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@zackpolanski.bsky.social would you speak out about him being on the board of the transphobic hate group Sex Matters immediately before his appointment?
SM have the ear of Labour and linking those bastards to Epstein could do more for trans rights than anything else right now
SM have the ear of Labour and linking those bastards to Epstein could do more for trans rights than anything else right now
February 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social would you speak out about him being on the board of the transphobic hate group Sex Matters immediately before his appointment?
SM have the ear of Labour and linking those bastards to Epstein could do more for trans rights than anything else right now
SM have the ear of Labour and linking those bastards to Epstein could do more for trans rights than anything else right now
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Since the #Olympics are on, let's repost a classic thread here: a brief history of the practice of "sex verification" in sport.
Content warning: This thread will mention anti-intersex discrimination, FGM practices and body shaming.
Content warning: This thread will mention anti-intersex discrimination, FGM practices and body shaming.
February 10, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Since the #Olympics are on, let's repost a classic thread here: a brief history of the practice of "sex verification" in sport.
Content warning: This thread will mention anti-intersex discrimination, FGM practices and body shaming.
Content warning: This thread will mention anti-intersex discrimination, FGM practices and body shaming.
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My complaint to the Biological Broadcasting Corporation
January 30, 2026 at 6:34 PM
My complaint to the Biological Broadcasting Corporation
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i feel like i’m having a stroke
January 31, 2026 at 5:31 AM
i feel like i’m having a stroke
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Calling transphobia a 'gateway drug' to the far right undersells it. It's pure accelerant. Grimly fascinating to guess what crankery becomes any famous transphobe's secondary obsession, cos they all have one: 15 minute cities are fascism! Grok noncing is cool! ICE are good! We should kill all dogs!
January 27, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Calling transphobia a 'gateway drug' to the far right undersells it. It's pure accelerant. Grimly fascinating to guess what crankery becomes any famous transphobe's secondary obsession, cos they all have one: 15 minute cities are fascism! Grok noncing is cool! ICE are good! We should kill all dogs!
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Worked hard to get this into Guardian Oz & big props to @fiercemum.bsky.social for setting it up & Melissa Davey for publishing it. She will doubtless get loads of hassle from transphobes for it, but it needs to be out there.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
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 6:10 AM
Worked hard to get this into Guardian Oz & big props to @fiercemum.bsky.social for setting it up & Melissa Davey for publishing it. She will doubtless get loads of hassle from transphobes for it, but it needs to be out there.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
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I keep thinking of Beth Upton today, who won against an absolutely foul, racist bigot, and should be having the best day, but is still being monstered by our entire media, for the crime of merely existing as her authentic self and doing a job in the NHS that helps people, all day every day.
#C4News went above & beyond, reporting:
"a nurse has won a harassment claim against Dr Beth Upton."
No she didn't. NHS FIFE harassed her, not Upton.
This is almost defamatory, & they mentioned none of the dismissed parts or the implications for trans women in SS spaces. I complained to Ofcom.
"a nurse has won a harassment claim against Dr Beth Upton."
No she didn't. NHS FIFE harassed her, not Upton.
This is almost defamatory, & they mentioned none of the dismissed parts or the implications for trans women in SS spaces. I complained to Ofcom.
December 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I keep thinking of Beth Upton today, who won against an absolutely foul, racist bigot, and should be having the best day, but is still being monstered by our entire media, for the crime of merely existing as her authentic self and doing a job in the NHS that helps people, all day every day.
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Perhaps this explains why I break out in a rash if I use biological washing powder.
Easy trans diagnosis just dropped.
Easy trans diagnosis just dropped.
Kishwer Falkner in The Times talking about the rights of "biological people". As compared to trans people, who are, of course, non-biological.
December 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Perhaps this explains why I break out in a rash if I use biological washing powder.
Easy trans diagnosis just dropped.
Easy trans diagnosis just dropped.
