Rachel Walters
@rachel-walters.bsky.social
Trans, TS, Ace, Grandparent. Lowland SAR, walker, advocate, researcher. Just trying to do my bit.
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"British citizens are far more likely to oppose trans people’s fundamental rights, such as access to healthcare or gendered public spaces, than the majority of major economic powers across the globe."
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/26/u...
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Britain is the least supportive G7 country on trans rights
The UK has the worst opinion on trans rights out of every G7 country, according to a survey sample from IPSOS.
www.thepinknews.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
"British citizens are far more likely to oppose trans people’s fundamental rights, such as access to healthcare or gendered public spaces, than the majority of major economic powers across the globe."
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/26/u...
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honestly these ppl think a dead child is better than a trans child so im sure she sleeps just fine.
in that podcast @maitlis.bsky.social presented her propaganda as her helping these children. 'gender critical' have lost their minds and i don't think there is a way back for them. they're neonazis.
in that podcast @maitlis.bsky.social presented her propaganda as her helping these children. 'gender critical' have lost their minds and i don't think there is a way back for them. they're neonazis.
I’d say she’s worse than that. She admitted to making politically motivated attacks on trans health care with (other) anti-trans campaigners at the bbc.
The removal of that healthcare has since caused child deaths. I hope the blood on her hands gives doesn’t allow a restful night sleep again.
The removal of that healthcare has since caused child deaths. I hope the blood on her hands gives doesn’t allow a restful night sleep again.
November 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
honestly these ppl think a dead child is better than a trans child so im sure she sleeps just fine.
in that podcast @maitlis.bsky.social presented her propaganda as her helping these children. 'gender critical' have lost their minds and i don't think there is a way back for them. they're neonazis.
in that podcast @maitlis.bsky.social presented her propaganda as her helping these children. 'gender critical' have lost their minds and i don't think there is a way back for them. they're neonazis.
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So Keir Starmer he of former human rights lawyer and Director of Public Prosecutions fame made supportive comments for Glinner a publicly violent and abusive transphobe after he previously gave no shits about murdered trans schoolgirl Brianna Ghey? It can't be more obvious how bigoted Starmer is.
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
So Keir Starmer he of former human rights lawyer and Director of Public Prosecutions fame made supportive comments for Glinner a publicly violent and abusive transphobe after he previously gave no shits about murdered trans schoolgirl Brianna Ghey? It can't be more obvious how bigoted Starmer is.
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Anne's free toolkit helps trans and non-binary people access vital healthcare.
@scenemag.co.uk #TransRights #HealthcareAccess #GenderAffirmingCare
www.scenemag.co.uk/trans-charit...
@scenemag.co.uk #TransRights #HealthcareAccess #GenderAffirmingCare
www.scenemag.co.uk/trans-charit...
Trans charity Anne launches free toolkit to help trans people access vital healthcare
A new free health and wellbeing toolkit has been launched in the UK to support trans and non-binary individuals navigating an increasingly complex healthcare landscape. The resource, created by Anne, ...
www.scenemag.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Anne's free toolkit helps trans and non-binary people access vital healthcare.
@scenemag.co.uk #TransRights #HealthcareAccess #GenderAffirmingCare
www.scenemag.co.uk/trans-charit...
@scenemag.co.uk #TransRights #HealthcareAccess #GenderAffirmingCare
www.scenemag.co.uk/trans-charit...
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Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It’s a day to raise awareness around all forms of violence against women and girls and to call for an end to gender-based violence.
#InternationalDayForTheEliminationOfViolenceAgainstWomen #EndGenderBasedViolence
#InternationalDayForTheEliminationOfViolenceAgainstWomen #EndGenderBasedViolence
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It’s a day to raise awareness around all forms of violence against women and girls and to call for an end to gender-based violence.
#InternationalDayForTheEliminationOfViolenceAgainstWomen #EndGenderBasedViolence
#InternationalDayForTheEliminationOfViolenceAgainstWomen #EndGenderBasedViolence
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I don't want any trans child to feel alone.
I see being trans as being a bit of a superpower.
I’m lucky to be who I am & I want every child that’s growing up trans now, might be thinking what’s the future going to be like? It’s going to be all right❤️🏳️⚧️
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/o...
