Helen
@helenm40.bsky.social
Cisgender trans inclusive feminist. I have no money. Please don't ask.
As if that's the reason why...
EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Labour has slumped to fourth in the first Holyrood poll since Anas Sarwar turned on Keir Starmer
February 20, 2026 at 5:03 PM
As if that's the reason why...
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I would love your help with my Parasolverse wiki! gailcarriger.fandom.com/wiki/The_Par...
February 20, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I would love your help with my Parasolverse wiki! gailcarriger.fandom.com/wiki/The_Par...
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'This [...] elicits a far broader response that is protective against not just the flu virus, not just the Covid virus, not just the common cold virus, but against virtually all viruses, and as many different bacteria as we've tested, and even allergens.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Single vaccine could protect against all coughs, colds and flus, researchers say
A Stanford University team have tested their nasal spray vaccine in animals but still need to do human clinical trials.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 20, 2026 at 11:35 AM
'This [...] elicits a far broader response that is protective against not just the flu virus, not just the Covid virus, not just the common cold virus, but against virtually all viruses, and as many different bacteria as we've tested, and even allergens.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Gay people were persecuted by the same actors as I was growing up in the U.K. in the 1960s. The persecution continued beyond the minor legislative tweak in 1967. I stand with trans people because I understand, at least to some extent, what they are going through.
February 20, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Gay people were persecuted by the same actors as I was growing up in the U.K. in the 1960s. The persecution continued beyond the minor legislative tweak in 1967. I stand with trans people because I understand, at least to some extent, what they are going through.
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I was beyond appalled by Bridget Phillipson's recent New Statesman profile. She is Women and Equalities Minister, she knows what is happening to trans people and yet chose for expediency to join with the press, the fascists and the billionaires in a naked attack on a profoundly minoritised group.
February 20, 2026 at 9:57 AM
I was beyond appalled by Bridget Phillipson's recent New Statesman profile. She is Women and Equalities Minister, she knows what is happening to trans people and yet chose for expediency to join with the press, the fascists and the billionaires in a naked attack on a profoundly minoritised group.
Think i'm just going to repost this whenever I need to see it.
To anyone that needs clarification, "your best" is what you can accomplish without damage to your physical, mental and emotional health, not what you can accomplish by destroying them
February 20, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Think i'm just going to repost this whenever I need to see it.
You see this with 'gender critical' types as well. I had one calmly explain that in her view, anyone who thought they were trans should be subject to mandatory conversion therapy.
I asked her why she had a problem with trans people.
She was *outraged* that I would suggest such a thing.
I asked her why she had a problem with trans people.
She was *outraged* that I would suggest such a thing.
I know I am approximately the 4343th person to say this but why are these people so whiny about flatly factual descriptions of their politics? Going on about how ancestry is what matters then having an attack of the vapours about people saying 'sounds like racism'.
Connor Tomlinson - who wants to ban all Jews, Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims, blacks and Asians from parliament and the civil service - is among those talking about Restore Britain as "we"
Restore says it won't vet for members/activists overt racism. Lowe says it will vet for "stomach" on mass deportations
Restore says it won't vet for members/activists overt racism. Lowe says it will vet for "stomach" on mass deportations
February 20, 2026 at 12:53 PM
You see this with 'gender critical' types as well. I had one calmly explain that in her view, anyone who thought they were trans should be subject to mandatory conversion therapy.
I asked her why she had a problem with trans people.
She was *outraged* that I would suggest such a thing.
I asked her why she had a problem with trans people.
She was *outraged* that I would suggest such a thing.
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It’s the Government’s duty to protect all communities - including trans people.
They’re failing to do that.
Trans people deserve safety and dignity.
www.attitude.co.uk/news/zack-po...
They’re failing to do that.
Trans people deserve safety and dignity.
www.attitude.co.uk/news/zack-po...
Zack Polanski on how Keir Starmer could have changed the April 2025 UK Supreme Court ruling to protect trans rights (EXCLUSIVE)
Zack Polanski revealed how Keir Starmer could have acted to protect trans rights after April 2025 UK Supreme Court ruling.
www.attitude.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 2:06 PM
It’s the Government’s duty to protect all communities - including trans people.
They’re failing to do that.
Trans people deserve safety and dignity.
www.attitude.co.uk/news/zack-po...
They’re failing to do that.
Trans people deserve safety and dignity.
www.attitude.co.uk/news/zack-po...
