Helen Lawson she/they
@helenlawson2007.bsky.social
Transitioned 17 years ago now & like all I only regret not doing it sooner. 57 but still under guarantee. Asexual & Lesbian.
Lots of hobbies but don't spend not enough time on any of them. Miss not having a garden.
Atheist & Tea drinker
Lots of hobbies but don't spend not enough time on any of them. Miss not having a garden.
Atheist & Tea drinker
Pinned
We exist in some of the poorest, most brutal parts of the world but are told it is just a western fad that will die out.
We have been here to see many civilisations & Religions rise & fall... we will continue to do so as we are a part of what it is to be human, they are just footnotes.
We have been here to see many civilisations & Religions rise & fall... we will continue to do so as we are a part of what it is to be human, they are just footnotes.
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This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Even the "Centrist" "think-tank" the Institute for Government thinks Wes Streeting's approach to NHS reform is incoherent and chaotic.
Trans people could have told you that for free....
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Trans people could have told you that for free....
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archive.is/tapsc
November 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Even the "Centrist" "think-tank" the Institute for Government thinks Wes Streeting's approach to NHS reform is incoherent and chaotic.
Trans people could have told you that for free....
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archive.is/tapsc
Trans people could have told you that for free....
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archive.is/tapsc
Now I understand Thai GL shows are not to everyone's taste but Clairebell is now running and it flippin brilliant. The back story to the making of it alone is worth a watch, the cinematography is also excellent. They built a prison just to film this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JA-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JA-...
CLAIREBELL คลั่ง | รัก | นักโทษ EP.1 [1/4] [ENG SUB]
YouTube video by Mine Media Production
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Now I understand Thai GL shows are not to everyone's taste but Clairebell is now running and it flippin brilliant. The back story to the making of it alone is worth a watch, the cinematography is also excellent. They built a prison just to film this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JA-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JA-...
For the first time in many a year I used the men's toilets.🙄
Actually the pub had a communal room with 4 identical cubicles only 2 marked male & 2 female. 1 disabled.
I was desperate so jumped the que by going in the male one. This is something women have always done & laws won't stop.
Nobody cared.
Actually the pub had a communal room with 4 identical cubicles only 2 marked male & 2 female. 1 disabled.
I was desperate so jumped the que by going in the male one. This is something women have always done & laws won't stop.
Nobody cared.
November 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
For the first time in many a year I used the men's toilets.🙄
Actually the pub had a communal room with 4 identical cubicles only 2 marked male & 2 female. 1 disabled.
I was desperate so jumped the que by going in the male one. This is something women have always done & laws won't stop.
Nobody cared.
Actually the pub had a communal room with 4 identical cubicles only 2 marked male & 2 female. 1 disabled.
I was desperate so jumped the que by going in the male one. This is something women have always done & laws won't stop.
Nobody cared.
Fear & hate, often created by the major news outlets are the main driver behind a history of bad decisions. If you push the two long enough people will leave logic behind & will carry multiple contradictory positions to fight the evil they have been groomed to fight.
Great conversation with @natashadevon.bsky.social - How the Education system became a mental health crisis.
Full YouTube Premiere at 7pm.
youtu.be/308kvoBM3xw?...
Full YouTube Premiere at 7pm.
youtu.be/308kvoBM3xw?...
November 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Fear & hate, often created by the major news outlets are the main driver behind a history of bad decisions. If you push the two long enough people will leave logic behind & will carry multiple contradictory positions to fight the evil they have been groomed to fight.
Consult with Tina Rashid tomorrow about solutions to my bleeding. Trying to not get my hopes up to much as I've had them dashed for over a year now looking for solutions.
She is though my best hope right now so going to go in positive with lots of questions. x
She is though my best hope right now so going to go in positive with lots of questions. x
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Consult with Tina Rashid tomorrow about solutions to my bleeding. Trying to not get my hopes up to much as I've had them dashed for over a year now looking for solutions.
She is though my best hope right now so going to go in positive with lots of questions. x
She is though my best hope right now so going to go in positive with lots of questions. x
Not Just Bikes is out & it's subject is a man who did more to hold back cycling in America just because he wanted it to be his way & only his way.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRPd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRPd...