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Contact us if you have been affected by the policy changes of Girl Guiding or the Women's Institute. This could be as an individual, or because you lead a local Brownie group who don't want this policy change. We want to help protect trans inclusion.
goodlawproject.org/about/contact/
goodlawproject.org/about/contact/
December 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Contact us if you have been affected by the policy changes of Girl Guiding or the Women's Institute. This could be as an individual, or because you lead a local Brownie group who don't want this policy change. We want to help protect trans inclusion.
goodlawproject.org/about/contact/
goodlawproject.org/about/contact/
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A Labour government passed the Equality Act. A Labour government was in power when the Supreme Court interpreted it to not mean what ministers at the time were clear it was intended to mean. The Labour government response should have been to legislate to fix it. Not doing so was a cowardly betrayal.
December 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A Labour government passed the Equality Act. A Labour government was in power when the Supreme Court interpreted it to not mean what ministers at the time were clear it was intended to mean. The Labour government response should have been to legislate to fix it. Not doing so was a cowardly betrayal.
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Can’t think why a trans person wouldn’t come forward to the British Transport Police and report that they’d been assaulted.
Total mystery. 🤔
Total mystery. 🤔
November 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Can’t think why a trans person wouldn’t come forward to the British Transport Police and report that they’d been assaulted.
Total mystery. 🤔
Total mystery. 🤔
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. @zackpolanski.bsky.social please meet with the parents of the WellBN patients.
NHS Sussex is forcing dehumanising and abusive conversion practices on them.
NHS Sussex is forcing dehumanising and abusive conversion practices on them.
November 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
. @zackpolanski.bsky.social please meet with the parents of the WellBN patients.
NHS Sussex is forcing dehumanising and abusive conversion practices on them.
NHS Sussex is forcing dehumanising and abusive conversion practices on them.
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Our allies at the @goodlawproject.bsky.social have a way for people to tell the BBC to stop attacking trans people.
As Trans Greens we thought it'd be nice to signal boost!
action.goodlawproject.org/tell-the-BBC...
As Trans Greens we thought it'd be nice to signal boost!
action.goodlawproject.org/tell-the-BBC...
Tell the BBC to stop attacking trans people
The BBC is in shock after rightwing groups have claimed the broadcaster is against Donald Trump and “pro-trans”. But the reality is very different. A recent YouGov survey found that 70% of trans peopl...
action.goodlawproject.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Our allies at the @goodlawproject.bsky.social have a way for people to tell the BBC to stop attacking trans people.
As Trans Greens we thought it'd be nice to signal boost!
action.goodlawproject.org/tell-the-BBC...
As Trans Greens we thought it'd be nice to signal boost!
action.goodlawproject.org/tell-the-BBC...
Just drove 5 hours home in a yellow weather warning but now can say ya girl is a fully qualified locksmith 🔑✨ 🥳🔒
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Just drove 5 hours home in a yellow weather warning but now can say ya girl is a fully qualified locksmith 🔑✨ 🥳🔒
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Thinking about Brianna Ghey while reading this article on screen time and bullying. Labour are using her name to push for a crackdown on phone use among teens.
But this research indicates increased screen time does *not* correlate with increased bullying for trans kids - unlike their cis peers.
But this research indicates increased screen time does *not* correlate with increased bullying for trans kids - unlike their cis peers.
Developmental Effects of Screen Time on Gender Diverse Student’s Experiences of Bullying Victimization
We used a large state-wide sample of adolescent students in 8th, 10th, and 12th grades (N = 58,689) to examine the predictive value of screen time on bullying victimization, as well as its interact...
www.tandfonline.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Thinking about Brianna Ghey while reading this article on screen time and bullying. Labour are using her name to push for a crackdown on phone use among teens.
But this research indicates increased screen time does *not* correlate with increased bullying for trans kids - unlike their cis peers.
But this research indicates increased screen time does *not* correlate with increased bullying for trans kids - unlike their cis peers.
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Confirmed: the Government has announced it will not introduce a Text and Data Mining (TDM) exemption into Australian copyright law. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
November 14, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Confirmed: the Government has announced it will not introduce a Text and Data Mining (TDM) exemption into Australian copyright law. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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He has in fact just highlighted one of the reasons why the Supreme Court is wrong, has legislated from the bench, or both. 🙁
26/ He says, at the time, the GRA was an anticipated legislative regime, and EWCA suggested it might provide an answer to the question of when a change in sex occurs.
