Paul
@paul71.bsky.social
Proud father- loves sport music & TV - Known to collect the odd autograph. Equality/trans ally, http://TransLucent.org.uk National Diversity Award Winner he/him
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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 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🏊♀️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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National anti-hate crime charity Stop Hate UK is launching a shareable web-based mini-game which aims to expose the disturbing parallels between the homophobic tabloid headlines of 40 years ago, and the transphobic coverage seen in today’s media…
www.decisionmarketing.co.uk/news/stop-ha...
www.decisionmarketing.co.uk/news/stop-ha...
Stop Hate UK game exposes transphobic media coverage - DecisionMarketing
Stop Hate UK game exposes transphobic media coverage. Have I Got Phobia For You has been devised by agency Joint to raise awareness of issues
www.decisionmarketing.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
National anti-hate crime charity Stop Hate UK is launching a shareable web-based mini-game which aims to expose the disturbing parallels between the homophobic tabloid headlines of 40 years ago, and the transphobic coverage seen in today’s media…
www.decisionmarketing.co.uk/news/stop-ha...
www.decisionmarketing.co.uk/news/stop-ha...
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So it’s going to be an absolute mess but don’t blame us it’s the law you know! Except the EHRC wouldn’t know the laws if they hit them in the face. Let alone the HRA, the ECHR, the Council of Europe protocols, regulations and conventions or UN treaties all of which it is mandated to uphold.
October 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
So it’s going to be an absolute mess but don’t blame us it’s the law you know! Except the EHRC wouldn’t know the laws if they hit them in the face. Let alone the HRA, the ECHR, the Council of Europe protocols, regulations and conventions or UN treaties all of which it is mandated to uphold.
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I talked to @polphilpod.bsky.social about the terrifying trajectory of British politics - and how trans people are the canary in the coalmine of fascism. www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/trans-uk
Fighting Britain's Bathroom Ban with Jolyon Maugham
The UK's lurch into a radically opressive anti-trans regime
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:10 AM
I talked to @polphilpod.bsky.social about the terrifying trajectory of British politics - and how trans people are the canary in the coalmine of fascism. www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/trans-uk
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor hits out at transphobia: “These people make trans people their whole personality and spend their entire day being angry” 💯
“There was a time when Pride felt like a celebration of the shoulders people were able to stand on, but now it feels like an absolute political necessity”
“There was a time when Pride felt like a celebration of the shoulders people were able to stand on, but now it feels like an absolute political necessity”
Sophie Ellis-Bextor hits out at transphobia: "These people make trans people their whole personality"
Sophie Ellis-Bextor has criticised increasing levels of transphobia in the UK and overseas in a new interview.
www.nme.com
October 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Sophie Ellis-Bextor hits out at transphobia: “These people make trans people their whole personality and spend their entire day being angry” 💯
“There was a time when Pride felt like a celebration of the shoulders people were able to stand on, but now it feels like an absolute political necessity”
“There was a time when Pride felt like a celebration of the shoulders people were able to stand on, but now it feels like an absolute political necessity”
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So proud to be representing these courageous patients in their first-in-the-country lawsuit against a medical system for stopping gender affirming care for those under 19.
Just in: WLP, Berger Montague, and law professor David S. Cohen filed a complaint against UPMC Children’s Hospital for unlawfully denying gender-affirming care to transgender patients under 19.
September 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
So proud to be representing these courageous patients in their first-in-the-country lawsuit against a medical system for stopping gender affirming care for those under 19.
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Delegates at #TUC25 have voted for a motion which will see the TUC "campaign publicly on its policy for gender self-declaration"
TUC calls for new legal protections for trans people following Supreme Court ruling
The motion passed unanimously
leftfootforward.org
September 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Delegates at #TUC25 have voted for a motion which will see the TUC "campaign publicly on its policy for gender self-declaration"
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If you’re comfortable with a man calling for members of the public to assault trans people in bathrooms (which in practice disproportionately endangers cis women who are tall, large or gender nonconforming) then you can get on the list of people who actually don’t give a sh*t about women’s safety.
a woman wearing a plaid shirt and a purple jacket says " alright off you "
Alt: a woman wearing a plaid shirt and a purple jacket says " alright off you "
media.tenor.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:57 AM
If you’re comfortable with a man calling for members of the public to assault trans people in bathrooms (which in practice disproportionately endangers cis women who are tall, large or gender nonconforming) then you can get on the list of people who actually don’t give a sh*t about women’s safety.
