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🗣️ 65% of trans adults reported verbal abuse in public spaces
👊 24% said they have suffered physical violence
A new YouGov poll reveals safety crisis for trans people in the UK:
https://goodlaw.social/u5y8
👊 24% said they have suffered physical violence
A new YouGov poll reveals safety crisis for trans people in the UK:
https://goodlaw.social/u5y8
‘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 7:31 AM
🗣️ 65% of trans adults reported verbal abuse in public spaces
👊 24% said they have suffered physical violence
A new YouGov poll reveals safety crisis for trans people in the UK:
https://goodlaw.social/u5y8
👊 24% said they have suffered physical violence
A new YouGov poll reveals safety crisis for trans people in the UK:
https://goodlaw.social/u5y8
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The documentary I made with Miss Major 10 years ago is on Vimeo on Demand. If you want to spend some time with her on screen tonight and learn some abolitionist trans history while you're at it, it's free to rent with the code "shinebright" vimeo.com/ondemand/major
Watch MAJOR! Online | Vimeo On Demand
The award-winning documentary "MAJOR!" follows the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender elder who has been fighting for…
vimeo.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The documentary I made with Miss Major 10 years ago is on Vimeo on Demand. If you want to spend some time with her on screen tonight and learn some abolitionist trans history while you're at it, it's free to rent with the code "shinebright" vimeo.com/ondemand/major
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The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
October 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
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I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
October 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
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🆕️🚨 After painstaking research, dozens of FOIs and months of analysis we release the Gender Clinic Files which reveal waiting times for every GIC in the country.
They lay bare, how far off the mark the Health Secretary's estimation of the average wait is 👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...
They lay bare, how far off the mark the Health Secretary's estimation of the average wait is 👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...
Some people in Scotland will never get gender clinic appointment on 224-year waitlist
Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care
www.wearequeeraf.com
October 4, 2025 at 7:53 AM
🆕️🚨 After painstaking research, dozens of FOIs and months of analysis we release the Gender Clinic Files which reveal waiting times for every GIC in the country.
They lay bare, how far off the mark the Health Secretary's estimation of the average wait is 👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...
They lay bare, how far off the mark the Health Secretary's estimation of the average wait is 👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...
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Some good news.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
September 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Some good news.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
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the UK's new anti-trans rules are indefensible & will make global fascism stronger
my latest with @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat...
my latest with @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat...
Britain’s Bathroom Ban
The UK has gone from a bathroom ban being unthinkable to a Labour government implementing one without a vote
www.liberalcurrents.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
the UK's new anti-trans rules are indefensible & will make global fascism stronger
my latest with @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat...
my latest with @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat...
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The Quakers are doing exactly what all public services are legally allowed to do even if the EHRC wants to pretend they're not: say gender-based toilets are inclusive and for anyone bothered by that as a matter of belief, there are stand-alone cubicles that they are very free to use. 1/
This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”
www.quaker.org.uk
August 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Quakers are doing exactly what all public services are legally allowed to do even if the EHRC wants to pretend they're not: say gender-based toilets are inclusive and for anyone bothered by that as a matter of belief, there are stand-alone cubicles that they are very free to use. 1/
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My book is published! It’s a critical take on how emotions shape conflicts about LGBT rights and repair in equality law, gender recognition, bans on conversion practices, and sex education in schools. You can download it free via @edinburghup.bsky.social: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-emo...
May 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
My book is published! It’s a critical take on how emotions shape conflicts about LGBT rights and repair in equality law, gender recognition, bans on conversion practices, and sex education in schools. You can download it free via @edinburghup.bsky.social: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-emo...
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Please get in touch with Netpol if you have been affected by police stop and search as a trans person following the interim guidance
CALL-OUT: tells us about the trans community’s experiences of police stop and search powers since the introduction in May of new 'interim guidance' for police forces on stopping and searching trans people netpol.org/2025/08/21/c...
August 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Please get in touch with Netpol if you have been affected by police stop and search as a trans person following the interim guidance
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A new report from TransActual shows that trans and cisgender people face job loss, violence, vigilantism and wholesale exclusion following the Supreme Court Ruling and EHRC guidance.
Read the report at: tinyurl.com/trans-segreg...
#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #EqualityAct #EHRC #TransRights
Read the report at: tinyurl.com/trans-segreg...
#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #EqualityAct #EHRC #TransRights
August 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A new report from TransActual shows that trans and cisgender people face job loss, violence, vigilantism and wholesale exclusion following the Supreme Court Ruling and EHRC guidance.
Read the report at: tinyurl.com/trans-segreg...
#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #EqualityAct #EHRC #TransRights
Read the report at: tinyurl.com/trans-segreg...
#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #EqualityAct #EHRC #TransRights
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We're recruiting a Policy Officer to join our team. You’ll be working alongside our Policy Lead, Director of Policy and Director for Healthcare to advocate for trans people’s needs in a range of policy areas.