I see being trans as being a bit of a superpower.
I’m lucky to be who I am & I want every child that’s growing up trans now, might be thinking what’s the future going to be like? It’s going to be all right❤️🏳️⚧️
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/o...
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I don't want any trans child to feel alone.
I see being trans as being a bit of a superpower.
I’m lucky to be who I am & I want every child that’s growing up trans now, might be thinking what’s the future going to be like? It’s going to be all right❤️🏳️⚧️
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/o...
I see being trans as being a bit of a superpower.
I’m lucky to be who I am & I want every child that’s growing up trans now, might be thinking what’s the future going to be like? It’s going to be all right❤️🏳️⚧️
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/o...
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One thing to know about the TERF toilet panic is they sexualise everything we do. They're obsessed with ir.
Buy milk? Sex. Do taxes? Sex. Wash socks? Sex. It's why my nasty sister called me a paedophile when she found I was trans, she couldn't imagine it in other terms.
It says a lot about them.
Buy milk? Sex. Do taxes? Sex. Wash socks? Sex. It's why my nasty sister called me a paedophile when she found I was trans, she couldn't imagine it in other terms.
It says a lot about them.
November 26, 2025 at 6:34 AM
One thing to know about the TERF toilet panic is they sexualise everything we do. They're obsessed with ir.
Buy milk? Sex. Do taxes? Sex. Wash socks? Sex. It's why my nasty sister called me a paedophile when she found I was trans, she couldn't imagine it in other terms.
It says a lot about them.
Buy milk? Sex. Do taxes? Sex. Wash socks? Sex. It's why my nasty sister called me a paedophile when she found I was trans, she couldn't imagine it in other terms.
It says a lot about them.
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🚨BREAKING🚨New figures reveal the true cost of Brexit.
It's time for Labour to stop being so timid and fix the damage done by the Conservatives' botched Brexit deal.
That is the best way to boost growth, put money in people's pockets and properly fund our public services.
It's time for Labour to stop being so timid and fix the damage done by the Conservatives' botched Brexit deal.
That is the best way to boost growth, put money in people's pockets and properly fund our public services.
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🚨BREAKING🚨New figures reveal the true cost of Brexit.
It's time for Labour to stop being so timid and fix the damage done by the Conservatives' botched Brexit deal.
That is the best way to boost growth, put money in people's pockets and properly fund our public services.
It's time for Labour to stop being so timid and fix the damage done by the Conservatives' botched Brexit deal.
That is the best way to boost growth, put money in people's pockets and properly fund our public services.
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EHRC latest: UK trans 'bathroom ban' to be based on how people look, leaks suggest
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/20/trans-toilet-ban-ehrc/?utm_content=1764061201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/20/trans-toilet-ban-ehrc/?utm_content=1764061201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
EHRC latest: UK trans 'bathroom ban' to be based on appearance, leaks suggest
The EHRC's code of practice on people's rights to enter gendered facilities could allow individuals to be banned based on appearance, leaks have suggested.
www.thepinknews.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
EHRC latest: UK trans 'bathroom ban' to be based on how people look, leaks suggest
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/20/trans-toilet-ban-ehrc/?utm_content=1764061201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/20/trans-toilet-ban-ehrc/?utm_content=1764061201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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🧵 On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we’re stressing the gendered nature of anti-trans violence.
#TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #CERV #EndVAW #VAW
#TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #CERV #EndVAW #VAW
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🧵 On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we’re stressing the gendered nature of anti-trans violence.
#TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #CERV #EndVAW #VAW
#TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #CERV #EndVAW #VAW
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Trans Day of Remembrance: Zack Polanski and Kate Nash deliver powerful speeches at London vigil
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/21/trans-day-of-remembrance-zack-polanski-vigils/?utm_content=1763742004&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/21/trans-day-of-remembrance-zack-polanski-vigils/?utm_content=1763742004&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Zack Polanski and Kate Nash deliver powerful speeches at London trans vigil
Zack Polanski and several prominent campaigners joined together to host an array of candlelight vigils to mark Trans Day of Remembrance.
www.thepinknews.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Trans Day of Remembrance: Zack Polanski and Kate Nash deliver powerful speeches at London vigil
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/21/trans-day-of-remembrance-zack-polanski-vigils/?utm_content=1763742004&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/21/trans-day-of-remembrance-zack-polanski-vigils/?utm_content=1763742004&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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The courts are forcing a 6 year old girl to keep the name of the man who raped her mother.
