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Al Payne
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2nd Year Psychology and Child Development Student at Staffordshire University. BPS Student Ambassador. Experienced SEN support in schools and residential. Art, fantasy, and DnD enthusiast.
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🚨DR UK's Statement Opposing the Supreme Court's Ruling on 'Biological Sex'

'We stand in solidarity with the Trans community as they experience an onslaught of rights erosions and attacks on their lives.'

Read our full statement here: www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...
Disability Rights UK is deeply saddened by the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that declares trans women are not 'biological women'. As part of a movement that has always called for ‘nothing about us without us’ – we’re particularly concerned by the court’s exclusion of Trans voices in their decision, and their failure to be led by the lived experience of one of society’s most silenced groups. Decisions about any group’s rights should never be made without the involvement of those most impacted. We stand in solidarity with the Trans community as they experience an onslaught of rights erosions and attacks on their lives. No marginalised group faces injustice in a silo – systemic barriers and discrimination impact all of us. None of us are free until all of us are free. Around half of Trans people are also Disabled. Government policies already place disproportionate barriers on accessing vital healthcare, and now this ruling also erodes their protections against discrimination. Setting the precedent that it’s okay to weaken the rights of one group, undermines everyone else's rights. Prioritising a bio-essentialist view of gender harms everyone, especially Disabled people. A person’s anatomy, hormone levels, or ability to conceive does not define whether they are a ‘real’ woman.
April 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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psychmag.bsky.social
‘Which bits of psychology do I take out of my toolkit?’

@ellarhodespsych.bsky.social spoke to Professor @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social ahead of a @bpsofficial.bsky.social event where she will discuss her new book 'Psychology in Everyday Life'.

www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
www.bps.org.uk
February 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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kathryn42.bsky.social
Really proud of this piece. Grateful to Avalyn, Rowan and Sarah for sharing their stories. It's a national scandal that long Covid patients have been forgotten by the government, employers & society at large. The least we can do is keep talking about them

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘We’re losing decades of our life to this illness’: long Covid patients on the fear of being forgotten
Five years on from March 2020, millions of people still face debilitating symptoms, with huge repercussions on public health and productivity. But politicians are starting to pretend the pandemic neve...
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:26 AM