For more info go to transactual.org.uk/jobs
#hiring #vacancy #LookingForWork #Queerjobs
For more info go to transactual.org.uk/jobs
#hiring #vacancy #LookingForWork #Queerjobs
August 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We're recruiting a Policy Officer to join our team. You’ll be working alongside our Policy Lead, Director of Policy and Director for Healthcare to advocate for trans people’s needs in a range of policy areas.
For more info go to transactual.org.uk/jobs
#hiring #vacancy #LookingForWork #Queerjobs
For more info go to transactual.org.uk/jobs
#hiring #vacancy #LookingForWork #Queerjobs
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This thread is the reality that me and other parents supporting trans kids are living right now.
The UK is pushing conversion on all trans kids, and directing state violence against anyone who tries to provide the affirmative healthcare and social support that is a basic right for any trans kid.
The UK is pushing conversion on all trans kids, and directing state violence against anyone who tries to provide the affirmative healthcare and social support that is a basic right for any trans kid.
Incontrovertible evidence, now, of *police* investigating families supporting their kids with gender affirming healthcare in the UK. For trying to do the best for your child, following best practice in most of the world, here you get a visit from the police.
Thank you, Wes Streeting.
Thank you, Wes Streeting.
July 11, 2025 at 8:29 AM
This thread is the reality that me and other parents supporting trans kids are living right now.
The UK is pushing conversion on all trans kids, and directing state violence against anyone who tries to provide the affirmative healthcare and social support that is a basic right for any trans kid.
The UK is pushing conversion on all trans kids, and directing state violence against anyone who tries to provide the affirmative healthcare and social support that is a basic right for any trans kid.
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Reform council in Kent is removing 'trans books' from school libraries, on the basis of a (ONE) "concerned member of the public", who may or may not have kids in Kent schools. If you live in Kent, especially if your kids go to school there, hope you'll push back.
You know when we kept saying this was coming, this was happening, this was never a US-only issue, we were having events cancelled and being left off lists and parents had to sign permission slips when we were coming in to do assemblies? You know? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kent council bans transgender books in children’s library section
KCC says the move came after a
www.bbc.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Reform council in Kent is removing 'trans books' from school libraries, on the basis of a (ONE) "concerned member of the public", who may or may not have kids in Kent schools. If you live in Kent, especially if your kids go to school there, hope you'll push back.
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Enigma is available in the UK on Now TV!
Enigma, the new documentary on April Ashley and Amanda Lear starring yours truly and directed by thee Zackary Drucker, premieres tonight on HBO Max in the US and Crave in Canada! Strap in for a surprisingly controversial lil doc!
June 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Enigma is available in the UK on Now TV!
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The biggest democracy in the world 👇🏼
"Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa..[]..rejected arguments that tie womanhood exclusively to reproductive capacity, declaring such views “legally unsustainable” and contrary to the Indian constitution’s guarantees of dignity, equality, and identity"
"Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa..[]..rejected arguments that tie womanhood exclusively to reproductive capacity, declaring such views “legally unsustainable” and contrary to the Indian constitution’s guarantees of dignity, equality, and identity"
June 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The biggest democracy in the world 👇🏼
"Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa..[]..rejected arguments that tie womanhood exclusively to reproductive capacity, declaring such views “legally unsustainable” and contrary to the Indian constitution’s guarantees of dignity, equality, and identity"
"Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa..[]..rejected arguments that tie womanhood exclusively to reproductive capacity, declaring such views “legally unsustainable” and contrary to the Indian constitution’s guarantees of dignity, equality, and identity"
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It’s now being said by Westminster staff, that today was the largest mass lobbying in UK Parliament history. Historically, trans ppl have always led Queer liberation; today shows that proud history continue.
Politicians are seeing, in real life, the impact of their nasty rhetoric & policies.
Politicians are seeing, in real life, the impact of their nasty rhetoric & policies.
June 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
It’s now being said by Westminster staff, that today was the largest mass lobbying in UK Parliament history. Historically, trans ppl have always led Queer liberation; today shows that proud history continue.
Politicians are seeing, in real life, the impact of their nasty rhetoric & policies.
Politicians are seeing, in real life, the impact of their nasty rhetoric & policies.
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I’m a queer Palestinian. Stop using my identity as cover for the destruction of Gaza
@jadsalfiti.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@jadsalfiti.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m a queer Palestinian. Stop using my identity as cover for the destruction of Gaza | Jad Salfiti
Rightwingers in Israel and the US claim they are defending LGBTQ+ rights while Gaza’s people are killed. Don’t dare do this in our name, says British-Palestinian video producer and journalist Jad Salf...
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I’m a queer Palestinian. Stop using my identity as cover for the destruction of Gaza
@jadsalfiti.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@jadsalfiti.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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TW: harm to children.