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I took a few mental health hours out (to cook and pickle, my pick-me-up of choice) and so of course I decided to listen to this. The parallels between the speech and actions of Powell and the speech and actions of Jenrick and Farage (and their impact, particularly on minorities) are stark.
📣 New episode out 📣 @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @iandunt.bsky.social discuss Enoch Powell’s so-called “Rivers of Blood” speech, the explosive political speech that brought far-right ideas into the British mainstream.
Listen / watch ➡️ linktr.ee/originstoryp...
Listen / watch ➡️ linktr.ee/originstoryp...
August 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I took a few mental health hours out (to cook and pickle, my pick-me-up of choice) and so of course I decided to listen to this. The parallels between the speech and actions of Powell and the speech and actions of Jenrick and Farage (and their impact, particularly on minorities) are stark.
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It's three years this week since the UK media reported that 1000 families were going to sue the Tavistock (Gender Identity Clinic) for medical mispractice. There wasn't one "family", let alone 1000. It was clear, at the time, that it was bullshit propaganda, and even clearer now. 1/
August 13, 2025 at 9:47 AM
It's three years this week since the UK media reported that 1000 families were going to sue the Tavistock (Gender Identity Clinic) for medical mispractice. There wasn't one "family", let alone 1000. It was clear, at the time, that it was bullshit propaganda, and even clearer now. 1/
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UK people! As a gesture of love back to Sacha, I'm buying myself a copy of his book AND an extra copy to give away on here to spread some queer community solidarity.
If you want a chance to win reply to this with "trans rights" or a photo of a cute animal. Will draw from replies tomorrow eve.
If you want a chance to win reply to this with "trans rights" or a photo of a cute animal. Will draw from replies tomorrow eve.
I will be asking to remove 'Queer As Folklore' from the long list for the Polari Prize 2025.
August 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
UK people! As a gesture of love back to Sacha, I'm buying myself a copy of his book AND an extra copy to give away on here to spread some queer community solidarity.
If you want a chance to win reply to this with "trans rights" or a photo of a cute animal. Will draw from replies tomorrow eve.
If you want a chance to win reply to this with "trans rights" or a photo of a cute animal. Will draw from replies tomorrow eve.
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Mariah Carey supports people’s trans human rights
Mariah Carey wearing a "Protect The Dolls" jacket while performing at Brighton Pride
August 3, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Mariah Carey supports people’s trans human rights
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The BBC crows about balance, then ignores 100,000 people marching for trans rights whilst platforming the same handful of transphobes over and over again. This is not journalism, it’s propaganda for profit.
Read Helen’s article expanding on these thoughts here ⬇️
Read Helen’s article expanding on these thoughts here ⬇️
🏳⚧ 100,000 people marched at London Trans+ Pride yesterday - but the BBC, Times, Telegraph & Daily Mail ignored it completely.
These outlets publish dozens of anti-trans stories a week. But when trans people show joy, pride, and solidarity?
🦗 Silence.
#TransPride #MediaBias
Read why it matters ⬇️
These outlets publish dozens of anti-trans stories a week. But when trans people show joy, pride, and solidarity?
🦗 Silence.
#TransPride #MediaBias
Read why it matters ⬇️
100,000 People Marched at London Trans+ Pride. The Transphobic UK Media Ignored It.
The UK’s biggest news outlets ignored a record-breaking march for trans equality, despite publishing dozens of trans stories each week.
medium.com
July 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The BBC crows about balance, then ignores 100,000 people marching for trans rights whilst platforming the same handful of transphobes over and over again. This is not journalism, it’s propaganda for profit.
Read Helen’s article expanding on these thoughts here ⬇️
Read Helen’s article expanding on these thoughts here ⬇️
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🏳⚧ 100,000 people marched at London Trans+ Pride yesterday - but the BBC, Times, Telegraph & Daily Mail ignored it completely.
These outlets publish dozens of anti-trans stories a week. But when trans people show joy, pride, and solidarity?
🦗 Silence.
#TransPride #MediaBias
Read why it matters ⬇️
These outlets publish dozens of anti-trans stories a week. But when trans people show joy, pride, and solidarity?
🦗 Silence.
#TransPride #MediaBias
Read why it matters ⬇️
100,000 People Marched at London Trans+ Pride. The Transphobic UK Media Ignored It.