No survivor should face harm from the very system that is meant to protect them. No child should have to carry an abuser’s name.
It’s time to change the system 👇
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
No survivor should face harm from the very system that is meant to protect them. No child should have to carry an abuser’s name.
It’s time to change the system 👇
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
The law has failed a woman and her child – fight back
No survivor should face harm from the very system that is meant to protect them. No child should have to carry an abuser’s name. It’s time to change the system.
goodlawproject.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The courts are forcing a 6 year old girl to keep the name of the man who raped her mother.
No survivor should face harm from the very system that is meant to protect them. No child should have to carry an abuser’s name.
It’s time to change the system 👇
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
No survivor should face harm from the very system that is meant to protect them. No child should have to carry an abuser’s name.
It’s time to change the system 👇
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
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More than 7,000 people in the UK write to MPs to voice fears about trans toilet ban
“It’s decision time now, and the government needs to hear loud and clear from your political representatives: they must reject this and tell the EHRC that exclusion can’t be the only option.”
“It’s decision time now, and the government needs to hear loud and clear from your political representatives: they must reject this and tell the EHRC that exclusion can’t be the only option.”
More than 7,000 people in the UK write to MPs to voice fears about trans toilet ban
Over 7,100 people have written to their MPs so far expressing concerns over a potential trans bathroom ban under Labour following the Supreme Court ruling.
www.thepinknews.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
More than 7,000 people in the UK write to MPs to voice fears about trans toilet ban
“It’s decision time now, and the government needs to hear loud and clear from your political representatives: they must reject this and tell the EHRC that exclusion can’t be the only option.”
“It’s decision time now, and the government needs to hear loud and clear from your political representatives: they must reject this and tell the EHRC that exclusion can’t be the only option.”
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Nadia Whittome rightly blames JKR and Musk for transphobia – but Labour is to blame too
“there are external forces funded by big money from Elon Musk to JK Rowling, but the Government isn’t standing up against that with a compassionate alternative”
“there are external forces funded by big money from Elon Musk to JK Rowling, but the Government isn’t standing up against that with a compassionate alternative”
Nadia Whittome rightly blames Rowling and Musk for transphobia - but Labour is to blame too
Queer MP Nadia Whittome slams Labour party and billionaire backers of anti-trans campaigns for fuelling transphobia
www.thecanary.co
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Nadia Whittome rightly blames JKR and Musk for transphobia – but Labour is to blame too
“there are external forces funded by big money from Elon Musk to JK Rowling, but the Government isn’t standing up against that with a compassionate alternative”
“there are external forces funded by big money from Elon Musk to JK Rowling, but the Government isn’t standing up against that with a compassionate alternative”
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Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
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TERFS say if you have an SRY gene you are a boy. The SRY gene was only discovered in 1990.
Even the discoverer of the SRY gene admits it cannot be used to determine biological sex.
But TERFS know better🤡
Even the discoverer of the SRY gene admits it cannot be used to determine biological sex.
But TERFS know better🤡
Anyone that thinks @WorldAthletics sex testing is simple, I suggest go talk to @MightyCaster
To evaluate the effects of involves measuring & palpating the clitoris, vagina & labia, as well as evaluating breast size & pubic hair scored on an illustrated 5-grade scale.
To evaluate the effects of involves measuring & palpating the clitoris, vagina & labia, as well as evaluating breast size & pubic hair scored on an illustrated 5-grade scale.
a person is holding a metal object in their hands .
ALT: a person is holding a metal object in their hands .
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November 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
TERFS say if you have an SRY gene you are a boy. The SRY gene was only discovered in 1990.
Even the discoverer of the SRY gene admits it cannot be used to determine biological sex.
But TERFS know better🤡
Even the discoverer of the SRY gene admits it cannot be used to determine biological sex.
But TERFS know better🤡
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🏊♀️The women who swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond have already made their decision.
