Chris(tyn) Parkes
@parkesland.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in history. Views my own. Historian of US politics and sexuality, especially Sumner Welles. Canadian. Non-binary (they/them). Fabulous.
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Like the Guardian, people view the BBC as left wing and, as a result, their combined anti trans campaigning has done more damage to trans people than the entire right wing media machine, because they legitimised the right wing's lies.
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Like the Guardian, people view the BBC as left wing and, as a result, their combined anti trans campaigning has done more damage to trans people than the entire right wing media machine, because they legitimised the right wing's lies.
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Out today in HLR, my piece Skrmetti Beyond Scrutiny. What happened, what it means for trans rights and sex equality more broadly: harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...
Skrmetti Beyond Scrutiny - Harvard Law Review
In United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), a state law that prohibits transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming care.
harvardlawreview.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Out today in HLR, my piece Skrmetti Beyond Scrutiny. What happened, what it means for trans rights and sex equality more broadly: harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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"As someone working in law, it’s heresy to say this, and it might even kill my chances of a career... But as a trans person, and someone fighting for the rights of my community, I refuse to remain silent. To me it just seems obvious: a heavily prejudiced society produces prejudiced institutions."
It’s no surprise that only 31% of trans people trust a legal system built to enforce prejudice, says Jess O’Thomson.
It’s no surprise that only 31% of trans people trust a legal system built to enforce prejudice, says Jess O’Thomson.
goodlawproject.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"As someone working in law, it’s heresy to say this, and it might even kill my chances of a career... But as a trans person, and someone fighting for the rights of my community, I refuse to remain silent. To me it just seems obvious: a heavily prejudiced society produces prejudiced institutions."
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Heads up 😅
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Scrap the Bathroom Ban
🚨This is urgent🚨
Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities, has a decision to make. The EHRC, a regulator mired in controversy over anti-trans views, has sent a new draft Code of Prac...
actionnetwork.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Heads up 😅
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
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Folk apparently found helpful my exposition of what I have been calling the ‘Hansard Gap’ in the For Women Scotland judgment. At the suggestion of a correspondent, I am going to set out the myriad other difficulties with this judgment one by one over coming weeks.
November 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Folk apparently found helpful my exposition of what I have been calling the ‘Hansard Gap’ in the For Women Scotland judgment. At the suggestion of a correspondent, I am going to set out the myriad other difficulties with this judgment one by one over coming weeks.
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When Green party critics call our thoroughly researched policies that are often worked through for years "simplistic" "undeliverable" etc, they are never specific about which policies or why.
That's because it would reveal that what they really mean is "our donors don't like them"
That's because it would reveal that what they really mean is "our donors don't like them"
Darren knows that come the next election, Bristol is turning even more Green.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister
Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
When Green party critics call our thoroughly researched policies that are often worked through for years "simplistic" "undeliverable" etc, they are never specific about which policies or why.
That's because it would reveal that what they really mean is "our donors don't like them"
That's because it would reveal that what they really mean is "our donors don't like them"
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Who's Funding the War on Trans Inclusion?
“The stated goal of strategic litigation is rarely to win every case. It’s to make the target behaviour—in this case, implementing trans-inclusive policies—expensive, risky, and exhausting”
“The stated goal of strategic litigation is rarely to win every case. It’s to make the target behaviour—in this case, implementing trans-inclusive policies—expensive, risky, and exhausting”
Who's Funding the War on Trans Inclusion?
A 40-fold surge in cases and the litigation infrastructure behind it
ajustsociety.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Who's Funding the War on Trans Inclusion?
“The stated goal of strategic litigation is rarely to win every case. It’s to make the target behaviour—in this case, implementing trans-inclusive policies—expensive, risky, and exhausting”
“The stated goal of strategic litigation is rarely to win every case. It’s to make the target behaviour—in this case, implementing trans-inclusive policies—expensive, risky, and exhausting”
Indeed. Treat yourself to the 10 minutes of literate delight that Coviello provides by ripping the NYT a new one.
This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Indeed. Treat yourself to the 10 minutes of literate delight that Coviello provides by ripping the NYT a new one.
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Today is Intersex Day of Solidarity and Remembrance.
It's an opportunity to highlight the continued struggles faced by intersex people globally, from unnecessary medical intervention or stigma.
We all deserve to be treated with dignity, and live a life free from discrimination.
It's an opportunity to highlight the continued struggles faced by intersex people globally, from unnecessary medical intervention or stigma.
We all deserve to be treated with dignity, and live a life free from discrimination.
November 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Today is Intersex Day of Solidarity and Remembrance.
