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The number of you here has recently increased so thought this might be helpful, if you’re wondering who I am!
#nonbinary #nonbinarybarrister #trans #lgbtq #barrister #law #lawyer
#nonbinary #nonbinarybarrister #trans #lgbtq #barrister #law #lawyer
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The Venn Diagram between racists and transphobes is a circle.
The actions of the far right against migrants and how likes of many "gender critical activists" act towards trans and non-binary individuals are one and the same.
It was inevitable it would escalate.
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/06/t...
The actions of the far right against migrants and how likes of many "gender critical activists" act towards trans and non-binary individuals are one and the same.
It was inevitable it would escalate.
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/06/t...
Trans teacher followed home by right-winger Tommy Robinson
A teacher was approached at home by Tommy Robinson after parents complained about them allegedly requesting to use the title 'Mx'.
www.thepinknews.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:57 AM
The Venn Diagram between racists and transphobes is a circle.
The actions of the far right against migrants and how likes of many "gender critical activists" act towards trans and non-binary individuals are one and the same.
It was inevitable it would escalate.
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/06/t...
The actions of the far right against migrants and how likes of many "gender critical activists" act towards trans and non-binary individuals are one and the same.
It was inevitable it would escalate.
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/06/t...
Sorry judge, it appears I have lost my shirt
Collar by @ivyandnormanton.bsky.social
#barrister #clothing #law
Collar by @ivyandnormanton.bsky.social
#barrister #clothing #law
February 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Sorry judge, it appears I have lost my shirt
Collar by @ivyandnormanton.bsky.social
#barrister #clothing #law
Collar by @ivyandnormanton.bsky.social
#barrister #clothing #law
The Hampstead Heath ponds remain trans-inclusive! Yay 🥳 Well done @goodlawproject.org and team.
The law backed consultation, not exclusion. The challenge was brought too early and by a group with no standing.
Thoughts?
#equalitylaw #transrights #womensrights #feminism #humanrights
The law backed consultation, not exclusion. The challenge was brought too early and by a group with no standing.
Thoughts?
#equalitylaw #transrights #womensrights #feminism #humanrights
February 2, 2026 at 9:04 AM
The Hampstead Heath ponds remain trans-inclusive! Yay 🥳 Well done @goodlawproject.org and team.
The law backed consultation, not exclusion. The challenge was brought too early and by a group with no standing.
Thoughts?
#equalitylaw #transrights #womensrights #feminism #humanrights
The law backed consultation, not exclusion. The challenge was brought too early and by a group with no standing.
Thoughts?
#equalitylaw #transrights #womensrights #feminism #humanrights
COUNCIL OF EUROPE BANS CONVERSION THERAPY 🍾
The Council of Europe has just voted to ban conversion practices for sexuality and gender identity.
Anti trans groups tried to stop it.
They failed.
#TransRights #ConversionTherapyBan #HumanRights #NonBinaryBarrister #LGBTQRights Europe Progress
The Council of Europe has just voted to ban conversion practices for sexuality and gender identity.
Anti trans groups tried to stop it.
They failed.
#TransRights #ConversionTherapyBan #HumanRights #NonBinaryBarrister #LGBTQRights Europe Progress
January 30, 2026 at 8:24 AM
COUNCIL OF EUROPE BANS CONVERSION THERAPY 🍾
The Council of Europe has just voted to ban conversion practices for sexuality and gender identity.
Anti trans groups tried to stop it.
They failed.
#TransRights #ConversionTherapyBan #HumanRights #NonBinaryBarrister #LGBTQRights Europe Progress
The Council of Europe has just voted to ban conversion practices for sexuality and gender identity.
Anti trans groups tried to stop it.
They failed.
#TransRights #ConversionTherapyBan #HumanRights #NonBinaryBarrister #LGBTQRights Europe Progress
People keep talking about “the trans debate”. But exactly is up for debate?
Interested to hear your thoughts below.
#transrights #transdebate #media #government #humanrights
Interested to hear your thoughts below.
#transrights #transdebate #media #government #humanrights
January 30, 2026 at 8:17 AM
People keep talking about “the trans debate”. But exactly is up for debate?