The UK’s biggest news outlets ignored a record-breaking march for trans equality, despite publishing dozens of trans stories each week.
medium.com
July 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🏳⚧ 100,000 people marched at London Trans+ Pride yesterday - but the BBC, Times, Telegraph & Daily Mail ignored it completely.
These outlets publish dozens of anti-trans stories a week. But when trans people show joy, pride, and solidarity?
🦗 Silence.
#TransPride #MediaBias
Read why it matters ⬇️
These outlets publish dozens of anti-trans stories a week. But when trans people show joy, pride, and solidarity?
🦗 Silence.
#TransPride #MediaBias
Read why it matters ⬇️
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Any lie will do.
Apparently I was subject to JKR vilification this week, based on a Jo Bartosch article and associated social media.
Allegedly I ‘breezed past gender-neutral facilities’ in Portcullis House.
Apparently I am either ‘well over 6’ tall’ or am 6’5’’ am ‘huge’ or built like Hagrid.
Apparently I was subject to JKR vilification this week, based on a Jo Bartosch article and associated social media.
Allegedly I ‘breezed past gender-neutral facilities’ in Portcullis House.
Apparently I am either ‘well over 6’ tall’ or am 6’5’’ am ‘huge’ or built like Hagrid.
June 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Any lie will do.
Apparently I was subject to JKR vilification this week, based on a Jo Bartosch article and associated social media.
Allegedly I ‘breezed past gender-neutral facilities’ in Portcullis House.
Apparently I am either ‘well over 6’ tall’ or am 6’5’’ am ‘huge’ or built like Hagrid.
Apparently I was subject to JKR vilification this week, based on a Jo Bartosch article and associated social media.
Allegedly I ‘breezed past gender-neutral facilities’ in Portcullis House.
Apparently I am either ‘well over 6’ tall’ or am 6’5’’ am ‘huge’ or built like Hagrid.
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We won!
Am thrilled to say that the High Court has refused EHRC's Landlord's application for an injunction against protestors outside the EHRC's offices.
Reasons to follow later.
Am thrilled to say that the High Court has refused EHRC's Landlord's application for an injunction against protestors outside the EHRC's offices.
Reasons to follow later.
In mindblowing news, the EHRC's landlord, it seems at the EHRC's behest, is trying to injunct protestors from protesting outside the EHRC's offices.
We will be in Court today making an emergency attempt to resist the injunction. www.crowdjustice.com/case/protect...
We will be in Court today making an emergency attempt to resist the injunction. www.crowdjustice.com/case/protect...
Protect the Right to Protest - from the EHRC
Good Law Project fights for a better, fairer and greener future.
www.crowdjustice.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
We won!
Am thrilled to say that the High Court has refused EHRC's Landlord's application for an injunction against protestors outside the EHRC's offices.
Reasons to follow later.
Am thrilled to say that the High Court has refused EHRC's Landlord's application for an injunction against protestors outside the EHRC's offices.
Reasons to follow later.
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To mark the 1st day of my 4th year without Alice I have an announcement:
I’ve joined up with a determined group of women working to change the narrative around trans people. Women standing in solidarity with our trans siblings.
Our first step is to ask cis women to read and sign our open letter ⬇️
I’ve joined up with a determined group of women working to change the narrative around trans people. Women standing in solidarity with our trans siblings.
Our first step is to ask cis women to read and sign our open letter ⬇️
Not in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
chng.it
May 27, 2025 at 10:22 AM
To mark the 1st day of my 4th year without Alice I have an announcement:
I’ve joined up with a determined group of women working to change the narrative around trans people. Women standing in solidarity with our trans siblings.
Our first step is to ask cis women to read and sign our open letter ⬇️
I’ve joined up with a determined group of women working to change the narrative around trans people. Women standing in solidarity with our trans siblings.
Our first step is to ask cis women to read and sign our open letter ⬇️
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In case y'all missed it - Utah Republicans ordered a study on transgender healthcare, expecting it to come back unsupportive.
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Utah lawmakers’ own study found gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Will they lift the treatment ban?
The Utah Legislature's own newly-released study found that gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Now, will lawmakers lift the treatment ban?
www.sltrib.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In case y'all missed it - Utah Republicans ordered a study on transgender healthcare, expecting it to come back unsupportive.
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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They should have asked
“Have you ever noticed a trans person using a toilet facility opposite to their birth sex?
Have you ever had been threatened or asssulted by a TP using a toilet facility opposite to their both sex?
“Have you ever noticed a trans person using a toilet facility opposite to their birth sex?