It's an opportunity to highlight the continued struggles faced by intersex people globally, from unnecessary medical intervention or stigma.
We all deserve to be treated with dignity, and live a life free from discrimination.
It's an opportunity to highlight the continued struggles faced by intersex people globally, from unnecessary medical intervention or stigma.
We all deserve to be treated with dignity, and live a life free from discrimination.
Or as the Labour Party describes it: Unserious promises from student politicians who prefer protest to power and won't make the tough choices like the grown ups in the room who fought the scourge of antisemitism and stand up for women's spaces growth delivery working families dignity and respect ...
Public options for essentials, strategic price interventions, investment in housing and childcare — this is antifascist economics. It tackles the material conditions that make authoritarianism appealing.
In making life livable, democracy defends itself.
In making life livable, democracy defends itself.
November 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Or as the Labour Party describes it: Unserious promises from student politicians who prefer protest to power and won't make the tough choices like the grown ups in the room who fought the scourge of antisemitism and stand up for women's spaces growth delivery working families dignity and respect ...
Secure in the knowledge it's slightly harder to evict me, I sit at home, not daring to leave for fear of needing a public toilet, take the HRT the doctor won't prescribe anymore, and watch the news show my taxes being used to blow Palestinians to smithereens.
Life changing policies, indeed.
Life changing policies, indeed.
Why aren't Labour's life-changing policies connecting with voters - and what can the party do? It's down to messaging, how it's told, and the messengers...
Why don’t Labour’s workers’ and renters’ rights reforms cut through to voters – and how should they? – LabourList
When millions of workers and renters don’t know you’re doing more to improve their rights than any government in half a century, something is going…
labourlist.org
November 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Secure in the knowledge it's slightly harder to evict me, I sit at home, not daring to leave for fear of needing a public toilet, take the HRT the doctor won't prescribe anymore, and watch the news show my taxes being used to blow Palestinians to smithereens.
Life changing policies, indeed.
Life changing policies, indeed.
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Someone at a Russell Group university was moved to almost-poetry by their Faculty Meeting… Can anyone do better?
November 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Someone at a Russell Group university was moved to almost-poetry by their Faculty Meeting… Can anyone do better?
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succubus - female demon that seduces men
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
November 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
succubus - female demon that seduces men
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
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Transphobic beliefs are not worthy of respect in a democratic society. The fact the courts say they are simply creates a problem of power and of force, but does not change the basic fact that transphobia is a gateway to Nazism.
JFC!
This is appalling on its own, but the fact that Joyce has deemed it useful to deploy as propaganda demonstrates the “gender-criticals” deep lack of compassion, empathy or humanity. This is why I regard transphobia as a core element of fascism, starting with its esprit fasciste.
This is appalling on its own, but the fact that Joyce has deemed it useful to deploy as propaganda demonstrates the “gender-criticals” deep lack of compassion, empathy or humanity. This is why I regard transphobia as a core element of fascism, starting with its esprit fasciste.
Joyce is utterly devoid of empathy, compassion or comprehension.
It makes me weep that her GC (trans-hating) beliefs are protected and ‘worthy of respect in a democratic society’ when part of this belief is that trans people and those that love them are not worthy of respect at the undertakers.
It makes me weep that her GC (trans-hating) beliefs are protected and ‘worthy of respect in a democratic society’ when part of this belief is that trans people and those that love them are not worthy of respect at the undertakers.
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Transphobic beliefs are not worthy of respect in a democratic society. The fact the courts say they are simply creates a problem of power and of force, but does not change the basic fact that transphobia is a gateway to Nazism.
Great idea!
Say, what happened the last time an insurgent leftwing anti-corporate pro-Palestine candidate propelled by a mass movement of youth enthusiasm tried to right the Labour ship?
Everyone in Labour was cool with that, right?
Say, what happened the last time an insurgent leftwing anti-corporate pro-Palestine candidate propelled by a mass movement of youth enthusiasm tried to right the Labour ship?
Everyone in Labour was cool with that, right?
Interesting article which glosses over the rather critical fact that Mamdani won as the Democratic Party candidate, not as a usurper from a third party of the left. In terms of the UK his victory is surely more of an argument for righting the Labour ship than for trying to defeat it?
‘Hope has just won in New York – it can win here too’
✍️ Zack Polanski on Zohran Mamdani
https://bit.ly/49CGAeW
✍️ Zack Polanski on Zohran Mamdani
https://bit.ly/49CGAeW
November 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Great idea!
Say, what happened the last time an insurgent leftwing anti-corporate pro-Palestine candidate propelled by a mass movement of youth enthusiasm tried to right the Labour ship?