Interested to hear your thoughts below.
#transrights #transdebate #media #government #humanrights
Interested to hear your thoughts below.
#transrights #transdebate #media #government #humanrights
DISCOMFORT < SAFETY.
You’re allowed to feel uncomfortable.
You’re not entitled to automatically exclude someone because of it.
Feelings are human.
Rights are legal.
Thoughts? 👀⬇️
⚖️✨
#EqualityExplained #UKLaw #NonBinaryBarrister #QueerRights #LegalEducation
You’re allowed to feel uncomfortable.
You’re not entitled to automatically exclude someone because of it.
Feelings are human.
Rights are legal.
Thoughts? 👀⬇️
⚖️✨
#EqualityExplained #UKLaw #NonBinaryBarrister #QueerRights #LegalEducation
January 29, 2026 at 8:13 AM
DISCOMFORT < SAFETY.
You’re allowed to feel uncomfortable.
You’re not entitled to automatically exclude someone because of it.
Feelings are human.
Rights are legal.
Thoughts? 👀⬇️
⚖️✨
#EqualityExplained #UKLaw #NonBinaryBarrister #QueerRights #LegalEducation
You’re allowed to feel uncomfortable.
You’re not entitled to automatically exclude someone because of it.
Feelings are human.
Rights are legal.
Thoughts? 👀⬇️
⚖️✨
#EqualityExplained #UKLaw #NonBinaryBarrister #QueerRights #LegalEducation
The full interview with Ivy & Normanton is now live.
We discussed professionalism at the Bar, the role of tradition, and why comfort and authenticity are not at odds with credibility — they often support it.
What does professionalism mean to you in practice?
#LegalProfession #TheBar #Inclusion
We discussed professionalism at the Bar, the role of tradition, and why comfort and authenticity are not at odds with credibility — they often support it.
What does professionalism mean to you in practice?
#LegalProfession #TheBar #Inclusion
January 23, 2026 at 4:28 PM
The full interview with Ivy & Normanton is now live.
We discussed professionalism at the Bar, the role of tradition, and why comfort and authenticity are not at odds with credibility — they often support it.
What does professionalism mean to you in practice?
#LegalProfession #TheBar #Inclusion
We discussed professionalism at the Bar, the role of tradition, and why comfort and authenticity are not at odds with credibility — they often support it.
What does professionalism mean to you in practice?
#LegalProfession #TheBar #Inclusion
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📰 "Courtwear is a visual language, and every advocate is part of that conversation." - Oscar Davies (@nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social) of Garden Ct interviewed by Ivy & Normanton (@ivyandnormanton.bsky.social) on 'Rethinking Professionalism at the Bar' ⚖️
Read on 👉 ivyandnormanton.com/blogs/i-n-ca...
Read on 👉 ivyandnormanton.com/blogs/i-n-ca...
January 19, 2026 at 10:39 AM
📰 "Courtwear is a visual language, and every advocate is part of that conversation." - Oscar Davies (@nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social) of Garden Ct interviewed by Ivy & Normanton (@ivyandnormanton.bsky.social) on 'Rethinking Professionalism at the Bar' ⚖️
Read on 👉 ivyandnormanton.com/blogs/i-n-ca...
Read on 👉 ivyandnormanton.com/blogs/i-n-ca...
TBT to Soft Origin Story! In ES Magazine, May 2024.
From being cast as Elizabeth I at six years old, to standing in court decades later fighting discrimination cases.
Life is strange and beautiful like that.
#TBT #humanrights #queerjoy #beyourself
⸻
@esmagazine
30 May 2024
From being cast as Elizabeth I at six years old, to standing in court decades later fighting discrimination cases.
Life is strange and beautiful like that.
#TBT #humanrights #queerjoy #beyourself
⸻
@esmagazine
30 May 2024
January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
TBT to Soft Origin Story! In ES Magazine, May 2024.
From being cast as Elizabeth I at six years old, to standing in court decades later fighting discrimination cases.
Life is strange and beautiful like that.
