Merel
@blackbirdina.bsky.social
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I think fundamentally, the ability to care about the rights of a small and vulnerable minority (of whom you might know no members) is an important sign of whether you are committed to human rights out of principle, or out of mere convenience.
Being nice to trans people really did turn out to be a load bearing part of liberal democracy ey
September 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I think fundamentally, the ability to care about the rights of a small and vulnerable minority (of whom you might know no members) is an important sign of whether you are committed to human rights out of principle, or out of mere convenience.
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A Congresswoman calls for everyone like me to be locked up. The world's richest man proposes I be subject to a Nazi medical experiment. I no longer flinch at the sight of the soldiers with assault rifles on my commute. A billboard for AI tells me "keep thinking." One cold brew with oat milk, please
September 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
A Congresswoman calls for everyone like me to be locked up. The world's richest man proposes I be subject to a Nazi medical experiment. I no longer flinch at the sight of the soldiers with assault rifles on my commute. A billboard for AI tells me "keep thinking." One cold brew with oat milk, please
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I think, in light of all the rotten people out there spreading terf nonsense, today would be a good day to support trans creators.
Trans folk, please add your links to this thread for books or crafts or whatever you do!
Trans folk, please add your links to this thread for books or crafts or whatever you do!
September 4, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I think, in light of all the rotten people out there spreading terf nonsense, today would be a good day to support trans creators.
Trans folk, please add your links to this thread for books or crafts or whatever you do!
Trans folk, please add your links to this thread for books or crafts or whatever you do!
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Do others routinely check each account that follows them? I don’t tend to but today a UK based French revolution reenactment group with no posts followed me.
Their follow list is full of historians, naturally enough.
Down a rabbit hole I went.
In the 1930s tea would destroy society. Now it’s t&e.
Their follow list is full of historians, naturally enough.
Down a rabbit hole I went.
In the 1930s tea would destroy society. Now it’s t&e.
Since it's International Tea day, here is an article by @drninastuder.bsky.social on historical fears of tea crazes.
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/tea...
#Drinks #Historians #History #InternationalTeaDay #Tea #TeaDay
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/tea...
#Drinks #Historians #History #InternationalTeaDay #Tea #TeaDay
In 1930s Tunisia, French Doctors Feared a 'Tea Craze' Would Destroy Society
It was seen as a threat to colonial rule.
www.atlasobscura.com
September 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Do others routinely check each account that follows them? I don’t tend to but today a UK based French revolution reenactment group with no posts followed me.
Their follow list is full of historians, naturally enough.
Down a rabbit hole I went.
In the 1930s tea would destroy society. Now it’s t&e.
Their follow list is full of historians, naturally enough.
Down a rabbit hole I went.
In the 1930s tea would destroy society. Now it’s t&e.
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This from Riley Gaines is why trans people freak out when Democrats try to carve out some compromise over sports. The politicians and activists attacking trans people are not interested in compromise! They're interested in our eradication from public life and are exploiting sports to that end
August 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This from Riley Gaines is why trans people freak out when Democrats try to carve out some compromise over sports. The politicians and activists attacking trans people are not interested in compromise! They're interested in our eradication from public life and are exploiting sports to that end
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As both a trans person and an advocate, I often want to know what the ACTUAL law is right NOW. This used to be a difficult thing to answer, now it's crystal clear.
I'm so incredibly proud to have the opportunity to be a part of this project and the incredible team at L4GG. It's truly an honor!
I'm so incredibly proud to have the opportunity to be a part of this project and the incredible team at L4GG. It's truly an honor!
We didn’t want the country to need this—but we’re proud to offer it.
The Policy Resource Hub for Transgender Rights is a safe, expert-built resource tracking law affecting trans people across all 56 U.S. states and territories - updated every single day.
Explore the Hub: L4GG.org/TransRights
The Policy Resource Hub for Transgender Rights is a safe, expert-built resource tracking law affecting trans people across all 56 U.S. states and territories - updated every single day.
Explore the Hub: L4GG.org/TransRights
August 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
As both a trans person and an advocate, I often want to know what the ACTUAL law is right NOW. This used to be a difficult thing to answer, now it's crystal clear.
I'm so incredibly proud to have the opportunity to be a part of this project and the incredible team at L4GG. It's truly an honor!
