Amanda B
@belowzero4.bsky.social
Tea drinker, cat lover, tech specialist, disassembler of things, occasionally puts stuff back together again.
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In the entire history of formalised sex verification in women's sport from the 50s to the present day, do you know how many instances of men disguising themselves in order to sneak into women's sport they've found? Zero.
February 10, 2026 at 12:22 PM
In the entire history of formalised sex verification in women's sport from the 50s to the present day, do you know how many instances of men disguising themselves in order to sneak into women's sport they've found? Zero.
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The real Tavistock Clinic scandal: 1,000 court cases that never materialised | A FoI request for the data behind the media hysteria over the Tavistock Clinic presents quite a different picture | Marie Shrewsbury
The real Tavistock Clinic scandal: 1,000 court cases that never materialised
A FoI request for the data behind the media hysteria over the Tavistock Clinic presents quite a different picture
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 7:05 AM
The real Tavistock Clinic scandal: 1,000 court cases that never materialised | A FoI request for the data behind the media hysteria over the Tavistock Clinic presents quite a different picture | Marie Shrewsbury
Gender-affirming care substantially reduces the need for mental health services, and mental health-related prescriptions. Because being denied healthcare is, unsurprisingly, pretty stressful.
Gender-affirming care saves lives.
Gender-affirming care saves lives.
New study in Lancet eClinical Medicine (N=20,358) found that mental healthcare utilization initially increases (consistent with assessment requirements under guidelines), then drops substantially, following gender-affirming medical care. #transgender #mentalhealth #medicine
February 10, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Gender-affirming care substantially reduces the need for mental health services, and mental health-related prescriptions. Because being denied healthcare is, unsurprisingly, pretty stressful.
Gender-affirming care saves lives.
Gender-affirming care saves lives.
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God Farage is a bore. He voted against improving workers’ rights. He doesn’t want us to have control over our lives. He demands that we live within the stifling confines of his stale old prejudices and resentments.
Fewer rights. Less protection. More exploitation.
That’s his plan for the rest of us.
Fewer rights. Less protection. More exploitation.
That’s his plan for the rest of us.
BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
February 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
God Farage is a bore. He voted against improving workers’ rights. He doesn’t want us to have control over our lives. He demands that we live within the stifling confines of his stale old prejudices and resentments.
Fewer rights. Less protection. More exploitation.
That’s his plan for the rest of us.
Fewer rights. Less protection. More exploitation.
That’s his plan for the rest of us.
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In an alarming development, it appears the UK Government covered up a massive spike in trans youth suicides after restrictions.
Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
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Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Trans Youth Suicides Skyrocketed In UK After Care Drawdown; Government Covers It Up
A Freedom of Information request to the National Child Mortality Database reveals that 22 trans children under 18 died by suicide in England in 2021-22 alone.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
In an alarming development, it appears the UK Government covered up a massive spike in trans youth suicides after restrictions.
Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Travel advisory remains in effect
Listen to your American friends
Who live here everyday
If you value your life or freedom
Stay the fuck away
From the U.S. of A.
And if you're here already
It's not safe to stay
Listen to your American friends
Who live here everyday
If you value your life or freedom
Stay the fuck away
From the U.S. of A.
And if you're here already
It's not safe to stay
February 9, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Travel advisory remains in effect
Listen to your American friends
Who live here everyday
If you value your life or freedom
Stay the fuck away
From the U.S. of A.
And if you're here already
It's not safe to stay
Listen to your American friends
Who live here everyday
If you value your life or freedom
Stay the fuck away
From the U.S. of A.
And if you're here already
It's not safe to stay
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Why is nobody asking if “severe” rain is over diagnosed when it is part of natural weather variation? Instead of flood warnings, people should be helped to find dignity through labour with a compassionate approach to getting those in a temporarily submerged lifestyle back into the workforce.
February 9, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Why is nobody asking if “severe” rain is over diagnosed when it is part of natural weather variation? Instead of flood warnings, people should be helped to find dignity through labour with a compassionate approach to getting those in a temporarily submerged lifestyle back into the workforce.
