charlie
@ohcharliej.bsky.social
25 | they/he | british chinese | writer of ya | occasionally an artist
HAUNTED HALLWAYS ANTHOLOGY
HAUNTED HALLWAYS ANTHOLOGY
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Just the biggest setback to equality in the UK. Read TransActual’s segregation report and if you’re a woman who considers it a disgrace and want to see a more compassionate approach, please consider signing the @nionwomen.bsky.social letter. Men can share it too
New report sheds light on the treatment of trans people after UK Supreme Court ruling
TransActual has published its findings, highlighting discrimination and harassment diva-magazine.com/2025/08/20/n...
TransActual has published its findings, highlighting discrimination and harassment diva-magazine.com/2025/08/20/n...
New report sheds light on the treatment of trans people after UK Supreme Court ruling
TransActual has published its findings, highlighting discrimination and harassment
diva-magazine.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Just the biggest setback to equality in the UK. Read TransActual’s segregation report and if you’re a woman who considers it a disgrace and want to see a more compassionate approach, please consider signing the @nionwomen.bsky.social letter. Men can share it too
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“In response to receiving this document, I did what the FA clearly haven’t: I actually spoke to trans men and transmasculine people
Every single one said they disagreed with the way the declaration was worded.”
I wrote about the FA banning trans men on the sly 👇
transwrites.world/fa-trans-men/
Every single one said they disagreed with the way the declaration was worded.”
I wrote about the FA banning trans men on the sly 👇
transwrites.world/fa-trans-men/
July 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
“In response to receiving this document, I did what the FA clearly haven’t: I actually spoke to trans men and transmasculine people
Every single one said they disagreed with the way the declaration was worded.”
I wrote about the FA banning trans men on the sly 👇
transwrites.world/fa-trans-men/
Every single one said they disagreed with the way the declaration was worded.”
I wrote about the FA banning trans men on the sly 👇
transwrites.world/fa-trans-men/
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There is no clash between women's rights and trans rights that wasn't already appropriately addressed by the EA 2010. If there was a legitimate reason for a woman with, eg, a penis to be excluded from a service, this could be done.
Of all things, a Guardian article sets this out very well: 2/
Of all things, a Guardian article sets this out very well: 2/
‘Trans women have never felt like a threat’: women’s refuges grapple with supreme court ruling
UK gender decision ignites debate among professionals working in the domestic abuse and rape crisis spheres
www.theguardian.com
May 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
There is no clash between women's rights and trans rights that wasn't already appropriately addressed by the EA 2010. If there was a legitimate reason for a woman with, eg, a penis to be excluded from a service, this could be done.
Of all things, a Guardian article sets this out very well: 2/
Of all things, a Guardian article sets this out very well: 2/
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The BBC just printing Maya Forstater lying through her teeth. Zero evidence of any assaults by trans people in bathrooms. Plenty of evidence of assaults by GCs.
Hmm, the original post got deleted. Oh well. Here's a link to the article:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trans former judge says Supreme Court gender ruling risks lives
Victoria McCloud, who is planning on challenging the ruling, was accused of alarmism by campaign group Sex Matters.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 8, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The BBC just printing Maya Forstater lying through her teeth. Zero evidence of any assaults by trans people in bathrooms. Plenty of evidence of assaults by GCs.
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the prophecy was spoken 🥹
one funny situation that may or may not happen but would be poetic: Elon turns twitter into an echo chamber for Trump fanatics --> Trump turns on Elon --> Elon gets eaten alive by his own monster
June 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
the prophecy was spoken 🥹
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the member of staff who needs to check if u have a penis but not in a Rude Manner
May 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
the member of staff who needs to check if u have a penis but not in a Rude Manner
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We brought to the Supreme Court the voices it cruelly excluded. goodlawproject.org/the-supreme-...
The Supreme Court refused to listen to trans voices. We brought them to the Supreme Court. | Good Law Project
Munroe Bergdorf, Nadia Almada, India Willoughby and Victoria McCloud said what they would have said if the judges had let them speak, and told us what it’s like to live in the hostile world this judgm...
goodlawproject.org
May 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We brought to the Supreme Court the voices it cruelly excluded. goodlawproject.org/the-supreme-...
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Wes Streeting sat in a room with trans kids and their parents pleading with him to make affirming healthcare accessible, while they told him harrowing stories of self-harm and suicide (one teen had TWO trans friends who had taken their lives).
