The Newromancer
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@tehsamantha.bsky.social
· Nov 30
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There is a group of people whose lives can be ruined for changing their clothes or going to the toilet
Nothing more
This is the society we have built
Nothing more
This is the society we have built
February 15, 2026 at 2:42 PM
There is a group of people whose lives can be ruined for changing their clothes or going to the toilet
Nothing more
This is the society we have built
Nothing more
This is the society we have built
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When I first transitioned, I would drive a mile to a public gender neutral bathroom rather than use one at work. I found out later a dozen staff held “meetings” about what they would do if I used the women’s room. I was their boss’s boss at the time, still had no recourse, just had to let it happen.
The BBC reporting on Beth Upton’s current employment situation is definitely not in the public interest, and it is insane how much the British press freely get away with harassing her for the crime of simply living her life existing as a trans person in the UK.
February 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
When I first transitioned, I would drive a mile to a public gender neutral bathroom rather than use one at work. I found out later a dozen staff held “meetings” about what they would do if I used the women’s room. I was their boss’s boss at the time, still had no recourse, just had to let it happen.
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This is now literally the lead story on BBC News Scotland. The employment situation of a private individual harassed via lawfare is deemed the main headline for national news. This is genuinely sickening. The media is a cancer upon this country.
February 15, 2026 at 1:05 PM
This is now literally the lead story on BBC News Scotland. The employment situation of a private individual harassed via lawfare is deemed the main headline for national news. This is genuinely sickening. The media is a cancer upon this country.
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The BBC are raising the licence fee after a year in which 300,000 households stopped paying it. No better time to cancel your licence fee if you haven't already done so.
Boycott the right-wing propaganda outlet and consider donating the money you save to trans charities and trans people in need.
Boycott the right-wing propaganda outlet and consider donating the money you save to trans charities and trans people in need.
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 AM
The BBC are raising the licence fee after a year in which 300,000 households stopped paying it. No better time to cancel your licence fee if you haven't already done so.
Boycott the right-wing propaganda outlet and consider donating the money you save to trans charities and trans people in need.
Boycott the right-wing propaganda outlet and consider donating the money you save to trans charities and trans people in need.
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The Cass Review was always a sham, a pre-ordained hit job meant to give genitally-obsessed bigots a bloody red flag to wave while they torture trans people. Badenoch admitted as much on Twitter. The entire WORLD knows it's shit, and yet the UK gov. pretends it's filet mignon.
The BBC at it again pushing pseudo scientists Hillary Cass with absolutely no pushback whatsoever. This isn’t an impartial broadcaster it’s a propaganda machine. We can only hope the BMA soundly repudiates the Cass Reviews soon.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Children 'weaponised' in toxic trans debate, Cass says
Clinician Dr Hilary Cass says
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 12:08 PM
The Cass Review was always a sham, a pre-ordained hit job meant to give genitally-obsessed bigots a bloody red flag to wave while they torture trans people. Badenoch admitted as much on Twitter. The entire WORLD knows it's shit, and yet the UK gov. pretends it's filet mignon.
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reminder: the original section 28 lasted from 1988-2003
just over a decade. that period covered my entire secondary school life( 1995-2000 ) and im still here and im still trans
i knew i was trans during s28. i knew i was trans before social media
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social will eventually lose
just over a decade. that period covered my entire secondary school life( 1995-2000 ) and im still here and im still trans
i knew i was trans during s28. i knew i was trans before social media
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social will eventually lose
February 15, 2026 at 12:35 PM
reminder: the original section 28 lasted from 1988-2003
just over a decade. that period covered my entire secondary school life( 1995-2000 ) and im still here and im still trans
i knew i was trans during s28. i knew i was trans before social media
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social will eventually lose
just over a decade. that period covered my entire secondary school life( 1995-2000 ) and im still here and im still trans
i knew i was trans during s28. i knew i was trans before social media
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social will eventually lose
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The BBC reporting on Beth Upton’s current employment situation is definitely not in the public interest, and it is insane how much the British press freely get away with harassing her for the crime of simply living her life existing as a trans person in the UK.
February 15, 2026 at 12:35 PM
The BBC reporting on Beth Upton’s current employment situation is definitely not in the public interest, and it is insane how much the British press freely get away with harassing her for the crime of simply living her life existing as a trans person in the UK.
