Pollik
@pollik.bsky.social
Brit. Trans. Reluctantly political. Widow. 72yo (2025)
Background - probate/exor (asst manager high street bank), subpostmistress/shop owner, bus driver, independent living, mobile librarian, counsellor.
I block quickly, so don't play games with me.
Background - probate/exor (asst manager high street bank), subpostmistress/shop owner, bus driver, independent living, mobile librarian, counsellor.
I block quickly, so don't play games with me.
Not very subtle is it?
November 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Not very subtle is it?
Oh for goodness sake, Ian. Statistically, there will be 2 million trans people in USA, of which 1% might be detrans, say 20,000.
20,000 does not make USA full of anything.
Good grief. That slurping noise was your credibility going down the toilet.
20,000 does not make USA full of anything.
Good grief. That slurping noise was your credibility going down the toilet.
November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Oh for goodness sake, Ian. Statistically, there will be 2 million trans people in USA, of which 1% might be detrans, say 20,000.
20,000 does not make USA full of anything.
Good grief. That slurping noise was your credibility going down the toilet.
20,000 does not make USA full of anything.
Good grief. That slurping noise was your credibility going down the toilet.
You say you have read the studies, yet you seem unfamiliar with those underpinning the very low regret rates. You don't debate from a position of knowledge. I'm not pretending anything
It's no wonder you are provoking ansty responses. Decades of debate tells me you bring nothing to the table. Bye
It's no wonder you are provoking ansty responses. Decades of debate tells me you bring nothing to the table. Bye
November 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
You say you have read the studies, yet you seem unfamiliar with those underpinning the very low regret rates. You don't debate from a position of knowledge. I'm not pretending anything
It's no wonder you are provoking ansty responses. Decades of debate tells me you bring nothing to the table. Bye
It's no wonder you are provoking ansty responses. Decades of debate tells me you bring nothing to the table. Bye
Which regret rates? There have been multiple studies with results all in the same ball park.
Tbh, this is a complex topic on which there has been a huge amount of false information published. Somehow I feel that you don't even have trans 101, but feel your voice should be needed. I disagree.
Tbh, this is a complex topic on which there has been a huge amount of false information published. Somehow I feel that you don't even have trans 101, but feel your voice should be needed. I disagree.
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Which regret rates? There have been multiple studies with results all in the same ball park.
Tbh, this is a complex topic on which there has been a huge amount of false information published. Somehow I feel that you don't even have trans 101, but feel your voice should be needed. I disagree.
Tbh, this is a complex topic on which there has been a huge amount of false information published. Somehow I feel that you don't even have trans 101, but feel your voice should be needed. I disagree.
Saw a Trump post boasting having his best ever polling numbers.
C'est la vie.
C'est la vie.
November 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Saw a Trump post boasting having his best ever polling numbers.
C'est la vie.
C'est la vie.
I think you are coming from a good place, however you also seem to come from a place of not knowing your subject.
Maybe be less assertive and more asking questions?
In the marketplace of ideas, there is a huge amount of bigotry and disinformation. We have become sensitive to it. And suspicious.
Maybe be less assertive and more asking questions?
In the marketplace of ideas, there is a huge amount of bigotry and disinformation. We have become sensitive to it. And suspicious.
November 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I think you are coming from a good place, however you also seem to come from a place of not knowing your subject.
Maybe be less assertive and more asking questions?
In the marketplace of ideas, there is a huge amount of bigotry and disinformation. We have become sensitive to it. And suspicious.
Maybe be less assertive and more asking questions?
In the marketplace of ideas, there is a huge amount of bigotry and disinformation. We have become sensitive to it. And suspicious.
Absolutely
Perhaps you could focus on unconsented surgery on intersex children. It's a known problem
On trans, the regret rate is less than 1%. And you need to balance that against the risks of non-intervention. I can think of at least 3 suicides.
Perhaps come back when you are better informed?
Perhaps you could focus on unconsented surgery on intersex children. It's a known problem
On trans, the regret rate is less than 1%. And you need to balance that against the risks of non-intervention. I can think of at least 3 suicides.
Perhaps come back when you are better informed?
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Absolutely
Perhaps you could focus on unconsented surgery on intersex children. It's a known problem
On trans, the regret rate is less than 1%. And you need to balance that against the risks of non-intervention. I can think of at least 3 suicides.
Perhaps come back when you are better informed?
Perhaps you could focus on unconsented surgery on intersex children. It's a known problem
On trans, the regret rate is less than 1%. And you need to balance that against the risks of non-intervention. I can think of at least 3 suicides.
Perhaps come back when you are better informed?
We don't need 20 contemporaries to know the answer to that.
November 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
We don't need 20 contemporaries to know the answer to that.
I know, right?
Stories were rife back then, in the UK
Stories were rife back then, in the UK
November 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I know, right?
Stories were rife back then, in the UK
Stories were rife back then, in the UK
Yeah, that was very much the thing, then. Because women never wore trousers, eh? Not even on cold wintry days. Smh
November 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Yeah, that was very much the thing, then. Because women never wore trousers, eh? Not even on cold wintry days. Smh
Barrett for me. Dalrymple I think I saw twice, and then it was Barrett all the way
November 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Barrett for me. Dalrymple I think I saw twice, and then it was Barrett all the way
Where in the bible does it say:
"Thou shalt harass thy victims"?
"Thou shalt harass thy victims"?
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Where in the bible does it say:
"Thou shalt harass thy victims"?
"Thou shalt harass thy victims"?
I was asked intimate questions of that kind. That would have been 28 years ago at CX?
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I was asked intimate questions of that kind. That would have been 28 years ago at CX?
I keep asking people if I can see those things.
The bruises are going down now.
The bruises are going down now.
November 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I keep asking people if I can see those things.
The bruises are going down now.
The bruises are going down now.
Reposted by Pollik
Those same commentators dismissed concern about the Cass Review for 4 years.
Whilst never actually acknowledging they were wrong.
Could folks actually listen to & support those of us waving red flags for once please.
Whilst never actually acknowledging they were wrong.
Could folks actually listen to & support those of us waving red flags for once please.
November 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Those same commentators dismissed concern about the Cass Review for 4 years.
Whilst never actually acknowledging they were wrong.
Could folks actually listen to & support those of us waving red flags for once please.
Whilst never actually acknowledging they were wrong.
Could folks actually listen to & support those of us waving red flags for once please.
I don't think your granddaughter is to blame, tbh. The counsellor has be adaptive to their clients (at least as far as they can). If one way isn't working, try something else
It sometimes happens that the relationship just doesn't work. No one's fault, but maybe someone else might be better fitted.
It sometimes happens that the relationship just doesn't work. No one's fault, but maybe someone else might be better fitted.
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I don't think your granddaughter is to blame, tbh. The counsellor has be adaptive to their clients (at least as far as they can). If one way isn't working, try something else
It sometimes happens that the relationship just doesn't work. No one's fault, but maybe someone else might be better fitted.
It sometimes happens that the relationship just doesn't work. No one's fault, but maybe someone else might be better fitted.