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Lyssa Arwen

@lyssaarwen.bsky.social

Jeffery Epstein sexually assaulted trans model Ava Cordero(age16)

She took it to court a few years later, a judge threw it out with transphobic remarks, claiming she couldn't pursue it as she didn't file within a year of turning 18.

#transgenderrightsarehumanrights #transrightsarehumanrights

November 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM

Lyssa Arwen

@lyssaarwen.bsky.social

It's alleged that the Policy Exchange an (anti)environmental think tank
"was in breach of charity law by showing 'an unhealthy obsession with trans issues."
www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/charity...

#transgenderrightsarehumanrights #transrightsarehumanrights #LGBTQRightsAreHumanRights #lgbtqrights

Charity Commission opens case into Policy Exchange

www.civilsociety.co.uk

November 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM

Lyssa Arwen

@lyssaarwen.bsky.social

Yaaaaaaaaaay!!!!
#daggerheart #ttrpg

November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM

Lyssa Arwen

@lyssaarwen.bsky.social

New bag and nails to match.
#newbags #livingmybestlife

November 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM

Lyssa Arwen

@lyssaarwen.bsky.social

Well f#£k...
#transgenderrightsarehumanrights #transrightsarehumanrights #transgenderawareness #transgenderrights #LGBTQRightsAreHumanRights #lgbtqrights

November 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM

Lyssa Arwen

@lyssaarwen.bsky.social

“These policies carry blood on their hands,” she wrote. “Transgender advocates have warned for years that the relentless criminalization and isolation of our community would lead to deaths. Lia deserved better—better than this.

#transgenderrightsarehumanrights

www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/a-cr...

A cruel transphobic website targeted this diver. She later died by suicide. - LGBTQ Nation

Lia Smith was a fervent trans rights advocate who had spoken about the challenges of "going in a locker room where you're not welcome."

www.lgbtqnation.com

October 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM

Lyssa Arwen

@lyssaarwen.bsky.social

Shiny pretty coffee and with my Initials, yay!

#caffieneaddict #livingmybestlife

October 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM

Reposted by Lyssa Arwen

Ilskna orm

@hedmeister.bsky.social

Not a bug; a feature

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 19d

In @yougov.co.uk polling of the trans community, to the best of our knowledge the first of its kind ever conducted, an astonishing 84% said Britain is “fairly unsafe” or “very unsafe” for trans people.
goodlaw.social/ncfw

‘Abject terror’: survey shows 84% of trans people feel Britain is unsafe

YouGov poll reveals safety crisis for trans people in the UK

goodlaw.social

October 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM

Lyssa Arwen

@lyssaarwen.bsky.social

Because of course they are
#saynotoracisms #supportournhs #nursesrock

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55%

Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour

www.theguardian.com

October 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM

Reposted by Lyssa Arwen

Jolyon Maugham KC

@goodlawproject.org

In @yougov.co.uk polling of the trans community, to the best of our knowledge the first of its kind ever conducted, an astonishing 84% said Britain is “fairly unsafe” or “very unsafe” for trans people.
goodlaw.social/ncfw

‘Abject terror’: survey shows 84% of trans people feel Britain is unsafe

YouGov poll reveals safety crisis for trans people in the UK

goodlaw.social

October 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM

Reposted by Lyssa Arwen

African Rainbow Family

@africanrainbowfam.bsky.social

Celebrating William Dorsey Swann—the first known drag queen & LGBTQ+ pioneer. A formerly enslaved man who bravely hosted drag balls in the 1880s, paving the way for queer liberation. His courage inspires us all! 🌈✊🏿

#BlackHistoryMonth #LGBTQ #AfricanRainbowFamily #Pride

October 22, 2025 at 11:51 AM

Lyssa Arwen

@lyssaarwen.bsky.social

Talons #livingmybestlife #feelingpretty

October 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM

Lyssa Arwen

@lyssaarwen.bsky.social

New shoes yay!
#newshoes #livingmybestlife #fasion

October 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM

Lyssa Arwen

@lyssaarwen.bsky.social

Can't imagin why.
#transrightsarehumanrights #transgenderrightsarehumanrights #lgbtqrights

goodlawproject.org/survey-shows...

Survey shows 91% of trans people distrust Labour

YouGov poll reveals a startling lack of trust in Labour, judges, the police and the legal system.

goodlawproject.org

October 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM

Reposted by Lyssa Arwen

Elizabeth Kasprzyk

@aphenine.bsky.social

Trans journalists have been writing about this for ages, but it's nice to see it covered in a reputable source:

yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af...

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

October 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM

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Jolyon Maugham KC

@goodlawproject.org

To enter the ballot box is to choose between two visions of Britain. Either the Hate Thy Neighbour politics of Farage/ Jenrick/ Blue Labour - or the Britain you live in and love.