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Says the woman who disregarded evidence and medical professionals to "weaponise" children to such an extent she got necessary medical support stripped from trans young people, in a manner shown to have contributed to an increase in deaths.
She needs to sit this out.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
She needs to sit this out.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Children 'weaponised' in toxic trans debate, Cass says
Clinician Dr Hilary Cass says
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Says the woman who disregarded evidence and medical professionals to "weaponise" children to such an extent she got necessary medical support stripped from trans young people, in a manner shown to have contributed to an increase in deaths.
She needs to sit this out.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
She needs to sit this out.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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cass saying that trans ppl existing online misrepresents what being trans is like is no different from saying gay ppl existing on tv misrepresents the 'homosexual lifestyle'.
it's just homophobia recycled for a modern audience.
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social and co are repeating histories mistakes.
it's just homophobia recycled for a modern audience.
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social and co are repeating histories mistakes.
February 15, 2026 at 11:46 AM
cass saying that trans ppl existing online misrepresents what being trans is like is no different from saying gay ppl existing on tv misrepresents the 'homosexual lifestyle'.
it's just homophobia recycled for a modern audience.
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social and co are repeating histories mistakes.
it's just homophobia recycled for a modern audience.
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social and co are repeating histories mistakes.
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A less transphobic press might start asking "How does driving a doctor out of Scotland help cut NHS wait times? Why is Scotland better with fewer doctors? Which other minority staff would you get rid of?"
Every single person involved in this hate campaign and everyone who has supported them - Anas Sarwar, for example - needs to be run out of public life the way they've run Dr Upton out the NHS. Being trans isn't a risk factor for people around you; this obsessive hate absolutely is.
Susan Smith of For Women Scotland is quoted in this piece saying that Dr Upton leaving the NHS will be "a relief to female patients."
The employment tribunal found that Upton had done nothing wrong! She was completely innocent of any kind of harassment!
www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1592555...
The employment tribunal found that Upton had done nothing wrong! She was completely innocent of any kind of harassment!
www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1592555...
February 15, 2026 at 10:29 AM
A less transphobic press might start asking "How does driving a doctor out of Scotland help cut NHS wait times? Why is Scotland better with fewer doctors? Which other minority staff would you get rid of?"
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There is zero evidence that their ban on puberty blockers has helped a single child and plenty of evidence that it has resulted in the deaths of over 20 trans children.
They know all this.
They are happy with how things are going.
They know all this.
They are happy with how things are going.
February 15, 2026 at 8:49 AM
There is zero evidence that their ban on puberty blockers has helped a single child and plenty of evidence that it has resulted in the deaths of over 20 trans children.
They know all this.
They are happy with how things are going.
They know all this.
They are happy with how things are going.
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Hilary Cass, who called people concerned about trans kids killing themselves "shroud wavers" on the BBC talking about toxic debates
Cw: BBC transphobia, suicide
In response to the huge rise in trans youth suicide caused by the NHS withdrawing medical care and the Gov cover up to hide that being exposed, the UK Gov deploy their pet conversion abuser to run interference.
In response to the huge rise in trans youth suicide caused by the NHS withdrawing medical care and the Gov cover up to hide that being exposed, the UK Gov deploy their pet conversion abuser to run interference.
Children 'weaponised' in toxic trans debate, Cass says
Clinician Dr Hilary Cass says
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Hilary Cass, who called people concerned about trans kids killing themselves "shroud wavers" on the BBC talking about toxic debates
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A Dr who did nothing other than exist while being trans, being driven from the NHS by bigots and bullies, being hailed as a win.
This is the UK.
This is the UK.
Susan Smith of For Women Scotland is quoted in this piece saying that Dr Upton leaving the NHS will be "a relief to female patients."
The employment tribunal found that Upton had done nothing wrong! She was completely innocent of any kind of harassment!
www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1592555...
The employment tribunal found that Upton had done nothing wrong! She was completely innocent of any kind of harassment!
www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1592555...
Trans doc at centre of landmark Sandi Peggie court battle quits NHS
THE trans medic at the heart of a changing room war that cost taxpayers a staggering £400,000 has walked out on the NHS. NHS Fife bosses racked up the eye-watering bill in a failed bid to hush up n…
www.thescottishsun.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 9:50 AM
A Dr who did nothing other than exist while being trans, being driven from the NHS by bigots and bullies, being hailed as a win.