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🏊♀️The women who swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond have already made their decision.
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
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They've changed it back again now, but changing a quote is a huge red flag. The BBC are repeatedly demonstrating that there are ideologues directly interfering with the meaning of stories they report relating to trans people, and this should be a far bigger deal than it is
In this piece, admitting the BBC has broken its impartiality rules re. trans people, the BBC further breaks its impartiality rules by changing a quote saying "trans identity" to "trans ideology".
Martine Croxall broke rules over 'pregnant people' facial expression, BBC says
The BBC newsreader was reading out a news bulletin about research on groups most at risk in UK heatwaves.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
They've changed it back again now, but changing a quote is a huge red flag. The BBC are repeatedly demonstrating that there are ideologues directly interfering with the meaning of stories they report relating to trans people, and this should be a far bigger deal than it is
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Here’s my open letter to the EHRC.
November 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Here’s my open letter to the EHRC.
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Its a biological reality that XX Trans men soldiers dominate XY c1s men soldiers in the USA standard military fitness tests.
Another example of how sex is dynamic.
Another example of how sex is dynamic.
October 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Its a biological reality that XX Trans men soldiers dominate XY c1s men soldiers in the USA standard military fitness tests.
Another example of how sex is dynamic.
Another example of how sex is dynamic.
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We could look at the SC judgment in two different ways:
"Trans people have no rights! Let's get 'em!"
"Trans people have no rights! We need to fix that!"
Our Government is currently pursuing the former strategy. It's our job to show them that the only option is the latter.
"Trans people have no rights! Let's get 'em!"
"Trans people have no rights! We need to fix that!"
Our Government is currently pursuing the former strategy. It's our job to show them that the only option is the latter.
October 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
We could look at the SC judgment in two different ways:
"Trans people have no rights! Let's get 'em!"
"Trans people have no rights! We need to fix that!"
Our Government is currently pursuing the former strategy. It's our job to show them that the only option is the latter.
"Trans people have no rights! Let's get 'em!"
"Trans people have no rights! We need to fix that!"
Our Government is currently pursuing the former strategy. It's our job to show them that the only option is the latter.
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This is 100% correct. Including as to the chaos the Gender Critical Ideological Movement so beloved of Labour has now descended into as their facade of respectability crumbles like the Berlin Wall.
www.liberalcurrents.com/nobody-knows...
www.liberalcurrents.com/nobody-knows...
Nobody Knows What UK Law on Toilet Access is
The lawlessness of the government's response to For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers.
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This is 100% correct. Including as to the chaos the Gender Critical Ideological Movement so beloved of Labour has now descended into as their facade of respectability crumbles like the Berlin Wall.
www.liberalcurrents.com/nobody-knows...
www.liberalcurrents.com/nobody-knows...
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US trans woman challenging Netherlands asylum rejection was surprised to find she was not alone
www.reuters.com/worl...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.reuters.com/worl...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
US trans woman challenging Netherlands asylum rejection was surprised to find she was not alone
Veronica Clifford-Carlos, a 28-year-old artist from San Francisco hoping to win political asylum in the Netherlands, says she had always planned to build her life in the U.S. but changed her mind after getting death threats for being trans.
www.reuters.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
US trans woman challenging Netherlands asylum rejection was surprised to find she was not alone
www.reuters.com/worl...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.reuters.com/worl...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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**** Trans Exile Network press releaset 24 October 2025 ****
UK and Ireland: 24 October 2025
The Trans Exile Network and the Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective write to the Women and Equalities Network in relation to re-opening Human Rights enforcement and seeking questioning of minister
UK and Ireland: 24 October 2025
The Trans Exile Network and the Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective write to the Women and Equalities Network in relation to re-opening Human Rights enforcement and seeking questioning of minister
October 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
**** Trans Exile Network press releaset 24 October 2025 ****
UK and Ireland: 24 October 2025
The Trans Exile Network and the Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective write to the Women and Equalities Network in relation to re-opening Human Rights enforcement and seeking questioning of minister
UK and Ireland: 24 October 2025
The Trans Exile Network and the Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective write to the Women and Equalities Network in relation to re-opening Human Rights enforcement and seeking questioning of minister