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We are mums. Daughters. Sisters. Survivors.
We understand what safety really means.
Our voices should never be used to justify exclusion or discrimination of trans people.
If you agree, sign our letter: notinourname.org.uk
We understand what safety really means.
Our voices should never be used to justify exclusion or discrimination of trans people.
If you agree, sign our letter: notinourname.org.uk
February 20, 2026 at 12:09 PM
We are mums. Daughters. Sisters. Survivors.
We understand what safety really means.
Our voices should never be used to justify exclusion or discrimination of trans people.
If you agree, sign our letter: notinourname.org.uk
We understand what safety really means.
Our voices should never be used to justify exclusion or discrimination of trans people.
If you agree, sign our letter: notinourname.org.uk
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@peterjukes.bsky.social Worth looking at Matt Goodwin's social media this morning. Reform appear to have faked up a leaflet using green stylistics & either be posting them or Matt has just posted it on his social media, misleading people about green platform. I believe it's against electoral law.
February 20, 2026 at 11:09 AM
@peterjukes.bsky.social Worth looking at Matt Goodwin's social media this morning. Reform appear to have faked up a leaflet using green stylistics & either be posting them or Matt has just posted it on his social media, misleading people about green platform. I believe it's against electoral law.
I love those 'low energy dinners' where the person proceeds to crush real garlic, juice a lemon and hand process vegetables.
Don't get me wrong, the food looks great, but ya need a dictionary.
Don't get me wrong, the food looks great, but ya need a dictionary.
February 20, 2026 at 9:44 AM
I love those 'low energy dinners' where the person proceeds to crush real garlic, juice a lemon and hand process vegetables.
Don't get me wrong, the food looks great, but ya need a dictionary.
Don't get me wrong, the food looks great, but ya need a dictionary.
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Anti-trans ideology has:
- decemitated the Women’s Institute
- made it less safe for women to access female single-sex spaces
- made it much harder to be a gender non-conforming woman
- Reduced women to their anatomy
- increased female objectification
- reinforced sexist stereotypes
- decemitated the Women’s Institute
- made it less safe for women to access female single-sex spaces
- made it much harder to be a gender non-conforming woman
- Reduced women to their anatomy
- increased female objectification
- reinforced sexist stereotypes
February 20, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Anti-trans ideology has:
- decemitated the Women’s Institute
- made it less safe for women to access female single-sex spaces
- made it much harder to be a gender non-conforming woman
- Reduced women to their anatomy
- increased female objectification
- reinforced sexist stereotypes
- decemitated the Women’s Institute
- made it less safe for women to access female single-sex spaces
- made it much harder to be a gender non-conforming woman
- Reduced women to their anatomy
- increased female objectification
- reinforced sexist stereotypes
Bought some liquid eyeliner the other week. I must have known
This Huck article, from back in May, about the riot grrl revival is really quite good, and worth a read.
Read articles. Eschew video essayists.
www.huckmag.com/article/riot...
Read articles. Eschew video essayists.
www.huckmag.com/article/riot...
Riot grrrl is back. Do we need it more than ever?
Femme punk forever — With renewed interest in the riot grrrl movement, which blends feminist activism with punk music, we spoke to the new wave’s vanguard
www.huckmag.com
February 20, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Bought some liquid eyeliner the other week. I must have known
Also a little surprised at the sheer outrage some people are expressing at the idea that common courtesy can make a difference on the campaign trail.
Ok, it doesn't matter to you. It apparently *does* matter to some potential voters and doesn't cost you anything. Suck it up.
Ok, it doesn't matter to you. It apparently *does* matter to some potential voters and doesn't cost you anything. Suck it up.
February 20, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Also a little surprised at the sheer outrage some people are expressing at the idea that common courtesy can make a difference on the campaign trail.
Ok, it doesn't matter to you. It apparently *does* matter to some potential voters and doesn't cost you anything. Suck it up.
Ok, it doesn't matter to you. It apparently *does* matter to some potential voters and doesn't cost you anything. Suck it up.
Not keen on taking the piss out of a woman who was put off by canvassers not closing a cafe door.
Is that how I pick my candidate? No.
Is forming an opinion of a party based on the behaviour of it's representatives outrageous?
Also no.
Is that how I pick my candidate? No.
Is forming an opinion of a party based on the behaviour of it's representatives outrageous?
Also no.
