Eleanor
@tangendentalism.bsky.social
Academic librarian, sometimes researcher. Feminist, vegan, trade unionist, uncompromising leftist. Solidarity, ethics, and the Oxford comma. She/her
Not sure if I'm the only person who missed this (or if it hasn't been widely publicised), but the EHRC consultation on changes to its Code of Practice relating to gender and sex is open now until 30th June. www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/EHRC-code-...
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
Code of Practice Consultation
Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.
www.smartsurvey.co.uk
June 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Not sure if I'm the only person who missed this (or if it hasn't been widely publicised), but the EHRC consultation on changes to its Code of Practice relating to gender and sex is open now until 30th June. www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/EHRC-code-...
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
Loughborough University is hiring a Law Librarian: vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrec... Come work with us! #libraries #academia
Job profile
vacancies.lboro.ac.uk
May 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Loughborough University is hiring a Law Librarian: vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrec... Come work with us! #libraries #academia
'If despotism does come to Britain, it will ... happen because nobody wants to make a fuss. It will happen because it’s socially awkward to stop it happening. ... not ... because everyone hates the outsiders and gender freaks - but because too few of us have the guts to defend them.' #TransRights
TERF Island: the embarassing truth about Britain's Trans Panic.
Condemning an entire category of people on the basis that one of them might commit a crime is the very essence of prejudice. And that prejudice plays straight into the hands of the far right.
lauriepenny.substack.com
May 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
'If despotism does come to Britain, it will ... happen because nobody wants to make a fuss. It will happen because it’s socially awkward to stop it happening. ... not ... because everyone hates the outsiders and gender freaks - but because too few of us have the guts to defend them.' #TransRights
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The rights we take for granted – eight-hour days, weekends and safe workplaces – were won by workers of the past, who organised and fought for them.
This #InternationalWorkersDay, join a union and stand up for a better future for all workers.
www.tuc.org.uk/join-a-union
This #InternationalWorkersDay, join a union and stand up for a better future for all workers.
www.tuc.org.uk/join-a-union
TUC Union Finder: Find Your Union >>
Tell us about your work and we'll find the right union for you.
www.tuc.org.uk
May 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The rights we take for granted – eight-hour days, weekends and safe workplaces – were won by workers of the past, who organised and fought for them.
This #InternationalWorkersDay, join a union and stand up for a better future for all workers.
www.tuc.org.uk/join-a-union
This #InternationalWorkersDay, join a union and stand up for a better future for all workers.
www.tuc.org.uk/join-a-union
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UCU statements by its LGBT+ members' and Women members' National Standing Committees, on the terror unleashed on the trans, non-binary and intersex communities by the Supreme Court ruling. We unequivocally reject the ruling made by the Supreme Court:
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1400...
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1400...
Statements from UCU women members' and LGBT+ members' standing committees
In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman, UCU's women members' standing committee (WMSC) and LGBT+ members' standing committee (LGBT+MSC) have released statements...
www.ucu.org.uk
May 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
UCU statements by its LGBT+ members' and Women members' National Standing Committees, on the terror unleashed on the trans, non-binary and intersex communities by the Supreme Court ruling. We unequivocally reject the ruling made by the Supreme Court:
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1400...
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1400...
'Everything you need to know about the trans Supreme Court case' - This is a really clear explanation and analysis of this awful mess
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
Everything you need to know about the trans Supreme Court case
What it said, what it didn't, and what happens next.
open.substack.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
'Everything you need to know about the trans Supreme Court case' - This is a really clear explanation and analysis of this awful mess
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
May 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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On International Workers Day I'm here to remind you that sex work is real, valid and important work. #InternationalWorkersDay #IntlWorkersday
May 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
On International Workers Day I'm here to remind you that sex work is real, valid and important work. #InternationalWorkersDay #IntlWorkersday
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📣 New Podcast! "1 May 1886: International Workers Day" on @Spreaker #history #mayday #workers
1 May 1886: International Workers Day
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.