Everyone in Labour was cool with that, right?
Say, what happened the last time an insurgent leftwing anti-corporate pro-Palestine candidate propelled by a mass movement of youth enthusiasm tried to right the Labour ship?
Everyone in Labour was cool with that, right?
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MINI LECTURE SERIES 3/10
Here I consider the scope of the Supreme Court’s decision, effectively stating that in some (rare) circumstances, trans people may be excluded if justified, but are not automatically excluded.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
Here I consider the scope of the Supreme Court’s decision, effectively stating that in some (rare) circumstances, trans people may be excluded if justified, but are not automatically excluded.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
MINI LECTURE SERIES 3/10
Here I consider the scope of the Supreme Court’s decision, effectively stating that in some (rare) circumstances, trans people may be excluded if justified, but are not automatically excluded.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
Here I consider the scope of the Supreme Court’s decision, effectively stating that in some (rare) circumstances, trans people may be excluded if justified, but are not automatically excluded.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
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Not Darlington, but this is the men's where I work, two toilets and a shower and two of the doors have fallen off, not fixed for months. But obviously the issue is trans people using changing rooms and not the fact that the NHS lacks resources for basic maintenance
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Not Darlington, but this is the men's where I work, two toilets and a shower and two of the doors have fallen off, not fixed for months. But obviously the issue is trans people using changing rooms and not the fact that the NHS lacks resources for basic maintenance
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Just a regular pipeline now of dubiously funded cranks targeting the NHS to enforce their horrific, hateful politics on the public, by seeking out, targeting and harassing the fuck out people who have quietly been going about their business for years without anyone bothering
Darlington trans medic used female changing room for years
Rose Henderson felt within her rights to use the Darlington hospital facility, a tribunal is told.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Just a regular pipeline now of dubiously funded cranks targeting the NHS to enforce their horrific, hateful politics on the public, by seeking out, targeting and harassing the fuck out people who have quietly been going about their business for years without anyone bothering
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The Guarditerf producing quality investigative journalism like this only serves to expose the way it reports so much trans-related stuff superficially without looking behind the euphemistic government press releases and transphobic Contrived Authority output. They do it by choice.
archive.is/qYKcv
archive.is/qYKcv
November 7, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The Guarditerf producing quality investigative journalism like this only serves to expose the way it reports so much trans-related stuff superficially without looking behind the euphemistic government press releases and transphobic Contrived Authority output. They do it by choice.
archive.is/qYKcv
archive.is/qYKcv
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We have to talk more how transphobia has taken strong root among well-to-do journalists & politicians when in both the UK & US, the evidence is that voters do not share it.
The demographics of transphobia are people least likely to suffer prejudice in their lives. Richer, maler, whiter, straighter.
The demographics of transphobia are people least likely to suffer prejudice in their lives. Richer, maler, whiter, straighter.
Spanberger’s GOP foe spent 57% of her ad budget on anti-trans attacks. Spanberger focused on the economy. You see what won. trib.al/fkMmsR4
The simple truth told time and time again in the polls: The public doesn’t care about trans issues. Voters care deeply about the economy, inflation, & prices.
The simple truth told time and time again in the polls: The public doesn’t care about trans issues. Voters care deeply about the economy, inflation, & prices.
November 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
We have to talk more how transphobia has taken strong root among well-to-do journalists & politicians when in both the UK & US, the evidence is that voters do not share it.
The demographics of transphobia are people least likely to suffer prejudice in their lives. Richer, maler, whiter, straighter.
The demographics of transphobia are people least likely to suffer prejudice in their lives. Richer, maler, whiter, straighter.
Kudos to the cis women here standing up for trans rights.
Shame on @cyclinguk.bsky.social for capitulating to transphobic bigots and their deceitful lawfare.
Shame on @cyclinguk.bsky.social for capitulating to transphobic bigots and their deceitful lawfare.
Several winners of Cycling UK 100 Women in Cycling prize decline award due to exclusion of trans women 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
road.cc/content/news...
road.cc/content/news...
Several winners of Cycling UK 100 Women in Cycling prize decline award due to exclusion of trans women
Cycling UK say the decision was made following legal advice but that the rule change "doesn't alter our commitment to transgender and non-binary people"
road.cc
November 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Kudos to the cis women here standing up for trans rights.
Shame on @cyclinguk.bsky.social for capitulating to transphobic bigots and their deceitful lawfare.
Shame on @cyclinguk.bsky.social for capitulating to transphobic bigots and their deceitful lawfare.
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🏊♀️The women who swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond have already made their decision.
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
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In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🏊♀️The women who swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond have already made their decision.
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
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In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
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