February 20, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Not keen on taking the piss out of a woman who was put off by canvassers not closing a cafe door.
Is that how I pick my candidate? No.
Is forming an opinion of a party based on the behaviour of it's representatives outrageous?
Also no.
Is that how I pick my candidate? No.
Is forming an opinion of a party based on the behaviour of it's representatives outrageous?
Also no.
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GREEN GAIN
Stoneygate has chosen HOPE. Aasiya Bora is elected with 30% of the vote.
Stoneygate has chosen HOPE. Aasiya Bora is elected with 30% of the vote.
February 20, 2026 at 12:53 AM
GREEN GAIN
Stoneygate has chosen HOPE. Aasiya Bora is elected with 30% of the vote.
Stoneygate has chosen HOPE. Aasiya Bora is elected with 30% of the vote.
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Women's rights destroyed by anti-feminists. So many women have suffered at the hands of anti-trans ideology.
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Seven Hills Women's Institute to close amid fallout from transgender membership ban - ShefNews
Seven Hills Women’s Institute (WI) in Sheffield has announced it will close, becoming one of a growing number of WI groups to shut down following the national decision to restrict membership to biolog...
shefnews.co.uk
February 20, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Women's rights destroyed by anti-feminists. So many women have suffered at the hands of anti-trans ideology.
shefnews.co.uk/index.php/20...
shefnews.co.uk/index.php/20...
One of UK Labour's most insidious policies has been replacing real medicine with talk therapy - which doesn't work and isn't actually available.
Pretending therapy can remotely do anything for a biological medical need is one of the most evil jokes out there right now. Next they’re going to be pretending talk therapy can cure knife wounds. Evil shits.
February 20, 2026 at 7:57 AM
One of UK Labour's most insidious policies has been replacing real medicine with talk therapy - which doesn't work and isn't actually available.
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They don't come with celebrity endorsements because the church is kinda stiff on things like idolatry, not to mention performative worship around lent.
February 20, 2026 at 7:37 AM
They don't come with celebrity endorsements because the church is kinda stiff on things like idolatry, not to mention performative worship around lent.
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Nearly a year into many trans people in the UK being forced to use disabled toilets or asked to work from home pending legal advice and stuff and I haven't seen a single "Izzy's boss told her she has to use a disabled toilet, here's how she feels about it" piece in the papers.
February 19, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Nearly a year into many trans people in the UK being forced to use disabled toilets or asked to work from home pending legal advice and stuff and I haven't seen a single "Izzy's boss told her she has to use a disabled toilet, here's how she feels about it" piece in the papers.
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I have friends being threatened by their workplaces over the use of toilets they've been using for years without problem.
Nearly a year into many trans people in the UK being forced to use disabled toilets or asked to work from home pending legal advice and stuff and I haven't seen a single "Izzy's boss told her she has to use a disabled toilet, here's how she feels about it" piece in the papers.
February 19, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I have friends being threatened by their workplaces over the use of toilets they've been using for years without problem.
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"A woman not only lost her job but suffered a terrifying experience in an environment where she should of been safe. Why? Because a man deemed her too tall to be a woman."
open.substack.com/pub/sophiemo...
open.substack.com/pub/sophiemo...
February 19, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"A woman not only lost her job but suffered a terrifying experience in an environment where she should of been safe. Why? Because a man deemed her too tall to be a woman."
open.substack.com/pub/sophiemo...
open.substack.com/pub/sophiemo...
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The "desistance myth" is made so much more pernicious by the fact that not only was it based on DSM-III-TR which predominately involved false-positive cisgender gay kids, but it was popularized by those who pathologized later-life transition, taxonomizing it as inherently lesser in their criterion.
I wouldn't know about extraordinary, I do not think I personally am, but the bare-naked truth of the matter is, had I not transitioned I very probably would not still be around. I spent literal decades, half my life, trying to be cis. To be "normal". In the end it was a matter of honesty to myself.
Since Cass is again making the rounds for expounding on all the ways we might make fewer trans kids, here’s a piece on how this discourse erases the lives of trans people doing extraordinary specifically because they embraced who they are. Whose rich lives wouldn’t have happened in the closet.
February 19, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The "desistance myth" is made so much more pernicious by the fact that not only was it based on DSM-III-TR which predominately involved false-positive cisgender gay kids, but it was popularized by those who pathologized later-life transition, taxonomizing it as inherently lesser in their criterion.
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