress, unable to lead normal lives and socialise with their peers at a crucial time as they are developing into adults…”
Denying healthcare to young trans people is abuse. Trans folk deserve so much better from our politicians and media.
Denying healthcare to young trans people is abuse. Trans folk deserve so much better from our politicians and media.
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Rivkah Brown succinctly breaks down the media's wide misrepresentation of the facts reported on the Peggie v NHS Fife and Upton case and the Kelly v Leonardo tribunal.
novaramedia.com/2025/12/16/a...
novaramedia.com/2025/12/16/a...
Anti-Trans Groups Want a Bathroom Ban. Judges Aren’t Giving Them One | Novara Media
Gender-critical campaigners had hoped that this year’s Supreme Court ruling would tee up US-style bathroom bills across the UK, throwing hundreds of thousands of pounds at lawsuits to exclude trans wo...
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December 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Rivkah Brown succinctly breaks down the media's wide misrepresentation of the facts reported on the Peggie v NHS Fife and Upton case and the Kelly v Leonardo tribunal.
novaramedia.com/2025/12/16/a...
novaramedia.com/2025/12/16/a...