#TBT #humanrights #queerjoy #beyourself
⸻
@esmagazine
30 May 2024
From being cast as Elizabeth I at six years old, to standing in court decades later fighting discrimination cases.
Life is strange and beautiful like that.
#TBT #humanrights #queerjoy #beyourself
⸻
@esmagazine
30 May 2024
The Darlington nurses judgment is out.
In Part 1, I explain:
• what the case was actually about
• which claims succeeded and which failed
• and why this is the first time indirect sex discrimination has succeeded in this type of case
➡️ Part 2 follows.
⚖️
#EmploymentLaw #EqualityAct #Darlington
In Part 1, I explain:
• what the case was actually about
• which claims succeeded and which failed
• and why this is the first time indirect sex discrimination has succeeded in this type of case
➡️ Part 2 follows.
⚖️
#EmploymentLaw #EqualityAct #Darlington
January 19, 2026 at 8:53 AM
The Darlington nurses judgment is out.
In Part 1, I explain:
• what the case was actually about
• which claims succeeded and which failed
• and why this is the first time indirect sex discrimination has succeeded in this type of case
➡️ Part 2 follows.
⚖️
#EmploymentLaw #EqualityAct #Darlington
In Part 1, I explain:
• what the case was actually about
• which claims succeeded and which failed
• and why this is the first time indirect sex discrimination has succeeded in this type of case
➡️ Part 2 follows.
⚖️
#EmploymentLaw #EqualityAct #Darlington
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Feels like an appropriate day to repost my article in DLA Briefings on the human rights implications of treating trans people as a third sex
'A third sex: returning to an intermediate zone'
'A third sex: returning to an intermediate zone'
gardencourtchambers.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Feels like an appropriate day to repost my article in DLA Briefings on the human rights implications of treating trans people as a third sex
'A third sex: returning to an intermediate zone'
'A third sex: returning to an intermediate zone'
“Sex can’t change…or can it?”
From intersex bodies, to hormones, to history, the idea that sex is fixed and simple just doesn’t hold up.
#MythBuster #ItsJustBiology #TransRights #QueerLaw #nonbinary
From intersex bodies, to hormones, to history, the idea that sex is fixed and simple just doesn’t hold up.
#MythBuster #ItsJustBiology #TransRights #QueerLaw #nonbinary
January 15, 2026 at 2:28 PM
“Sex can’t change…or can it?”
From intersex bodies, to hormones, to history, the idea that sex is fixed and simple just doesn’t hold up.
#MythBuster #ItsJustBiology #TransRights #QueerLaw #nonbinary
From intersex bodies, to hormones, to history, the idea that sex is fixed and simple just doesn’t hold up.
#MythBuster #ItsJustBiology #TransRights #QueerLaw #nonbinary
So grateful to have spoken on the Proud Futures / Leading with Pride panel on ‘Creating Change in Challenging Times’.
Huge credit to Ellis and Lou for hosting with care and clarity, and for organising the whole day so thoughtfully. It really showed. 💛
#leadership #lgbtq #queerleaders
Huge credit to Ellis and Lou for hosting with care and clarity, and for organising the whole day so thoughtfully. It really showed. 💛
#leadership #lgbtq #queerleaders
January 9, 2026 at 2:14 PM
So grateful to have spoken on the Proud Futures / Leading with Pride panel on ‘Creating Change in Challenging Times’.
Huge credit to Ellis and Lou for hosting with care and clarity, and for organising the whole day so thoughtfully. It really showed. 💛
#leadership #lgbtq #queerleaders
Huge credit to Ellis and Lou for hosting with care and clarity, and for organising the whole day so thoughtfully. It really showed. 💛
#leadership #lgbtq #queerleaders
“So I can just decide to be trans today if I want, right?”
No. That misunderstands both lived reality and the law.
Understanding matters. Misinformation causes harm.
#TransRights #KnowYourRights #MythBusting #EqualityAct2010 #NonBinary
No. That misunderstands both lived reality and the law.
Understanding matters. Misinformation causes harm.
#TransRights #KnowYourRights #MythBusting #EqualityAct2010 #NonBinary
January 8, 2026 at 10:20 AM
“So I can just decide to be trans today if I want, right?”