Our work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory.
- See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/today
- Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
- Check out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.com
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- If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast.
Acknowledgements
- Written and edited by Working Class History.
- Theme music by Ricardo Araya. Check out his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@peptoattack
www.spreaker.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:05 AM
📣 New Podcast! "1 May 1886: International Workers Day" on @Spreaker #history #mayday #workers
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Today, May 1, is International Workers' Day! It commemorates the sentencing to death of eight anarchist workers in Chicago who were framed for throwing a bomb at police who attacked a strike demonstration in May 1886 shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/the...
May 1, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Today, May 1, is International Workers' Day! It commemorates the sentencing to death of eight anarchist workers in Chicago who were framed for throwing a bomb at police who attacked a strike demonstration in May 1886 shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/the...
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🪧 STRIKE RALLY TODAY 🪧
Bring yourselves, bring your banners, bring your flags, bring your solidarity and, with the sun due to shine bright, bring your sunscreen ☀️☀️☀️ - health & safety: important to us if not to our employer!
So come and join us at noon outside UCU head office in London.
Bring yourselves, bring your banners, bring your flags, bring your solidarity and, with the sun due to shine bright, bring your sunscreen ☀️☀️☀️ - health & safety: important to us if not to our employer!
So come and join us at noon outside UCU head office in London.
May 1, 2025 at 7:54 AM
🪧 STRIKE RALLY TODAY 🪧
Bring yourselves, bring your banners, bring your flags, bring your solidarity and, with the sun due to shine bright, bring your sunscreen ☀️☀️☀️ - health & safety: important to us if not to our employer!
So come and join us at noon outside UCU head office in London.
Bring yourselves, bring your banners, bring your flags, bring your solidarity and, with the sun due to shine bright, bring your sunscreen ☀️☀️☀️ - health & safety: important to us if not to our employer!
So come and join us at noon outside UCU head office in London.
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Happy #InternationalWorkersDay!
I am on strike with my union @bcu-ucu.bsky.social for jobs and professional respect! 🪧
#BCUstrike #May1
I am on strike with my union @bcu-ucu.bsky.social for jobs and professional respect! 🪧
#BCUstrike #May1
May 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Happy #InternationalWorkersDay!
I am on strike with my union @bcu-ucu.bsky.social for jobs and professional respect! 🪧
#BCUstrike #May1
I am on strike with my union @bcu-ucu.bsky.social for jobs and professional respect! 🪧
#BCUstrike #May1
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Every voter for 21 Councils, 6 Mayors, & 1 by-election has a statutory right to a comprehensive & efficient public library service, creating opportunities & growth. Yet budgets were cut -53% since 2010. What are candidates saying about libraries? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
When are the May 2025 local elections and who can vote?
Voters in parts of England will elect councillors and mayors on 1 May.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 1, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Every voter for 21 Councils, 6 Mayors, & 1 by-election has a statutory right to a comprehensive & efficient public library service, creating opportunities & growth. Yet budgets were cut -53% since 2010. What are candidates saying about libraries? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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There's an amazing SF&F community fundraiser for trans rights going on at the moment. Read all about it here: www.cheryl-morgan.co...
Genre Creators for Trans Rights | Cheryl's Mewsings
The Supreme Court decision on trans rights was announced just before Easter, and so was fresh in everyone's minds at Eastercon. In response Lauren Beukes and Jeanette Ng decided to run a charity auction to raise funds to fight for trans rights. As Lauren is involved, the money is being split between the UK (specifically
www.cheryl-morgan.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
There's an amazing SF&F community fundraiser for trans rights going on at the moment. Read all about it here: www.cheryl-morgan.co...
#TransRightsAreHumanRights ✊🏳️⚧️
UK’s first trans judge appeals to European court of human rights over supreme court ruling
Victoria McCloud brings action against UK for infringement of her human rights after ruling on biological sex
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
#TransRightsAreHumanRights ✊🏳️⚧️
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It was a joy to talk to book artists & film designers Brian & Wendy Froud (Dark Crystal, Labyrinth) and Alan Lee (The Lord of the Rings) at the British Library last year. For those who love their work but missed the talk, it's available online here: www.living-knowledge-network.co.uk/library/visu...