This is Why Cycling is Dangerous in America
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Not Just Bikes is out & it's subject is a man who did more to hold back cycling in America just because he wanted it to be his way & only his way.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRPd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRPd...
Reposted by Helen Lawson she/they
This is important. Please sign and share.
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This is important. Please sign and share.
Reposted by Helen Lawson she/they
Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
There needs to be an international standard brought to bear on AI in terms of honesty & accuracy, it's the only way these tech bro oligarchs can be controlled. Maybe the Eu could start the ball rolling.
Musk's Grok was asked to verify if a tweet featuring a graphic image of the attack on the LNER train was real.
I'm not sharing the whole image but here is part of it and the text.
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I'm not sharing the whole image but here is part of it and the text.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
There needs to be an international standard brought to bear on AI in terms of honesty & accuracy, it's the only way these tech bro oligarchs can be controlled. Maybe the Eu could start the ball rolling.
Just finished a 1/16 Dragon kit of the Screaming Eagle soldier Normandy 1944 for a friend. I think I over did the highlights a bit but overall very happy. Give it to him tomorrow.
November 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Just finished a 1/16 Dragon kit of the Screaming Eagle soldier Normandy 1944 for a friend. I think I over did the highlights a bit but overall very happy. Give it to him tomorrow.
I'm not a member but if anyone following me is then go vote... please 🙏
Lots of interesting info in the replies also.
They want our land & a chance to rewrite history, this is their second go & they won't stop.😞
Lots of interesting info in the replies also.
They want our land & a chance to rewrite history, this is their second go & they won't stop.😞
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October 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I'm not a member but if anyone following me is then go vote... please 🙏
Lots of interesting info in the replies also.
They want our land & a chance to rewrite history, this is their second go & they won't stop.😞
Lots of interesting info in the replies also.
They want our land & a chance to rewrite history, this is their second go & they won't stop.😞
Reposted by Helen Lawson she/they
If justice can start to catch up with a prince, it can also bring down a “king”.
Prince Andrew to lose 'prince' title and move out of Royal Lodge
www.bbc.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
If justice can start to catch up with a prince, it can also bring down a “king”.
YouTube are changing their rules to demonetarise content creators who push AI slop. There's a commitment to enforce sexual content rules that could be used to attack the LGBTQ+ output. This won't of course stop phishing as they don't make their money from monetarisation.
quasa.io/media/youtub...
quasa.io/media/youtub...
YouTube Declares War on AI-Generated Spam: New Rules to Demonetize Low-Effort and Fully AI-Produced Content
YouTube’s updated guidelines explicitly target content deemed "mass-produced," "repetitious," or "inauthentic."
quasa.io
October 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
YouTube are changing their rules to demonetarise content creators who push AI slop. There's a commitment to enforce sexual content rules that could be used to attack the LGBTQ+ output. This won't of course stop phishing as they don't make their money from monetarisation.
quasa.io/media/youtub...
quasa.io/media/youtub...
Reposted by Helen Lawson she/they
It's not lost on me that the part of the White House we are destroying is the part that has to do with women's history in the White House.
NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.
(📸 Getty Images)
(📸 Getty Images)
October 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It's not lost on me that the part of the White House we are destroying is the part that has to do with women's history in the White House.
Reposted by Helen Lawson she/they
Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
October 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
Reposted by Helen Lawson she/they
For Mike Johnson, hiding the Epstein files is his #1 priority.
It shows that the backlash to #MeToo was never about male innocence.
It's about protecting the guilty, silencing victims, and valorizing abusers.
www.salon.com/2025/10/20/m...
It shows that the backlash to #MeToo was never about male innocence.
It's about protecting the guilty, silencing victims, and valorizing abusers.
www.salon.com/2025/10/20/m...
Mike Johnson exploits the shutdown to hide the Epstein files
The backlash to #MeToo was always about silencing victims
www.salon.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
For Mike Johnson, hiding the Epstein files is his #1 priority.
It shows that the backlash to #MeToo was never about male innocence.
It's about protecting the guilty, silencing victims, and valorizing abusers.
www.salon.com/2025/10/20/m...