I'm so incredibly proud to have the opportunity to be a part of this project and the incredible team at L4GG. It's truly an honor!
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“I am aware that, every time I have a conversation with a book, I benefit from someone’s decision against silence.”
- Yiyun Li
- Yiyun Li
July 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
“I am aware that, every time I have a conversation with a book, I benefit from someone’s decision against silence.”
- Yiyun Li
- Yiyun Li
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transsafety.network/posts/my-par...
@sasha98.bsky.social and Valeria Rocca spoke to several children of Bayswater members who highlighted the harm the group do to young trans people and the gateway into broader far-right politics that they provide.
Content warning: discusses conversion abuse
@sasha98.bsky.social and Valeria Rocca spoke to several children of Bayswater members who highlighted the harm the group do to young trans people and the gateway into broader far-right politics that they provide.
Content warning: discusses conversion abuse
“My parents very clearly do not love me”: Children of Bayswater Speak Out
We speak to several children of Bayswater Support Group members. Their experiences highlight the harm groups like Bayswater do to young trans people, and the gateway they provide to broader far-right ...
transsafety.network
July 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
transsafety.network/posts/my-par...
@sasha98.bsky.social and Valeria Rocca spoke to several children of Bayswater members who highlighted the harm the group do to young trans people and the gateway into broader far-right politics that they provide.
Content warning: discusses conversion abuse
@sasha98.bsky.social and Valeria Rocca spoke to several children of Bayswater members who highlighted the harm the group do to young trans people and the gateway into broader far-right politics that they provide.
Content warning: discusses conversion abuse
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July 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Get your cis friends to read this. It reveals how the anti-trans hate groups are really part of a web of extremist right-wing hate groups…
Behind the ruling: how ‘Sex Matters’ is shaping UK policy on trans rights
The UK Supreme Court ruling redefined ‘sex’ – but for trans people, it’s the start of something far more sweeping and exclusionary
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Get your cis friends to read this. It reveals how the anti-trans hate groups are really part of a web of extremist right-wing hate groups…
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You guys they're just really concerned about women's sports
Don Jr: "The radical transgender movement is per capita the most violent domestic terror threat if not in America, probably the entire world."
June 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You guys they're just really concerned about women's sports
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Remembering Dr. Alan Hart for Pride, trans man from the early 1900s. He revolutionized the detection of tuberculosis, saved thousands of lives, and died using his name, as the man he always was meant to be.
We have always been here.
We have always been here.
June 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Remembering Dr. Alan Hart for Pride, trans man from the early 1900s. He revolutionized the detection of tuberculosis, saved thousands of lives, and died using his name, as the man he always was meant to be.
We have always been here.
We have always been here.
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Xanthra Philippa: "Theory mutilates; surgery liberates"
Philosophers are so prominent in anti-trans activism because we are a discipline of idiots who think they can a priori empirical questions and see any differences of opinion between themselves and people with actual information are products of their superior rationality. It’s a crank factory
this is why HHS hired a philosophy professor to do their political hit job
May 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Xanthra Philippa: "Theory mutilates; surgery liberates"
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Japanese game cover design is widely admired by players, a true craft they have perfected over the years. In an effort to make their product stand out, many studios explored a more tactile range of materials. The resulting effect is as amusing today as it is instantly nostalgic.🧵
May 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Japanese game cover design is widely admired by players, a true craft they have perfected over the years. In an effort to make their product stand out, many studios explored a more tactile range of materials. The resulting effect is as amusing today as it is instantly nostalgic.🧵
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For a couple years, I have proudly served on the advisory board for the National Organization for Victim Advocacy -- the oldest org of its kind in the country. During my time, I've supported a game changing pilot program: the training and deployment of youth victim advocates to college campuses.
For a couple years, I have proudly served on the advisory board for the National Organization for Victim Advocacy -- the oldest org of its kind in the country. During my time, I've supported a game changing pilot program: the training and deployment of youth victim advocates to college campuses.
May 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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For a couple years, I have proudly served on the advisory board for the National Organization for Victim Advocacy -- the oldest org of its kind in the country. During my time, I've supported a game changing pilot program: the training and deployment of youth victim advocates to college campuses.
For a couple years, I have proudly served on the advisory board for the National Organization for Victim Advocacy -- the oldest org of its kind in the country. During my time, I've supported a game changing pilot program: the training and deployment of youth victim advocates to college campuses.