No. That misunderstands both lived reality and the law.
Understanding matters. Misinformation causes harm.
#TransRights #KnowYourRights #MythBusting #EqualityAct2010 #NonBinary
No. That misunderstands both lived reality and the law.
Understanding matters. Misinformation causes harm.
#TransRights #KnowYourRights #MythBusting #EqualityAct2010 #NonBinary
“If gender is a construct, why does it matter?”
Something being constructed does not mean it is not real.
It means humans built it and humans can change it.
#MythBuster #GenderMyths #NonBinary #TransRights #EqualityLaw
Something being constructed does not mean it is not real.
It means humans built it and humans can change it.
#MythBuster #GenderMyths #NonBinary #TransRights #EqualityLaw
January 6, 2026 at 12:04 PM
“If gender is a construct, why does it matter?”
Something being constructed does not mean it is not real.
It means humans built it and humans can change it.
#MythBuster #GenderMyths #NonBinary #TransRights #EqualityLaw
Something being constructed does not mean it is not real.
It means humans built it and humans can change it.
#MythBuster #GenderMyths #NonBinary #TransRights #EqualityLaw
After my last video, a lot of you asked to see the full BBC email. So here it is. I’m z
#journalism #transparency #bbc
#journalism #transparency #bbc
January 1, 2026 at 6:51 PM
After my last video, a lot of you asked to see the full BBC email. So here it is. I’m z
#journalism #transparency #bbc
#journalism #transparency #bbc
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Thanks for this - I've cited your post in a piece I've just written.
Is the actual guidance available to read anywhere besides your video, by the way?
oolong.medium.com/biological-m...
Is the actual guidance available to read anywhere besides your video, by the way?
oolong.medium.com/biological-m...
‘Biological male’ is a pseudoscientific dogwhistle
The BBC should be better than this.
oolong.medium.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Thanks for this - I've cited your post in a piece I've just written.
Is the actual guidance available to read anywhere besides your video, by the way?
oolong.medium.com/biological-m...
Is the actual guidance available to read anywhere besides your video, by the way?
oolong.medium.com/biological-m...
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
For me, community is not perfection or constant joy.
It is checking in.
It is sharing food, sharing space, sharing a laugh or a silence.
It is knowing someone is there, even if you do not have the words.
You belong.
And you are not alone.
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #community #solidarity #humanrights
For me, community is not perfection or constant joy.
It is checking in.
It is sharing food, sharing space, sharing a laugh or a silence.
It is knowing someone is there, even if you do not have the words.
You belong.
And you are not alone.
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #community #solidarity #humanrights
December 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
For me, community is not perfection or constant joy.
It is checking in.
It is sharing food, sharing space, sharing a laugh or a silence.
It is knowing someone is there, even if you do not have the words.
You belong.
And you are not alone.
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #community #solidarity #humanrights
For me, community is not perfection or constant joy.
It is checking in.
It is sharing food, sharing space, sharing a laugh or a silence.
It is knowing someone is there, even if you do not have the words.
You belong.
And you are not alone.
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #community #solidarity #humanrights
EXCLUSIVE
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
December 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
EXCLUSIVE
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
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It is a sign of how fundamentally abused and traumatised trans communities are in the UK that many folks are responding to Levy with relief and cautious welcome.
It could have been a lot worse.
But it fundamentally fails to deliver meaningful improvements to trans healthcare. 1/4
It could have been a lot worse.
But it fundamentally fails to deliver meaningful improvements to trans healthcare. 1/4
December 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It is a sign of how fundamentally abused and traumatised trans communities are in the UK that many folks are responding to Levy with relief and cautious welcome.
It could have been a lot worse.
But it fundamentally fails to deliver meaningful improvements to trans healthcare. 1/4
It could have been a lot worse.
But it fundamentally fails to deliver meaningful improvements to trans healthcare. 1/4
“Trans people are ruining sports, right?”
No. That is fear, not facts.
There is no evidence that trans inclusion destroys sport. That is why rules are sport specific, not blanket bans.
