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Bees??
The Middle English word ‘bede’ meant “prayer.”
People started to keep track of their prayers with a string of little balls.
We now call those little balls “beads.”
The Middle English word ‘bede’ meant “prayer.”
People started to keep track of their prayers with a string of little balls.
We now call those little balls “beads.”
November 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Bees??
The Middle English word ‘bede’ meant “prayer.”
People started to keep track of their prayers with a string of little balls.
We now call those little balls “beads.”
The Middle English word ‘bede’ meant “prayer.”
People started to keep track of their prayers with a string of little balls.
We now call those little balls “beads.”
If a trans woman is on the eurostar in the eurotunnel does what toilet she can use change halfway through or after the passport checkpoint? So then she can use the womens coming one way but not the other? Mysterious shit
I love living in a country where the law about what bathroom I can use is genuinely UNKNOWABLE, it’s like something from a Joseph Heller novel
October 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Okay folks! We’ve a real opportunity here. This petition is at 78,000 (ends 28 July!). With a good push, we can get it over the line.
MPs *don't need to stick to the exact petition topic*. We can brief them to discuss any & ALL issues with trans healthcare.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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MPs *don't need to stick to the exact petition topic*. We can brief them to discuss any & ALL issues with trans healthcare.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Petition: Legally enshrine the right of adults to physically transition using NHS services
Introduce a law to legally protect the right of those aged 18 and over to transition using NHS services. This should specifically cover physical transition, including hormone treatment and surgery, as...
petition.parliament.uk
July 9, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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This is how one grassroots women's football team have protested the FA's ban on transgender women.
Goal Diggers FC marched 12 miles to Wembley on Monday to deliver a powerful message: football is and should always be a game for everyone.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/633...
Goal Diggers FC marched 12 miles to Wembley on Monday to deliver a powerful message: football is and should always be a game for everyone.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/633...
Grassroots footballers protest FA’s ban on transgender women: ‘We are determined to keep going’
Some grassroots players marched to Wembley Stadium in hope of forcing the FA to change its policy on transgender women in football
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:37 AM
This is how one grassroots women's football team have protested the FA's ban on transgender women.
Goal Diggers FC marched 12 miles to Wembley on Monday to deliver a powerful message: football is and should always be a game for everyone.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/633...
Goal Diggers FC marched 12 miles to Wembley on Monday to deliver a powerful message: football is and should always be a game for everyone.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/633...
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At least 50 of the 100+ statements supporting trans women playing women’s football come from clubs and teams within the #womensfootball community.
eg South London Women FC state publicly they will “continue to always welcome women+ to our club, and want to be clear this includes trans women”.
🏳️⚧️⚽️🏳️🌈
eg South London Women FC state publicly they will “continue to always welcome women+ to our club, and want to be clear this includes trans women”.
🏳️⚧️⚽️🏳️🌈
More than 100 clubs and groups publicly oppose bans on trans women playing women's football
Goal Diggers FC organising walk to Wembley on Monday, and will deliver open letter of protest to FA chiefs; at least 50 clubs for women and nonbinary players have issued statements so far; thousands r...
sportsmedialgbt.com
May 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM
At least 50 of the 100+ statements supporting trans women playing women’s football come from clubs and teams within the #womensfootball community.
eg South London Women FC state publicly they will “continue to always welcome women+ to our club, and want to be clear this includes trans women”.
🏳️⚧️⚽️🏳️🌈
eg South London Women FC state publicly they will “continue to always welcome women+ to our club, and want to be clear this includes trans women”.
🏳️⚧️⚽️🏳️🌈