A week later he banned puberty blockers! 😖
A week later he banned puberty blockers! 😖
[10] …The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has taken steps to build bridges with the LGBT+ community and stakeholders by hosting constructive, open and honest roundtable discussions, and has set out his intention to maintain an open dialogue and to continue to listen to all views.’
May 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Wes Streeting sat in a room with trans kids and their parents pleading with him to make affirming healthcare accessible, while they told him harrowing stories of self-harm and suicide (one teen had TWO trans friends who had taken their lives).
A week later he banned puberty blockers! 😖
A week later he banned puberty blockers! 😖
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Official press release from TKBD:
transkidsdeservebetter.org/trans-youth-...
transkidsdeservebetter.org/trans-youth-...
Trans Youth leave bloody handprints on NHS HQ in protest | Trans Kids Deserve Better
One activist said 'I am taking part in this action because I'm tired of trans voices being silenced. It makes me sad that the NHS are disrespecting people who have sadly taken their own lives and are ...
transkidsdeservebetter.org
May 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Official press release from TKBD:
transkidsdeservebetter.org/trans-youth-...
transkidsdeservebetter.org/trans-youth-...
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It shows that they are aware of the public pressure and that sneaking out bigotry on a Friday evening got them noticed.
So, time to write to your MP again and tell them that the EHRCs response is piss poor and that you expect them to hold the EHRC to account:
bsky.app/profile/amer...
So, time to write to your MP again and tell them that the EHRCs response is piss poor and that you expect them to hold the EHRC to account:
bsky.app/profile/amer...
Just a reminder that that letter that you meant to write your MP?
It’s even more urgent today.
Or, write a second.
It’s even more urgent today.
Or, write a second.
May 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
It shows that they are aware of the public pressure and that sneaking out bigotry on a Friday evening got them noticed.
So, time to write to your MP again and tell them that the EHRCs response is piss poor and that you expect them to hold the EHRC to account:
bsky.app/profile/amer...
So, time to write to your MP again and tell them that the EHRCs response is piss poor and that you expect them to hold the EHRC to account:
bsky.app/profile/amer...
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We believe the Supreme Court has placed the UK in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act.
Over 8,000 people have supported our case - will you join us?
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
Over 8,000 people have supported our case - will you join us?
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
Help us challenge the Supreme Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
We use cookies where necessary to allow us to understand how people interact with our website and content, so that we can continue to improve our service.
goodlawproject.org
May 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
We believe the Supreme Court has placed the UK in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act.
Over 8,000 people have supported our case - will you join us?
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
Over 8,000 people have supported our case - will you join us?
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
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The Greens now have nearly 200 more councillors than Reform.
This is not something you'd be likely to guess from all the copiously salivating media coverage of Farage & his crew of billionaire-backed far-right chancers.
This is not something you'd be likely to guess from all the copiously salivating media coverage of Farage & his crew of billionaire-backed far-right chancers.
Another record year for the Green Party 👏
859 Councillors on 170 Councils in England & Wales
Now join us to keep Greens growing and to take the fight to Reform join.greenparty.org.uk
859 Councillors on 170 Councils in England & Wales
Now join us to keep Greens growing and to take the fight to Reform join.greenparty.org.uk
May 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The Greens now have nearly 200 more councillors than Reform.
This is not something you'd be likely to guess from all the copiously salivating media coverage of Farage & his crew of billionaire-backed far-right chancers.
This is not something you'd be likely to guess from all the copiously salivating media coverage of Farage & his crew of billionaire-backed far-right chancers.
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Trans women have never felt like a threat www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Trans women have never felt like a threat’: women’s refuges grapple with supreme court ruling
UK gender decision ignites debate among professionals working in the domestic abuse and rape crisis spheres
www.theguardian.com
May 3, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Trans women have never felt like a threat www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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It will not come as shock to those of you who know us on BlueSky but my favorite part about IBD is that all recommendations are 20% off. Which means I'll land all my "this book will rewrite your understanding of language" or "this book peels layers off your brain" recs with "AND TODAY it's 20% off!"
www.portersquarebooks.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
It will not come as shock to those of you who know us on BlueSky but my favorite part about IBD is that all recommendations are 20% off. Which means I'll land all my "this book will rewrite your understanding of language" or "this book peels layers off your brain" recs with "AND TODAY it's 20% off!"
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Bloody hell even Rory Stewart thinks the Supreme Court judgement is wrong.
Listening to the rest is politics.