My research into the effects of the UK government puberty-blocker ban has finally been published after peer-review.
It details the severe harm being caused to young trans people & children by the Starmer government's puberty-blocker ban.
Unlike Cass it is peer reviewed...
My research into the effects of the UK government puberty-blocker ban has finally been published after peer-review.
It details the severe harm being caused to young trans people & children by the Starmer government's puberty-blocker ban.
Unlike Cass it is peer reviewed...
Harming children: the effects of the UK puberty blocker ban
This paper presents an analysis of data from trans children and young people and their parents following the imposition of a UK-wide ban on puberty blockers for this group. The consequences of this...
www.tandfonline.com
June 18, 2025 at 10:29 AM
TW: harm to children.
My research into the effects of the UK government puberty-blocker ban has finally been published after peer-review.
It details the severe harm being caused to young trans people & children by the Starmer government's puberty-blocker ban.
Unlike Cass it is peer reviewed...
My research into the effects of the UK government puberty-blocker ban has finally been published after peer-review.
It details the severe harm being caused to young trans people & children by the Starmer government's puberty-blocker ban.
Unlike Cass it is peer reviewed...
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The EHRC's lawyers admitted its position re. toilets adopted in its interim update (specifically mandating employers to have single-sex toilets instead of individual gender neutral cubicles) was wrong.
We think they're even more wrong still, though.
We think they're even more wrong still, though.
The EHRC's lawyers have conceded its position on single sex toilets is wrong. goodlaw.social/z87e
EHRC backs down on single-sex toilets | Good Law Project
The EHRC’s interim update unleashed chaos after the Supreme Court’s transphobic decision. But now the commission says it was only ‘some observations’ and rows back on its demand for single-sex toilets...
goodlaw.social
June 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The EHRC's lawyers admitted its position re. toilets adopted in its interim update (specifically mandating employers to have single-sex toilets instead of individual gender neutral cubicles) was wrong.
We think they're even more wrong still, though.
We think they're even more wrong still, though.
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NEW: Meta’s policy rollbacks are driving a surge in hate, fear, and self-censorship for LGBTQ people and other marginalized communities. Read the findings from GLAAD, @ultraviolet.bsky.social & @weareallout.bsky.social 👉 makemetasafe.org #MakeMetaSafe
Ultraviolet Meta Campaign
makemetasafe.org
June 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
NEW: Meta’s policy rollbacks are driving a surge in hate, fear, and self-censorship for LGBTQ people and other marginalized communities. Read the findings from GLAAD, @ultraviolet.bsky.social & @weareallout.bsky.social 👉 makemetasafe.org #MakeMetaSafe
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Let’s remember what Jo Cox said IN FULL and not what the trash More In Common foundation edited it down to.
June 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Let’s remember what Jo Cox said IN FULL and not what the trash More In Common foundation edited it down to.
Koko employing literal toilet police feels so dystopian.
They did, but it was edited out.
(Koko, Camden).
Here's the unedited version:
lettersfromjack.substack.com/p/nabbed-by-...
(Koko, Camden).
Here's the unedited version:
lettersfromjack.substack.com/p/nabbed-by-...
Nabbed by the Toilet Police
"There isn't going to be Toilet Police." It was a few days after these reassuring words that the Toilet Police got me.
lettersfromjack.substack.com
June 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Koko employing literal toilet police feels so dystopian.
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Responding to the EHRC Consultation? We've gathered tools and resources from LGBT+ organisations to support you!
Find everything you need in one place:
🔗 consortium.lgbt/2025/06/04/responding-to-ehrc-consultation-june2025/
Find everything you need in one place:
🔗 consortium.lgbt/2025/06/04/responding-to-ehrc-consultation-june2025/
June 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Responding to the EHRC Consultation? We've gathered tools and resources from LGBT+ organisations to support you!
Find everything you need in one place:
🔗 consortium.lgbt/2025/06/04/responding-to-ehrc-consultation-june2025/
Find everything you need in one place:
🔗 consortium.lgbt/2025/06/04/responding-to-ehrc-consultation-june2025/
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Good news! UCU have won an employment tribunal against the directors of the film 'Adult Human Female,' who claimed UCU's protest against the screening of the film represented discrimination and harassment due to their GC beliefs. UCU press release here for details:
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1404...
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1404...
Employment Tribunal rejects claims University and College Union discriminated against members on grounds of their gender critical beliefs
The University and College Union has successfully defended claims against it in an Employment Tribunal from two UCU members who claim they had been discriminated against and harassed by the union beca...
www.ucu.org.uk
June 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Good news! UCU have won an employment tribunal against the directors of the film 'Adult Human Female,' who claimed UCU's protest against the screening of the film represented discrimination and harassment due to their GC beliefs. UCU press release here for details:
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1404...
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1404...