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Call out! 📣
Student journalists at City, University of London are researching patient & worker experiences in the UK ambulance service.
Their short survey (5-10 mins) aims to gather experiences of cis women & trans people, and can be filled in anonymously.
Do take part if you can!
See next post.
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Student journalists at City, University of London are researching patient & worker experiences in the UK ambulance service.
Their short survey (5-10 mins) aims to gather experiences of cis women & trans people, and can be filled in anonymously.
Do take part if you can!
See next post.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Call out! 📣
Student journalists at City, University of London are researching patient & worker experiences in the UK ambulance service.
Their short survey (5-10 mins) aims to gather experiences of cis women & trans people, and can be filled in anonymously.
Do take part if you can!
See next post.
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Student journalists at City, University of London are researching patient & worker experiences in the UK ambulance service.
Their short survey (5-10 mins) aims to gather experiences of cis women & trans people, and can be filled in anonymously.
Do take part if you can!
See next post.
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Well this is all kinds of wrong. 🤣
February 9, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Well this is all kinds of wrong. 🤣
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"Good Law Project can confirm that in 2021-2022 suicides of trans children in England surged to 22, a marked increase from 5 and 4 the previous two years. This spike follows the decision by NHS England to [limit] GAC for young trans people following Keira Bell’s case against the Tavistock."
February 7, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"Good Law Project can confirm that in 2021-2022 suicides of trans children in England surged to 22, a marked increase from 5 and 4 the previous two years. This spike follows the decision by NHS England to [limit] GAC for young trans people following Keira Bell’s case against the Tavistock."
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TW Suicide trans children
Every year about 200 children die due to suicide in the UK
% of trans kids in population is 0.7%
Expected trans suicide rate = 1.4
In 2021 a devastating 22 children took their own lives. 15.7 times the expected rate!
In 2021 the UK ended de facto trans healthcare.
Every year about 200 children die due to suicide in the UK
% of trans kids in population is 0.7%
Expected trans suicide rate = 1.4
In 2021 a devastating 22 children took their own lives. 15.7 times the expected rate!
In 2021 the UK ended de facto trans healthcare.
The number of trans youth suicides in the UK quadrupled in 2021 following significant restrictions in access to care. The NHS tried to cover this up with a fake report that tried to hide the truth.
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlawproject.org
February 7, 2026 at 2:48 PM
TW Suicide trans children
Every year about 200 children die due to suicide in the UK
% of trans kids in population is 0.7%
Expected trans suicide rate = 1.4
In 2021 a devastating 22 children took their own lives. 15.7 times the expected rate!
In 2021 the UK ended de facto trans healthcare.
Every year about 200 children die due to suicide in the UK
% of trans kids in population is 0.7%
Expected trans suicide rate = 1.4
In 2021 a devastating 22 children took their own lives. 15.7 times the expected rate!
In 2021 the UK ended de facto trans healthcare.
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This is a must-read: Appeasing Sex Matters was never about “clarity”. It was about power. What followed the Supreme Court ruling wasn’t calm or resolution, but escalating demands, wider exclusions, and institutions choosing fear over inclusion.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/what...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/what...
What would it take to appease campaigners Sex Matters?
In April 2025, Sex Matters – the UK’s most prominent gender-critical campaign group – declared a win, but the fight seems far from over
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 2:22 PM
This is a must-read: Appeasing Sex Matters was never about “clarity”. It was about power. What followed the Supreme Court ruling wasn’t calm or resolution, but escalating demands, wider exclusions, and institutions choosing fear over inclusion.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/what...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/what...