This is the UK.
This is the UK.
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Utterly extraordinary that Hilary Cass on the BBC this morning said if some young people had "taken more time" they might not have pursued medical treatments, when her own report last year found that children routinely faced multi-year waiting lists for gender services.
February 15, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Utterly extraordinary that Hilary Cass on the BBC this morning said if some young people had "taken more time" they might not have pursued medical treatments, when her own report last year found that children routinely faced multi-year waiting lists for gender services.
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The anti-trans propaganda push is one of the best examples I know of real-world disinformation in action.
Part 3: "The astronomical rise in stories about trans people that I’d collected over the previous year told a different story. This massive, messy dataset was brimming with increasingly vile headlines that only seemed to metastasize with time. ... two years later we know how the story turns out."
Welcome to the anti-trans outrage factory — Jessica Kant
When I first wrote Anatomy of a moral panic in February 2024, I had only a faint glimmer of what was to come.The astronomical rise in stories about trans people that I’d collected over the previous ye...
jessk.org
February 15, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The anti-trans propaganda push is one of the best examples I know of real-world disinformation in action.
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Fun fact: the best stats available suggest that the unemployment rate for US trans people is comparable to the Great Depression.
Another fun fact: the best stats available aren’t very good because the Bureau of Labor Statistics had never bothered to measure the trans unemployment rate.
Another fun fact: the best stats available aren’t very good because the Bureau of Labor Statistics had never bothered to measure the trans unemployment rate.
there is an employment crisis among trans women and there always has been, but good luck getting people to see it
Still living this life after almost 8 months. A professional I know who works almost exclusively with trans people said almost all of them are unemployed.
February 14, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Fun fact: the best stats available suggest that the unemployment rate for US trans people is comparable to the Great Depression.
Another fun fact: the best stats available aren’t very good because the Bureau of Labor Statistics had never bothered to measure the trans unemployment rate.
Another fun fact: the best stats available aren’t very good because the Bureau of Labor Statistics had never bothered to measure the trans unemployment rate.
Reminded of when this happened a month ago
So far, the Equality Act has not been on my side
So far, the Equality Act has not been on my side
One of the funniest things that's happened this week is my mother telling me "the Equality Act is on your side" in relation to a job that requires working with children
Like...yeah...
Like...yeah...
February 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Reminded of when this happened a month ago
So far, the Equality Act has not been on my side
So far, the Equality Act has not been on my side
Just got home from a meal out where my girlfriend scored us a free dessert by spilling her drink on my meal (while breaking the wine glass) and am now trying to figure out how Control works while drunk
February 14, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Just got home from a meal out where my girlfriend scored us a free dessert by spilling her drink on my meal (while breaking the wine glass) and am now trying to figure out how Control works while drunk
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At least 12 WI groups are closing or considering closure after the organisation barred transgender women from membership.
Members say more groups are likely to close, and that the federation’s decision has opened up a toxic, traditionalist culture that will deter younger women from joining.
Members say more groups are likely to close, and that the federation’s decision has opened up a toxic, traditionalist culture that will deter younger women from joining.
‘Carnage of concern and upset’: Women’s Institute groups close after transgender ban
Members warn NFWI decision has opened up toxic culture that deters younger women from joining
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:53 PM
At least 12 WI groups are closing or considering closure after the organisation barred transgender women from membership.
Members say more groups are likely to close, and that the federation’s decision has opened up a toxic, traditionalist culture that will deter younger women from joining.
Members say more groups are likely to close, and that the federation’s decision has opened up a toxic, traditionalist culture that will deter younger women from joining.
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Is it feminism when you kill women's groups because you hate trans women? Sex Matters et al say YES!
At least 12 WI groups are closing or considering closure after the organisation barred transgender women from membership.
Members say more groups are likely to close, and that the federation’s decision has opened up a toxic, traditionalist culture that will deter younger women from joining.
Members say more groups are likely to close, and that the federation’s decision has opened up a toxic, traditionalist culture that will deter younger women from joining.
‘Carnage of concern and upset’: Women’s Institute groups close after transgender ban
Members warn NFWI decision has opened up toxic culture that deters younger women from joining
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Is it feminism when you kill women's groups because you hate trans women? Sex Matters et al say YES!
You hate it when a cringe memory comes up?