Alistair Campbell has said that this now states trans people don’t exist. He hates the sneering of the JK Rowling side who are gloating in glee and misgendering people.
Listening to the rest is politics.
Alistair Campbell has said that this now states trans people don’t exist. He hates the sneering of the JK Rowling side who are gloating in glee and misgendering people.
April 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Bloody hell even Rory Stewart thinks the Supreme Court judgement is wrong.
Listening to the rest is politics.
Alistair Campbell has said that this now states trans people don’t exist. He hates the sneering of the JK Rowling side who are gloating in glee and misgendering people.
Listening to the rest is politics.
Alistair Campbell has said that this now states trans people don’t exist. He hates the sneering of the JK Rowling side who are gloating in glee and misgendering people.
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Over 1300 British writers, including Michaela Coel, have signed an open letter expressing their solidarity with the trans community after the UK Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Michaela Coel among writers expressing solidarity with the trans community
Over 1300 British writers have signed an open letter expressing their solidarity with the trans community after the UK Supreme Court ruling.
www.thepinknews.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Over 1300 British writers, including Michaela Coel, have signed an open letter expressing their solidarity with the trans community after the UK Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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For people wondering why the UK's Equality And Human Rights Commission is acting counter to human rights, I'll c+p a combination of threads from a couple of years ago.
They cover the systemic attack on many marginalised communities by idealogues trying to dismantle human rights law.
1/
They cover the systemic attack on many marginalised communities by idealogues trying to dismantle human rights law.
1/
April 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
For people wondering why the UK's Equality And Human Rights Commission is acting counter to human rights, I'll c+p a combination of threads from a couple of years ago.
They cover the systemic attack on many marginalised communities by idealogues trying to dismantle human rights law.
1/
They cover the systemic attack on many marginalised communities by idealogues trying to dismantle human rights law.
1/
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That is also not true, by the way?
Para 236 pretty explicitly lays out how bouncing trans men from a women's space wouldn't count as sex discrimination, owing to their "masculine attributes".
The opinion is hypocritical and happy to enforce a double standard for the sake of upholding cissexism.
Para 236 pretty explicitly lays out how bouncing trans men from a women's space wouldn't count as sex discrimination, owing to their "masculine attributes".
The opinion is hypocritical and happy to enforce a double standard for the sake of upholding cissexism.
people have already started talking about us only as a problem, “this means testosteroned trans men now access women’s spaces”
IT MEANS WE ARE WOMEN
THATS BAD
FOCUS ON THAT FIRST
YOU FUCKING PRICKS
IT MEANS WE ARE WOMEN
THATS BAD
FOCUS ON THAT FIRST
YOU FUCKING PRICKS
April 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
That is also not true, by the way?
Para 236 pretty explicitly lays out how bouncing trans men from a women's space wouldn't count as sex discrimination, owing to their "masculine attributes".
The opinion is hypocritical and happy to enforce a double standard for the sake of upholding cissexism.
Para 236 pretty explicitly lays out how bouncing trans men from a women's space wouldn't count as sex discrimination, owing to their "masculine attributes".
The opinion is hypocritical and happy to enforce a double standard for the sake of upholding cissexism.
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it's making me crazy that the uk court essentially ruled trans women are not women because you can't change your sex and trans men are not women because they did change their sex
how can anyone take this shit seriously? It's a farce
how can anyone take this shit seriously? It's a farce
That is also not true, by the way?
Para 236 pretty explicitly lays out how bouncing trans men from a women's space wouldn't count as sex discrimination, owing to their "masculine attributes".
The opinion is hypocritical and happy to enforce a double standard for the sake of upholding cissexism.
Para 236 pretty explicitly lays out how bouncing trans men from a women's space wouldn't count as sex discrimination, owing to their "masculine attributes".
The opinion is hypocritical and happy to enforce a double standard for the sake of upholding cissexism.
people have already started talking about us only as a problem, “this means testosteroned trans men now access women’s spaces”
IT MEANS WE ARE WOMEN
THATS BAD
FOCUS ON THAT FIRST
YOU FUCKING PRICKS
IT MEANS WE ARE WOMEN
THATS BAD
FOCUS ON THAT FIRST
YOU FUCKING PRICKS
April 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
it's making me crazy that the uk court essentially ruled trans women are not women because you can't change your sex and trans men are not women because they did change their sex
how can anyone take this shit seriously? It's a farce
how can anyone take this shit seriously? It's a farce
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JKR funded the campaign group behind all this btw. This is why we beg you to stop engaging with Harry Potter media.