He says we now know, according to SC, that the GRA does not change sex under the Equality Act either, so: “Croft is a distraction”.
He says we now know, according to SC, that the GRA does not change sex under the Equality Act either, so: “Croft is a distraction”.
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
He has in fact just highlighted one of the reasons why the Supreme Court is wrong, has legislated from the bench, or both. 🙁
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This is how transphobia's right wing fuckery blew open basic respect in the UK, there is absolutely no reason to expect now that being "women critical" is not also a protected belief, if you truly do not believe that women should just be reproductive slaves for cis men.
This will be used to abuse.
This will be used to abuse.
November 9, 2025 at 6:50 AM
This is how transphobia's right wing fuckery blew open basic respect in the UK, there is absolutely no reason to expect now that being "women critical" is not also a protected belief, if you truly do not believe that women should just be reproductive slaves for cis men.
This will be used to abuse.
This will be used to abuse.
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Check this setting—it changed without your consent! I used to get warnings when a user was labeled “rude” but that was turned off by default.
Change it!!
Change it!!
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Check this setting—it changed without your consent! I used to get warnings when a user was labeled “rude” but that was turned off by default.
Change it!!
Change it!!
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YouGov polling reveals that over a quarter of trans people are likely to leave the UK.
Maybe this is Labour's plan? goodlaw.social/prwv
Maybe this is Labour's plan? goodlaw.social/prwv
Over a quarter of trans people likely to leave the UK
YouGov poll reveals a large proportion of UK trans people are looking to emigrate within the next 10 years, with almost 40% of younger people considering a move abroad.
goodlaw.social
November 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
YouGov polling reveals that over a quarter of trans people are likely to leave the UK.
Maybe this is Labour's plan? goodlaw.social/prwv
Maybe this is Labour's plan? goodlaw.social/prwv
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BREAKING: BASH BACK TARGET EHRC HEADQUARTERS
October 31, 2025 at 8:43 AM
BREAKING: BASH BACK TARGET EHRC HEADQUARTERS
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from Rami himself. I’ve been boosting this family for months, and they still need our help recovering from the horrors of this genocide.
October 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
from Rami himself. I’ve been boosting this family for months, and they still need our help recovering from the horrors of this genocide.
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Esther Ghey: "It was just that constant pressure of social media and wanting to get those likes. One of the hardest things was learning about what Brianna was accessing online that was encouraging her to self-harm and develop an eating disorder.”
Did 'the pressure of social media' stab Brianna Ghey
Did 'the pressure of social media' stab Brianna Ghey
Most of us have pathologically useless parents who don't care to learn about protecting us properly, but this dogshit really takes the cake.
October 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Esther Ghey: "It was just that constant pressure of social media and wanting to get those likes. One of the hardest things was learning about what Brianna was accessing online that was encouraging her to self-harm and develop an eating disorder.”
Did 'the pressure of social media' stab Brianna Ghey
Did 'the pressure of social media' stab Brianna Ghey
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Starmer has just ended, by dictatorial fiat, a harm-reduction policy that protected minority groups dating back to the murder of Stephen Lawrence, because he hates trans people.
1993: Stephen Lawrence is murdered by racists.
1999: The MacPherson Inquiry recommends recording of non-crime hate incidents.
2005: After the Discrimination Law Review, non-crime hate incidents begin being recorded by UK police.
2025: Mainstream transphobia ends a harm reduction policy that worked.
1999: The MacPherson Inquiry recommends recording of non-crime hate incidents.
2005: After the Discrimination Law Review, non-crime hate incidents begin being recorded by UK police.
2025: Mainstream transphobia ends a harm reduction policy that worked.
Met Police says it will no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents
The move comes as an investigation into Father Ted creator Graham Linehan is dropped, after his arrest over a post on X.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Starmer has just ended, by dictatorial fiat, a harm-reduction policy that protected minority groups dating back to the murder of Stephen Lawrence, because he hates trans people.