Just remembering the time I accidentally sent a picture of my DS while playing Ace Attorney into the wrong group chat, with people I barely knew, before you could delete messages in FB messenger, and watched as everyone saw it and didn't respond
Just remembering the time I accidentally sent a picture of my DS while playing Ace Attorney into the wrong group chat, with people I barely knew, before you could delete messages in FB messenger, and watched as everyone saw it and didn't respond
a man in a turtleneck sweater is standing in front of a fireplace .
Alt: Jack Torrence from The Shining doing the Kubrick stare
media.tenor.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:21 PM
You hate it when a cringe memory comes up?
Just remembering the time I accidentally sent a picture of my DS while playing Ace Attorney into the wrong group chat, with people I barely knew, before you could delete messages in FB messenger, and watched as everyone saw it and didn't respond
Just remembering the time I accidentally sent a picture of my DS while playing Ace Attorney into the wrong group chat, with people I barely knew, before you could delete messages in FB messenger, and watched as everyone saw it and didn't respond
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Today's ruling on the EHRC's interim guidance is a disappointing, confusing and mixed picture.
A trans woman who is a customer in a café can use the women's toilets, but if she works there she might not be able to.
Once again everyday life is being made a legal labyrinth for trans people.
A trans woman who is a customer in a café can use the women's toilets, but if she works there she might not be able to.
Once again everyday life is being made a legal labyrinth for trans people.
The High Court has ruled on our challenge to the EHRC’s interim guidance.
The judgment contains some good news for trans rights – but plenty of bad.
Read our analysis
goodlawproject.org/update/high-...
The judgment contains some good news for trans rights – but plenty of bad.
Read our analysis
goodlawproject.org/update/high-...
High Court rules on lawfulness of the EHRC’s interim guidance
High Court decides services may lawfully allow trans women to use women’s facilities – but the fight for trans rights continues
goodlawproject.org
February 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Today's ruling on the EHRC's interim guidance is a disappointing, confusing and mixed picture.
A trans woman who is a customer in a café can use the women's toilets, but if she works there she might not be able to.
Once again everyday life is being made a legal labyrinth for trans people.
A trans woman who is a customer in a café can use the women's toilets, but if she works there she might not be able to.
Once again everyday life is being made a legal labyrinth for trans people.
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It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
February 14, 2026 at 9:53 AM
It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
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A “trial” that can only ever be 100% unethical @naomilong.bsky.social.
What are you going to do about this?
You need to reflect upon the fact that trans kids are 7 times more likely to die by suicide than cis kids and READ MY RESEARCH about the great harm the puberty-blocker ban is causing.
What are you going to do about this?
You need to reflect upon the fact that trans kids are 7 times more likely to die by suicide than cis kids and READ MY RESEARCH about the great harm the puberty-blocker ban is causing.
Harming children: the effects of the UK puberty blocker ban
This paper presents an analysis of data from trans children and young people and their parents following the imposition of a UK-wide ban on puberty blockers for this group. The consequences of this...
www.tandfonline.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:21 AM
A “trial” that can only ever be 100% unethical @naomilong.bsky.social.
What are you going to do about this?
You need to reflect upon the fact that trans kids are 7 times more likely to die by suicide than cis kids and READ MY RESEARCH about the great harm the puberty-blocker ban is causing.
What are you going to do about this?
You need to reflect upon the fact that trans kids are 7 times more likely to die by suicide than cis kids and READ MY RESEARCH about the great harm the puberty-blocker ban is causing.
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Side note: this is the kind of thing when I mean relational and caring labour needed for coding that just gets erased because people don't treat it as work.
Getting to know how a project works, how they accept submissions and submitting in a way that helps them integrate your contribution is work!
Getting to know how a project works, how they accept submissions and submitting in a way that helps them integrate your contribution is work!
I've seen forks that were entirely vibe coded by someone who didn't know how to code at all (I think the meshtastic code base might have been to implement some feature by a vibe coder that didn't know etiquette to submit a PR) but I don't know if anyone else has.
February 14, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Side note: this is the kind of thing when I mean relational and caring labour needed for coding that just gets erased because people don't treat it as work.
Getting to know how a project works, how they accept submissions and submitting in a way that helps them integrate your contribution is work!
Getting to know how a project works, how they accept submissions and submitting in a way that helps them integrate your contribution is work!