December 8, 2024 at 11:38 AM
It was a joy to talk to book artists & film designers Brian & Wendy Froud (Dark Crystal, Labyrinth) and Alan Lee (The Lord of the Rings) at the British Library last year. For those who love their work but missed the talk, it's available online here: www.living-knowledge-network.co.uk/library/visu...
I've just emailed my MP using the below as a guide. Please do the same. www.translegalproject.org/post/urgent-...
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
URGENT ACTION: (REVISED 23/4/25) Write to your MP to protest the Supreme Court ruling and the UK government's rush to introduce a blanket ban on trans women from women's spaces.
THIS IS A CHANGING SITUATION WITH GOVERNMENT POLITICIANS CURRENTLY LINING UP TO INFLICT FURTHER CRUELTY ON TRANS WOMEN IN POLICY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR STATEMENTS TO THE MEDIA. PLEASE KEEP UP TO DATE WITH T...
www.translegalproject.org
April 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I've just emailed my MP using the below as a guide. Please do the same. www.translegalproject.org/post/urgent-...
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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The rights of trans people do not conflict with the rights of lesbians.
It’s why polling shows that, more than any group, lesbians and bisexual women are supportive of the trans community.
Our community’s liberation is bound together.
#LesbianVisibilityWeek
It’s why polling shows that, more than any group, lesbians and bisexual women are supportive of the trans community.
Our community’s liberation is bound together.
#LesbianVisibilityWeek
April 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The rights of trans people do not conflict with the rights of lesbians.
It’s why polling shows that, more than any group, lesbians and bisexual women are supportive of the trans community.
Our community’s liberation is bound together.
#LesbianVisibilityWeek
It’s why polling shows that, more than any group, lesbians and bisexual women are supportive of the trans community.
Our community’s liberation is bound together.
#LesbianVisibilityWeek
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Trump and his followers revel in declaring "There's only two genders!" but the truth is we are far more complex beings than that. Time to go beyond the binary.
Beyond XX & XY—Human Sex And Gender Were Never A Simple Binary
Humans are more complicated than most online experts think.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Trump and his followers revel in declaring "There's only two genders!" but the truth is we are far more complex beings than that. Time to go beyond the binary.
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xkcd going pretty hard (all art has to go pretty hard to keep up with reality these days and going hard is in fact a great response by artists)
you can't usually click on the image on xkcd; this time you can...
you can't usually click on the image on xkcd; this time you can...
PhD Timeline
xkcd.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
xkcd going pretty hard (all art has to go pretty hard to keep up with reality these days and going hard is in fact a great response by artists)
you can't usually click on the image on xkcd; this time you can...
you can't usually click on the image on xkcd; this time you can...
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Today we launched our crowdfunder to challenge last week’s Supreme Court’s decision – which we believe has placed the UK in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act 🏳️⚧️
Help us challenge the Supreme Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
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goodlaw.social
April 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Today we launched our crowdfunder to challenge last week’s Supreme Court’s decision – which we believe has placed the UK in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act 🏳️⚧️
Happy perfect date day!
April 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Happy perfect date day!
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Tonight's inaugural Agnes Flues Memorial Lecture brought together Mick Lynch, @lopa.bsky.social and @drjogrady.bsky.social
Together we honoured Agnes’ legacy of solidarity, justice and education for all.
Together we honoured Agnes’ legacy of solidarity, justice and education for all.
April 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Tonight's inaugural Agnes Flues Memorial Lecture brought together Mick Lynch, @lopa.bsky.social and @drjogrady.bsky.social
Together we honoured Agnes’ legacy of solidarity, justice and education for all.
Together we honoured Agnes’ legacy of solidarity, justice and education for all.