Have you ever had been threatened or asssulted by a TP using a toilet facility opposite to their both sex?
May 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
They should have asked
“Have you ever noticed a trans person using a toilet facility opposite to their birth sex?
Have you ever had been threatened or asssulted by a TP using a toilet facility opposite to their both sex?
“Have you ever noticed a trans person using a toilet facility opposite to their birth sex?
Have you ever had been threatened or asssulted by a TP using a toilet facility opposite to their both sex?
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Is this what’s happened to me on a very small and personal scale?
Woman’s Hour asked me on to talk with Emma Barnett after Alice’s inquest. Emma is GC so I said I’d only do the interview with another presenter. They never got back to me.
Now they won’t have me on to talk about Her Name Is Alice.
Woman’s Hour asked me on to talk with Emma Barnett after Alice’s inquest. Emma is GC so I said I’d only do the interview with another presenter. They never got back to me.
Now they won’t have me on to talk about Her Name Is Alice.
It's not even the hypocrisy that's the most irritating thing; it's the smug superiority by Radio 4 about its standards.
The truth is, if you punch up the BBC won't stand for it but if you punch down, with power, it's fine.
It never tells *powerful* people what they don't want to hear.
The truth is, if you punch up the BBC won't stand for it but if you punch down, with power, it's fine.
It never tells *powerful* people what they don't want to hear.
May 19, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Is this what’s happened to me on a very small and personal scale?
Woman’s Hour asked me on to talk with Emma Barnett after Alice’s inquest. Emma is GC so I said I’d only do the interview with another presenter. They never got back to me.
Now they won’t have me on to talk about Her Name Is Alice.
Woman’s Hour asked me on to talk with Emma Barnett after Alice’s inquest. Emma is GC so I said I’d only do the interview with another presenter. They never got back to me.
Now they won’t have me on to talk about Her Name Is Alice.
I can't see an EHRC with one aim budging, but I do see an out for Labour. If we can delay the process & Falkner's replaced 31st Nov by a non GC motivated Chair, lawful guidelines can be put forward allowing Labour to say to the media they fear they've got to listen to EHRC guidelines put before them
Not easy to see what the EHRC do from here.
If they continue with their consultation on the basis of what seems to us (quite clearly) to be a flawed understanding of the law they risk the whole thing being a nullity. /1
If they continue with their consultation on the basis of what seems to us (quite clearly) to be a flawed understanding of the law they risk the whole thing being a nullity. /1
Along with a man and a woman who are trans, and someone who is intersex, we are suing the EHRC and the Equalities Minister in respect of the disgraceful and unlawful EHRC guidance.
In line with our transparency principles we are publishing the full 32 page legal letter. goodlaw.social/2ihj
In line with our transparency principles we are publishing the full 32 page legal letter. goodlaw.social/2ihj
May 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I can't see an EHRC with one aim budging, but I do see an out for Labour. If we can delay the process & Falkner's replaced 31st Nov by a non GC motivated Chair, lawful guidelines can be put forward allowing Labour to say to the media they fear they've got to listen to EHRC guidelines put before them
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Not easy to see what the EHRC do from here.
If they continue with their consultation on the basis of what seems to us (quite clearly) to be a flawed understanding of the law they risk the whole thing being a nullity. /1
If they continue with their consultation on the basis of what seems to us (quite clearly) to be a flawed understanding of the law they risk the whole thing being a nullity. /1
Along with a man and a woman who are trans, and someone who is intersex, we are suing the EHRC and the Equalities Minister in respect of the disgraceful and unlawful EHRC guidance.
In line with our transparency principles we are publishing the full 32 page legal letter. goodlaw.social/2ihj
In line with our transparency principles we are publishing the full 32 page legal letter. goodlaw.social/2ihj
We're bringing a legal challenge to the EHRC’s ‘Interim Update’
A number of trans and intersex individuals have today begun a legal challenge to the EHRC’s ‘Interim Update’ following the For Women, Scotland decision
goodlaw.social
May 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Not easy to see what the EHRC do from here.
If they continue with their consultation on the basis of what seems to us (quite clearly) to be a flawed understanding of the law they risk the whole thing being a nullity. /1
If they continue with their consultation on the basis of what seems to us (quite clearly) to be a flawed understanding of the law they risk the whole thing being a nullity. /1
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Today, I am suing the EHRC and will publish the letter before claim for judicial review shortly.
May 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Today, I am suing the EHRC and will publish the letter before claim for judicial review shortly.