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously decided that the definition of sex under the Equality Act 2010 refers solely to biological sex, and does not include people with a Gender Recognition Certificate.
April 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
JKR funded the campaign group behind all this btw. This is why we beg you to stop engaging with Harry Potter media.
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I started tracking paper numbers on 16 April 2024. On 14 April 2025, with one day left to complete the year, the total for the Telegraph, Times, Mail, and Guardian/Observer stands at 1,074 articles about trans people, nearly all of which were attacks and barely any with quotes from a trans person
April 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I started tracking paper numbers on 16 April 2024. On 14 April 2025, with one day left to complete the year, the total for the Telegraph, Times, Mail, and Guardian/Observer stands at 1,074 articles about trans people, nearly all of which were attacks and barely any with quotes from a trans person
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1. Major news in transgender care.
Germany, Switzerland, and Austria have just released their trans youth care guidelines.
They strongly recommend trans youth care and slam the
Cass Review in England.
Europe is not "pulling back" on trans care.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Germany, Switzerland, and Austria have just released their trans youth care guidelines.
They strongly recommend trans youth care and slam the
Cass Review in England.
Europe is not "pulling back" on trans care.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
New German, Swiss, And Austrian Guidelines Recommend Trans Youth Care, Slam Cass Review
The recommendations, released by the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany, come at a time when US politicians erroneously claim that Europe is "pulling back" on transgender care.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
1. Major news in transgender care.
Germany, Switzerland, and Austria have just released their trans youth care guidelines.
They strongly recommend trans youth care and slam the
Cass Review in England.
Europe is not "pulling back" on trans care.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Germany, Switzerland, and Austria have just released their trans youth care guidelines.
They strongly recommend trans youth care and slam the
Cass Review in England.
Europe is not "pulling back" on trans care.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Anyone find it funny how when the UK releases the Cass review to ban trans care, we get everything ranging from New York Times push notifs to op-eds in every major US paper...
But when Germany, Switzerland, and Austria release pro-trans youth care guidelines, not a single article anywhere but mine?
But when Germany, Switzerland, and Austria release pro-trans youth care guidelines, not a single article anywhere but mine?
1. Major news in transgender care.
Germany, Switzerland, and Austria have just released their trans youth care guidelines.
They strongly recommend trans youth care and slam the
Cass Review in England.
Europe is not "pulling back" on trans care.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Germany, Switzerland, and Austria have just released their trans youth care guidelines.
They strongly recommend trans youth care and slam the
Cass Review in England.
Europe is not "pulling back" on trans care.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
New German, Swiss, And Austrian Guidelines Recommend Trans Youth Care, Slam Cass Review
The recommendations, released by the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany, come at a time when US politicians erroneously claim that Europe is "pulling back" on transgender care.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Anyone find it funny how when the UK releases the Cass review to ban trans care, we get everything ranging from New York Times push notifs to op-eds in every major US paper...
But when Germany, Switzerland, and Austria release pro-trans youth care guidelines, not a single article anywhere but mine?
But when Germany, Switzerland, and Austria release pro-trans youth care guidelines, not a single article anywhere but mine?
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Weird how Cass was splashed worldwide, but multiple countries produce reviews that all rubbish Cass and come to completely different conclusions (namely that PBs are effective and as safe for trans kids as cis) yet you wouldn't know about them if you weren't online and following people like Erin
Anyone find it funny how when the UK releases the Cass review to ban trans care, we get everything ranging from New York Times push notifs to op-eds in every major US paper...
But when Germany, Switzerland, and Austria release pro-trans youth care guidelines, not a single article anywhere but mine?
But when Germany, Switzerland, and Austria release pro-trans youth care guidelines, not a single article anywhere but mine?
1. Major news in transgender care.
Germany, Switzerland, and Austria have just released their trans youth care guidelines.
They strongly recommend trans youth care and slam the
Cass Review in England.
Europe is not "pulling back" on trans care.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Germany, Switzerland, and Austria have just released their trans youth care guidelines.
They strongly recommend trans youth care and slam the
Cass Review in England.
Europe is not "pulling back" on trans care.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
March 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Weird how Cass was splashed worldwide, but multiple countries produce reviews that all rubbish Cass and come to completely different conclusions (namely that PBs are effective and as safe for trans kids as cis) yet you wouldn't know about them if you weren't online and following people like Erin