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✏️ NEW 📏
A school faces a threat of legal action over policies that protect all children – so we’re fighting back.
https://goodlaw.social/a8mo
A school faces a threat of legal action over policies that protect all children – so we’re fighting back.
https://goodlaw.social/a8mo
Defend trans kids in school | Good Law Project
goodlaw.social
February 2, 2026 at 4:57 PM
✏️ NEW 📏
A school faces a threat of legal action over policies that protect all children – so we’re fighting back.
https://goodlaw.social/a8mo
A school faces a threat of legal action over policies that protect all children – so we’re fighting back.
https://goodlaw.social/a8mo
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We want to ask anyone who comes across this study to avoid and not to participate in it.
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From the traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns2 community on Reddit: PSA: Ayagdos study
Explore this post and more from the traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns2 community
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January 30, 2026 at 9:49 AM
We want to ask anyone who comes across this study to avoid and not to participate in it.
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What happens when a company whose tools track and deport migrants abroad is entrusted with our most sensitive public health data at home?
✊ Sign our petition calling for a full Parliament debate on Palantir’s use in UK services: www.change.org/p/hold-a-par...
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Hold a Parliamentary Debate on Palantir’s Role in UK Defence, Security & Public Services
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January 27, 2026 at 2:58 PM
What happens when a company whose tools track and deport migrants abroad is entrusted with our most sensitive public health data at home?
✊ Sign our petition calling for a full Parliament debate on Palantir’s use in UK services: www.change.org/p/hold-a-par...
✊ Sign our petition calling for a full Parliament debate on Palantir’s use in UK services: www.change.org/p/hold-a-par...
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Kansas just passed a monstrous bill enabling criminal penalties and vigilante lawsuits for trans people using the bathroom according to their gender identity and requires them to surrender their current drivers licenses and birth certificates if it does not match their sex assigned at birth.
January 28, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Kansas just passed a monstrous bill enabling criminal penalties and vigilante lawsuits for trans people using the bathroom according to their gender identity and requires them to surrender their current drivers licenses and birth certificates if it does not match their sex assigned at birth.
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The BMA published a study with these findings over a decade ago and the British government hushed that up QUICK FAST.
Abortion is lots safer than pregnancy. The earlier the better.
People who can get pregnant deserve to know this.
Abortion is lots safer than pregnancy. The earlier the better.
People who can get pregnant deserve to know this.
"Our new analysis shows that it is far more dangerous to be pregnant than to have an abortion, and this gap in mortality risk is even larger than previously recognized.” - lead study author Maria Steenland.
In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.
In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.
Risk of maternal death during pregnancy greatly underestimated, study finds
A new study comparing deaths of pregnant people and of those who have an abortion show that risk of death due to pregnancy is three times higher than previously estimated.
www.brown.edu
January 29, 2026 at 3:06 AM
The BMA published a study with these findings over a decade ago and the British government hushed that up QUICK FAST.
Abortion is lots safer than pregnancy. The earlier the better.
People who can get pregnant deserve to know this.
Abortion is lots safer than pregnancy. The earlier the better.
People who can get pregnant deserve to know this.
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This should stop every one of us in our tracks.
Stonewall research found that nearly half of young trans people have attempted suicide. Imagine if those were your children, your students, your friends. Wouldn’t you want them to live in a society where they were safe, supported and free to thrive?
Stonewall research found that nearly half of young trans people have attempted suicide. Imagine if those were your children, your students, your friends. Wouldn’t you want them to live in a society where they were safe, supported and free to thrive?
January 27, 2026 at 3:01 PM
This should stop every one of us in our tracks.
Stonewall research found that nearly half of young trans people have attempted suicide. Imagine if those were your children, your students, your friends. Wouldn’t you want them to live in a society where they were safe, supported and free to thrive?
Stonewall research found that nearly half of young trans people have attempted suicide. Imagine if those were your children, your students, your friends. Wouldn’t you want them to live in a society where they were safe, supported and free to thrive?
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The ONS are consulting on the topics that should be included in the 2031 Census. We have produced guidance with @transactualuk.bsky.social to help people and organisations respond to the questions.
Please, if you can, respond to this consultation and share this post
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please, if you can, respond to this consultation and share this post
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Census topic consultation response guide for trans community and advocacy groups
Census topic consultation Response guidance for the trans community and advocacy groups Background The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is consulting on what topics should be included in the UK’s ...