#MythBuster #TransRights #Sport #EqualityLaw
No. That is fear, not facts.
There is no evidence that trans inclusion destroys sport. That is why rules are sport specific, not blanket bans.
#MythBuster #TransRights #Sport #EqualityLaw
December 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
“Trans people are ruining sports, right?”
No. That is fear, not facts.
There is no evidence that trans inclusion destroys sport. That is why rules are sport specific, not blanket bans.
#MythBuster #TransRights #Sport #EqualityLaw
No. That is fear, not facts.
There is no evidence that trans inclusion destroys sport. That is why rules are sport specific, not blanket bans.
#MythBuster #TransRights #Sport #EqualityLaw
“Self-ID would destroy women’s spaces, right?”
No.
Self-ID doesn’t override the Equality Act.
Single-sex services already exist in law, and decisions are made case-by-case, based on evidence — not fear.
The
#MythBuster #EqualityAct #TransRights #WomensSpaces
No.
Self-ID doesn’t override the Equality Act.
Single-sex services already exist in law, and decisions are made case-by-case, based on evidence — not fear.
The
#MythBuster #EqualityAct #TransRights #WomensSpaces
December 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“Self-ID would destroy women’s spaces, right?”
No.
Self-ID doesn’t override the Equality Act.
Single-sex services already exist in law, and decisions are made case-by-case, based on evidence — not fear.
The
#MythBuster #EqualityAct #TransRights #WomensSpaces
No.
Self-ID doesn’t override the Equality Act.
Single-sex services already exist in law, and decisions are made case-by-case, based on evidence — not fear.
The
#MythBuster #EqualityAct #TransRights #WomensSpaces
“Why is everyone trans now?”
Gender diversity is not new. The panic around it is.
#MythBuster #EqualityLaw #Inclusion #TransRights #HumanRights
Gender diversity is not new. The panic around it is.
#MythBuster #EqualityLaw #Inclusion #TransRights #HumanRights
December 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
“Why is everyone trans now?”
Gender diversity is not new. The panic around it is.
#MythBuster #EqualityLaw #Inclusion #TransRights #HumanRights
Gender diversity is not new. The panic around it is.
#MythBuster #EqualityLaw #Inclusion #TransRights #HumanRights
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Interesting piece.
The points about human rights/EU law have force. But for me, the central problem with the FWS judgment is more fundamental. It strikes me as implausible that this is what Parliament intended, without spelling it out, only 6 years after the GRA, and in an Act dealing with equality.
The points about human rights/EU law have force. But for me, the central problem with the FWS judgment is more fundamental. It strikes me as implausible that this is what Parliament intended, without spelling it out, only 6 years after the GRA, and in an Act dealing with equality.
So much of the commentary on the FWS judgment has been driven by reflexive responses to the outcome, but there are so many gaps and leaps in its reasoning that it will spawn litigation for years to come - @aoifemod.bsky.social and I flag some failings in judge craft:
nilq.qub.ac.uk/index.php/ni...
nilq.qub.ac.uk/index.php/ni...
December 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Interesting piece.
The points about human rights/EU law have force. But for me, the central problem with the FWS judgment is more fundamental. It strikes me as implausible that this is what Parliament intended, without spelling it out, only 6 years after the GRA, and in an Act dealing with equality.
The points about human rights/EU law have force. But for me, the central problem with the FWS judgment is more fundamental. It strikes me as implausible that this is what Parliament intended, without spelling it out, only 6 years after the GRA, and in an Act dealing with equality.
Men say they’re trans to get into women’s spaces…right?
Funny how the loudest fears rarely match the facts.
#transrights #womensrights #humanrights #nonbinaryrights #equalitylaw
Funny how the loudest fears rarely match the facts.
#transrights #womensrights #humanrights #nonbinaryrights #equalitylaw
December 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Men say they’re trans to get into women’s spaces…right?
Funny how the loudest fears rarely match the facts.
#transrights #womensrights #humanrights #nonbinaryrights #equalitylaw
Funny how the loudest fears rarely match the facts.
#transrights #womensrights #humanrights #nonbinaryrights #equalitylaw