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We believe the UK is now in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act and the European Convention of Human Rights and we plan to ask the High Court for a declaration of incompatibility.
We would be grateful for your help:
We would be grateful for your help:
Help us challenge the Supreme Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
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goodlaw.social
April 27, 2025 at 8:44 AM
We believe the UK is now in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act and the European Convention of Human Rights and we plan to ask the High Court for a declaration of incompatibility.
We would be grateful for your help:
We would be grateful for your help:
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This is an excellent article - I have some additional thoughts from a feminist perspective on the consequences of this Supreme Court judgment, rather than just my legal ones:
Thread 🧵
Thread 🧵
The UK Supreme Court’s transphobic ruling on the definition of woman last week is a defeat for all women—even, ultimately, the self-described feminists celebrating it, and the women who will gain in the short term from their alliance with the carceral state.
my latest for @thenation.com
my latest for @thenation.com
The UK's Anti-Trans Ruling Is a Defeat for All Women
Even the self-described feminists celebrating the Supreme Court's attempt to banish trans people from womanhood will pay a heavy price.
www.thenation.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This is an excellent article - I have some additional thoughts from a feminist perspective on the consequences of this Supreme Court judgment, rather than just my legal ones:
Thread 🧵
Thread 🧵
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Trans Women in Sport: What Does the Science Say?
“Gender-affirming hormones have a rapid and dramatic impact on physical performance”
www.transresearch.org.au/post/trans-w...
“Gender-affirming hormones have a rapid and dramatic impact on physical performance”
www.transresearch.org.au/post/trans-w...
Trans Women in Sport: What Does the Science Say?
Research suggests trans women have minimal to no performance advantage over cisgender women.
www.transresearch.org.au
April 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Trans Women in Sport: What Does the Science Say?
“Gender-affirming hormones have a rapid and dramatic impact on physical performance”
www.transresearch.org.au/post/trans-w...
“Gender-affirming hormones have a rapid and dramatic impact on physical performance”
www.transresearch.org.au/post/trans-w...
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See what else they are going after to 'protect women' - 79 articles in just 4 papers this week, all here -
hleehurley.substack.com/p/the-trans-...
hleehurley.substack.com/p/the-trans-...
The Trans Agenda: Supreme Court ruling sends papers into a frenzy
News you need, the perspective you won't find anywhere else. The trans community's guide to UK news, media and politics and our place in it.
hleehurley.substack.com
April 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
See what else they are going after to 'protect women' - 79 articles in just 4 papers this week, all here -
hleehurley.substack.com/p/the-trans-...
hleehurley.substack.com/p/the-trans-...
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A fantastic thread.
Section 28 didn’t come out of nowhere.
It came from a society where 75% thought homosexuality was wrong.
From a society that feared the sight of a man in drag would corrupt.
From a society that believed ignorance was better for children than any knowledge of gay lives.
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It came from a society where 75% thought homosexuality was wrong.
From a society that feared the sight of a man in drag would corrupt.
From a society that believed ignorance was better for children than any knowledge of gay lives.
🧵 1/16
April 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A fantastic thread.
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There’s this huge attitude of paternalism re: cis lesbians. They don’t know what’s best for them, so they need cis heterosexuals to jump in to “defend” them from an imaginary trans threat.
April 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
There’s this huge attitude of paternalism re: cis lesbians. They don’t know what’s best for them, so they need cis heterosexuals to jump in to “defend” them from an imaginary trans threat.
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A case of competing needs (or are they?) and a synthesis of dominance transfeminism and disability justice.
(FYI I finished this before the fucking court case, I hate to be relevant 😭)
tinyurl.com/35t37utt
(FYI I finished this before the fucking court case, I hate to be relevant 😭)
tinyurl.com/35t37utt
April 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A case of competing needs (or are they?) and a synthesis of dominance transfeminism and disability justice.
(FYI I finished this before the fucking court case, I hate to be relevant 😭)
tinyurl.com/35t37utt
(FYI I finished this before the fucking court case, I hate to be relevant 😭)
tinyurl.com/35t37utt
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I've been reflecting some more overnight on the For Some Women Scotland case. 🧵
April 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I've been reflecting some more overnight on the For Some Women Scotland case. 🧵