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January 27, 2026 at 11:38 AM
The ONS are consulting on the topics that should be included in the 2031 Census. We have produced guidance with @transactualuk.bsky.social to help people and organisations respond to the questions.
Please, if you can, respond to this consultation and share this post
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please, if you can, respond to this consultation and share this post
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Thinking about the time, in an ill-advised conversation with an internet edgelord, I was asked "What's so bad about being proud of your nation?"
That conversation stuck with me for a while, but I think I finally have an answer with which I'm satisfied. So obviously it's a mile long thread
🧵
That conversation stuck with me for a while, but I think I finally have an answer with which I'm satisfied. So obviously it's a mile long thread
🧵
January 27, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Thinking about the time, in an ill-advised conversation with an internet edgelord, I was asked "What's so bad about being proud of your nation?"
That conversation stuck with me for a while, but I think I finally have an answer with which I'm satisfied. So obviously it's a mile long thread
🧵
That conversation stuck with me for a while, but I think I finally have an answer with which I'm satisfied. So obviously it's a mile long thread
🧵
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This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
Holy hell, this is Reform party policy on immigration.
- Concentration camps ("Secure Immigration Removal Centres")
- UK "ICE" ("UK Deportation Command")
- Removal of ECHR and HRA protections
- Large scale linking of public records and data sharing across public bodies
- Mandatory biometric capture
- Concentration camps ("Secure Immigration Removal Centres")
- UK "ICE" ("UK Deportation Command")
- Removal of ECHR and HRA protections
- Large scale linking of public records and data sharing across public bodies
- Mandatory biometric capture
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
January 28, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Holy hell, this is Reform party policy on immigration.
- Concentration camps ("Secure Immigration Removal Centres")
- UK "ICE" ("UK Deportation Command")
- Removal of ECHR and HRA protections
- Large scale linking of public records and data sharing across public bodies
- Mandatory biometric capture
- Concentration camps ("Secure Immigration Removal Centres")
- UK "ICE" ("UK Deportation Command")
- Removal of ECHR and HRA protections
- Large scale linking of public records and data sharing across public bodies
- Mandatory biometric capture
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An expert academic says that trans' children's rights are not being respected in Scotland, and that the government must confront the "eliminationist" campaign against them.
Exclusive for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2579218...
Exclusive for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2579218...
Expert says trans children's rights are not being respected
Following the publication of new research, Dr Ruth Pearce says that the government and public bodies must 'genuinely consult' with trans young…
www.heraldscotland.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:50 AM
An expert academic says that trans' children's rights are not being respected in Scotland, and that the government must confront the "eliminationist" campaign against them.
Exclusive for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2579218...
Exclusive for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2579218...
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Organisations that have signed our “Biological Sex” and Its Variants are Transphobic Slurs open letter.
Any organisation that would like to sign the letter in support, please get in touch with us via DM or our website.
tacc.org.uk/biological-s...
Individuals can also sign via the link above.
Any organisation that would like to sign the letter in support, please get in touch with us via DM or our website.
tacc.org.uk/biological-s...
Individuals can also sign via the link above.
January 23, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Organisations that have signed our “Biological Sex” and Its Variants are Transphobic Slurs open letter.
Any organisation that would like to sign the letter in support, please get in touch with us via DM or our website.
tacc.org.uk/biological-s...
Individuals can also sign via the link above.
Any organisation that would like to sign the letter in support, please get in touch with us via DM or our website.
tacc.org.uk/biological-s...
Individuals can also sign via the link above.
Excellent poem. Manages to communicate the mood perfectly.
Me and me cousin, one Arthur McBride,
One morning went walking along Lake Street's side
Now mark well what followed in that wintertide
As the cold Friday morning was dawning
One morning went walking along Lake Street's side
Now mark well what followed in that wintertide
As the cold Friday morning was dawning
January 23, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Excellent poem. Manages to communicate the mood perfectly.