Emmett
@lifeinsilver.bsky.social
Paediatric trainee in the NHS - proud trans man - married to the best med reg - guncle - pet lover.
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Emmett
@lifeinsilver.bsky.social
· Mar 1
The world may be terrifying right now but walking with my dog, my wife and my bestie on the Wales Coast Path on St David’s Day is really pulling some weight to make it better
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‘Biological’, presumably as opposed to ‘not biological’, is very very close to ‘human’ as opposed to ‘sub-human’, isn’t it?
Kishwer Falkner in The Times talking about the rights of "biological people". As compared to trans people, who are, of course, non-biological.
December 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
‘Biological’, presumably as opposed to ‘not biological’, is very very close to ‘human’ as opposed to ‘sub-human’, isn’t it?
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Of course there’s a fucking point to getting angry at organisations dropping trans people out of fear. It should be shameful and they should be confronted with our feelings of anger and betrayal. To pretend we do this instead of targeting the court government sex matters etc is disingenuous bullshit
December 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Of course there’s a fucking point to getting angry at organisations dropping trans people out of fear. It should be shameful and they should be confronted with our feelings of anger and betrayal. To pretend we do this instead of targeting the court government sex matters etc is disingenuous bullshit
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Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember the transgender lives lost to violence.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember the transgender lives lost to violence.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
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To me, the whole “transition from…to…” narrative has always felt rooted in cisgender cope and ignorance
Trans+ people access Trans Healthcare to be themselves - that’s it - it's that simple
For true gender liberation, the “transition” framing needs to go
Trans+ people access Trans Healthcare to be themselves - that’s it - it's that simple
For true gender liberation, the “transition” framing needs to go
October 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM
To me, the whole “transition from…to…” narrative has always felt rooted in cisgender cope and ignorance
Trans+ people access Trans Healthcare to be themselves - that’s it - it's that simple
For true gender liberation, the “transition” framing needs to go
Trans+ people access Trans Healthcare to be themselves - that’s it - it's that simple
For true gender liberation, the “transition” framing needs to go
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Can we stop saying "non-binary people are valid" please. "Non-binary people are non-binary" is the equivalent. Every time this is said at an event or by an org I and many of the other non-binary people I know cringe and feel immediately uncomfortable. People have been saying this for years.
September 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Can we stop saying "non-binary people are valid" please. "Non-binary people are non-binary" is the equivalent. Every time this is said at an event or by an org I and many of the other non-binary people I know cringe and feel immediately uncomfortable. People have been saying this for years.
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Thing with all the soft language of dignity and respect and compromise being used to describe loss of human rights, persecution, and segregation, is that it immediately frames any opposition to it as unreasonable and aggressive
*segregates you with dignity and respect*
September 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Thing with all the soft language of dignity and respect and compromise being used to describe loss of human rights, persecution, and segregation, is that it immediately frames any opposition to it as unreasonable and aggressive
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what if, now hear me out here, we all got offline and went and ate cheese. Like, RIGHT NOW
September 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
what if, now hear me out here, we all got offline and went and ate cheese. Like, RIGHT NOW
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Learn how to best support your trans patients on our updated Information for Healthcare Professionals page buff.ly/MwNNjIA
Whatever your healthcare role, we’ve got the information you need on trans-inclusive healthcare.
#TransHealth #Healthcare #GP #TransHealthcare
Whatever your healthcare role, we’ve got the information you need on trans-inclusive healthcare.
#TransHealth #Healthcare #GP #TransHealthcare
August 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Learn how to best support your trans patients on our updated Information for Healthcare Professionals page buff.ly/MwNNjIA
Whatever your healthcare role, we’ve got the information you need on trans-inclusive healthcare.
#TransHealth #Healthcare #GP #TransHealthcare
Whatever your healthcare role, we’ve got the information you need on trans-inclusive healthcare.
#TransHealth #Healthcare #GP #TransHealthcare
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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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Make sure you turn up to the Mass Lobby tomorrow - 1-4pm.
June 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Make sure you turn up to the Mass Lobby tomorrow - 1-4pm.
And five years on, I am still begging to live in precedented times again
June 23, 2025 at 6:02 AM
And five years on, I am still begging to live in precedented times again
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I have drafted a template letter which you can send to the Women and Equalities Select Committee and the Joint Committee on Human Rights, concerning the proposed appointment of Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson as the new head of the EHRC.
Please share widely.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please share widely.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Letter Template Concerning Proposed EHRC Chair Appointment
Letter Template Concerning Proposed EHRC Chair Appointment Please copy and paste the text below the line. Make sure to change any bits bolded in red. Emails to send to (make sure to send to both): ...
docs.google.com
June 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I have drafted a template letter which you can send to the Women and Equalities Select Committee and the Joint Committee on Human Rights, concerning the proposed appointment of Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson as the new head of the EHRC.