It shows that the backlash to #MeToo was never about male innocence.
It's about protecting the guilty, silencing victims, and valorizing abusers.
www.salon.com/2025/10/20/m...
Laura is going to bring all her dirty tricks and still fail. Hopefully I can watch it before I go out Sunday.
October 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Laura is going to bring all her dirty tricks and still fail. Hopefully I can watch it before I go out Sunday.
Reposted by Helen Lawson she/they
Oh fucking hell... Erdogan being Erdogan again. Yet another one who likes European money and being in a defence alliance with Europe and like Orban doesn't want to give back.
Turkey is set to criminalize being openly trans along with same-sex couples who hold engagement or wedding ceremonies. This is the same trajectory the US is on.
www.attitude.co.uk/news/turkish...
www.attitude.co.uk/news/turkish...
Turkish government drafts anti-LGBTQ+ laws threatening prison for trans people and same-sex couples
Turkey's government has revealed the draft of its 11th Judicial Reform Package, including a updated laws affecting the LGBTQ+ community.
www.attitude.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Oh fucking hell... Erdogan being Erdogan again. Yet another one who likes European money and being in a defence alliance with Europe and like Orban doesn't want to give back.
Reposted by Helen Lawson she/they
Just posted about exactly this
transformdrugs.org/blog/drug-de...
transformdrugs.org/blog/drug-de...
Drug decriminalisation in Portugal: setting the record straight. | Transform
transformdrugs.org
October 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Just posted about exactly this
transformdrugs.org/blog/drug-de...
transformdrugs.org/blog/drug-de...
I hope this is just an idea as this would be suicidal on Maga levels of stupidity.
The NHS will collapse without extra funding to cover this for a staters.
The NHS will collapse without extra funding to cover this for a staters.
This is pathetic far right bullshit from Labour.
It's stupid economics too.
The London political class is in such a mess.
It's stupid economics too.
The London political class is in such a mess.
'thanks' to the algorithm, this is what I woke up to every morning... As a foreigner, this really gets me in a good mood (not) for the day.
October 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I hope this is just an idea as this would be suicidal on Maga levels of stupidity.
The NHS will collapse without extra funding to cover this for a staters.
The NHS will collapse without extra funding to cover this for a staters.
Reposted by Helen Lawson she/they
Read my two letters to the #UK:
1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly.
2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches
👇#HumanRights
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly.
2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches
👇#HumanRights
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
United Kingdom: Commissioner addresses human rights issues in policing of protests and the situation of trans people - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int
Strasbourg 14/10/2025
www.coe.int
October 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Read my two letters to the #UK:
1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly.
2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches
👇#HumanRights
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly.
2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches
👇#HumanRights
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
Yes! Latest episode is out of Not Just Bikes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXDP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXDP...
I'm so Sick of this Lazy Excuse ...
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
www.youtube.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Yes! Latest episode is out of Not Just Bikes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXDP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXDP...
Reposted by Helen Lawson she/they
Really important NYT investigation finds that the ADF has been working with Reform, 'courting the party since at least 2024' and that the British arm 'orchestrated Mr Farage’s appearance in Congress, reaching out to ask if he would like to give evidence on censorship'
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.
www.nytimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
If I see one more headline that the world's hunger for soya is destroying the rain forests, I'm going to scream!
Yes soya farmers are destroying the rain forests but it's 80% to provide feed for meat production. Made worse by Trump tariffs meaning almost no one is now getting their soya form there.
Yes soya farmers are destroying the rain forests but it's 80% to provide feed for meat production. Made worse by Trump tariffs meaning almost no one is now getting their soya form there.
October 13, 2025 at 9:49 AM
If I see one more headline that the world's hunger for soya is destroying the rain forests, I'm going to scream!
Yes soya farmers are destroying the rain forests but it's 80% to provide feed for meat production. Made worse by Trump tariffs meaning almost no one is now getting their soya form there.
Yes soya farmers are destroying the rain forests but it's 80% to provide feed for meat production. Made worse by Trump tariffs meaning almost no one is now getting their soya form there.