Please share widely.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please share widely.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Absolute riot of a show by Grace Petrie tonight with a set list that felt built for me and my wife! Anyone around Manchester tomorrow (31/5) I highly recommend snagging a ticket to the last show of her tour
May 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Absolute riot of a show by Grace Petrie tonight with a set list that felt built for me and my wife! Anyone around Manchester tomorrow (31/5) I highly recommend snagging a ticket to the last show of her tour
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"Separating the art from the artist" is for people like Picasso, who was a total bastard a very long time ago but also an artistic genius whose work is actually important to human culture
It is not for a mid tier kids' author that is actively trying to eliminate a whole group of people right now
It is not for a mid tier kids' author that is actively trying to eliminate a whole group of people right now
May 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"Separating the art from the artist" is for people like Picasso, who was a total bastard a very long time ago but also an artistic genius whose work is actually important to human culture
It is not for a mid tier kids' author that is actively trying to eliminate a whole group of people right now
It is not for a mid tier kids' author that is actively trying to eliminate a whole group of people right now
Ready for a week full of obscenely nice things with my wife starting with a full spa day today 🧖🏼♀️🧖🏻♂️
May 27, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Ready for a week full of obscenely nice things with my wife starting with a full spa day today 🧖🏼♀️🧖🏻♂️
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Reminder:
If you support Harry Potter in any way, you are directly funding legal attacks on trans people.
There is no separating the art from the artist in this case.
If you support Harry Potter in any way, you are directly funding legal attacks on trans people.
There is no separating the art from the artist in this case.
#UK #JKR In what comes as a surprise to nobody, JK Rowling has embarked on her next phase of her path to radicalization. She now also offers to fund legal cases - provided applicants meet certain criteria. jkrwf.org?fbclid=IwQ0x...
The J.K. Rowling Women’s Fund
A legal fighting fund for women protecting their sex-based rights
jkrwf.org
May 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Reminder:
If you support Harry Potter in any way, you are directly funding legal attacks on trans people.
There is no separating the art from the artist in this case.
If you support Harry Potter in any way, you are directly funding legal attacks on trans people.
There is no separating the art from the artist in this case.
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It’s #MEAwarenessDay and as always, I’m thinking about how much we have to limit ourselves with this condition. So I wrote a poem about the forced absence of joy:
www.thisthingtheycallrecovery.com/post/the-ris...
#MECFS #SpokenWord #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #ChronicFatigue
www.thisthingtheycallrecovery.com/post/the-ris...
#MECFS #SpokenWord #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #ChronicFatigue
May 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It’s #MEAwarenessDay and as always, I’m thinking about how much we have to limit ourselves with this condition. So I wrote a poem about the forced absence of joy:
www.thisthingtheycallrecovery.com/post/the-ris...
#MECFS #SpokenWord #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #ChronicFatigue
www.thisthingtheycallrecovery.com/post/the-ris...
#MECFS #SpokenWord #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #ChronicFatigue
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And if you’ve been scared into not saying cis just say non-trans don’t reach for biological/normal/real
Really doesn’t matter what point an ally is trying to make if they use the “biological” language they’re doing more harm than good cause they have already ceded the fundamentals
as a rule i am very much in favour of picking our rhetorical battles, at least in terms of public comms. but we cannot cede a single fucking inch on the "biological woman" framing without accepting permanent status as second-class citizens
April 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
And if you’ve been scared into not saying cis just say non-trans don’t reach for biological/normal/real
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My analysis of the EHRC "interim update" is out — in the form of an FAQ — laying out my thoughts on the state of the law, and how employers and service providers can best remain trans-inclusive.
Just my academic thoughts, not legal advice, but hopefully of use.
www.wearequeeraf.com/faq-ehrc-int...
Just my academic thoughts, not legal advice, but hopefully of use.
www.wearequeeraf.com/faq-ehrc-int...
What does the EHRC interim update mean for workplaces and service providers?
An interim EHRC update instructs UK orgs to segregate Trans+ people in public single-sex spaces - how much weight does it carry and what does it mean for workplaces and service providers?
www.wearequeeraf.com
April 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
My analysis of the EHRC "interim update" is out — in the form of an FAQ — laying out my thoughts on the state of the law, and how employers and service providers can best remain trans-inclusive.
Just my academic thoughts, not legal advice, but hopefully of use.
www.wearequeeraf.com/faq-ehrc-int...
Just my academic thoughts, not legal advice, but hopefully of use.
www.wearequeeraf.com/faq-ehrc-int...
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Carla never misses
Today I've written to Bridget Phillipson to ask for clarity on how the government will ensure trans people's rights in the wake of the recent Supreme Court ruling and EHRC guidance. At a moment of extreme worry and distress for the trans community, govt must step up and give assurances.
April 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Carla never misses
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Allies, stop talking about 'trans' and start talking about 'trans people' - and correct your colleagues on this.
It's doing my head in.
It's doing my head in.
April 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Allies, stop talking about 'trans' and start talking about 'trans people' - and correct your colleagues on this.
It's doing my head in.
It's doing my head in.