saerlaith
@saerlaith.bsky.social
lapsed theatre person and active accessible web developer, web design for accesstoolkit.art
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This is a pretty huge, and damning, internal revelation about the NYT's ongoing overt campaign to stigmatize trans people. Holy shit.
How the nyt used the Cass report to restart its anti-trans propaganda campaign in the US:
Coverage of the report was initially assigned to a nyt UK correspondent, usual practice for a UK report. The story being prepared cited critics who called Cass a shoddy, political document that defied science
Coverage of the report was initially assigned to a nyt UK correspondent, usual practice for a UK report. The story being prepared cited critics who called Cass a shoddy, political document that defied science
One reason the NYT has burned its credibility with trans people is that they still cite the discredited Cass report in reporting on trans healthcare. Never the German, Utah, or other systematic reviews supporting care. They also never provide the political context behind restrictions in care.
December 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This is a pretty huge, and damning, internal revelation about the NYT's ongoing overt campaign to stigmatize trans people. Holy shit.
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I love my people so much
December 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I love my people so much
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1/🧵 The good people of the Cabinet Office has found a copy of the Department for Education and Employment’s drafting instructions* for the Sex Discrimination (Gender Reassignment) Regulations 1999.
* the Parly Counsel does vetting only in this case, so the instructions is to DfEE’s in-house lawyers
* the Parly Counsel does vetting only in this case, so the instructions is to DfEE’s in-house lawyers
Sex Discrimination Gender Reassignment Regulations 1999 Drafting Instructions - a Freedom of Information request to Government Equalities Office
Please send me copies of the Sex Discrimination Gender Reassignment Regulations 1999’s Drafting Instructions given to the Parliamentary Counsel. If you can’t locate all versions, send me any one of th...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
1/🧵 The good people of the Cabinet Office has found a copy of the Department for Education and Employment’s drafting instructions* for the Sex Discrimination (Gender Reassignment) Regulations 1999.
* the Parly Counsel does vetting only in this case, so the instructions is to DfEE’s in-house lawyers
* the Parly Counsel does vetting only in this case, so the instructions is to DfEE’s in-house lawyers
Someone doing Duolingo at the airport gate with no headphones. Asked her if she could stop or put on headphones, she said she’d lower the volume and didn’t have headphones. Deeply evil behaviour.
November 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Someone doing Duolingo at the airport gate with no headphones. Asked her if she could stop or put on headphones, she said she’d lower the volume and didn’t have headphones. Deeply evil behaviour.
Metrophobia (fear of metrosexuals)
November 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Metrophobia (fear of metrosexuals)
I keep having flights that are *almost* delayed enough to get compensated but not quite and it is very annoying.
November 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I keep having flights that are *almost* delayed enough to get compensated but not quite and it is very annoying.
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this is genuinely funny but also I think that with the right delivery, nearly anything on that beat is gonna slap lol
October 9, 2025 at 7:32 AM
this is genuinely funny but also I think that with the right delivery, nearly anything on that beat is gonna slap lol
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*trying to make conversation* wow i love your books. they all have such nice covers *not wanting to seem shallow* which of course means jack shit
September 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
*trying to make conversation* wow i love your books. they all have such nice covers *not wanting to seem shallow* which of course means jack shit
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Replacing "transgender is like ferrari" with "transgender is like microwave" from now on after this great bit
September 15, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Replacing "transgender is like ferrari" with "transgender is like microwave" from now on after this great bit
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When all of this collapses I am going to demand an apology from every single person who told me this man was "super smart"
The people dominating our political landscape, culture, and economy are just so stupid and full of shit it's almost impossible to describe
August 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
When all of this collapses I am going to demand an apology from every single person who told me this man was "super smart"
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Today is Primidi the 1st of Fructidor in the year 233.
Fructidor is the month of fruitfulness.
Today we celebrate plums.#JacobinDay
More information on plums
Fructidor is the month of fruitfulness.
Today we celebrate plums.#JacobinDay
More information on plums
August 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Today is Primidi the 1st of Fructidor in the year 233.
Fructidor is the month of fruitfulness.
Today we celebrate plums.#JacobinDay
More information on plums
Fructidor is the month of fruitfulness.
Today we celebrate plums.#JacobinDay
More information on plums
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"you really gotta hand it to them" - me training the new guy how to do deliveries
August 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
"you really gotta hand it to them" - me training the new guy how to do deliveries
Won pub quiz tonight and quizmaster told us we were 17.5 points ahead of the next best team.
Feeling powerful.
Feeling powerful.
July 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Won pub quiz tonight and quizmaster told us we were 17.5 points ahead of the next best team.
Feeling powerful.
Feeling powerful.
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me : he'd never notice me he's a celebrity and im just a girl
the fbi agent trying to groom me to kiII the president of the united states : you know what would really impress diego luna?
the fbi agent trying to groom me to kiII the president of the united states : you know what would really impress diego luna?
June 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
me : he'd never notice me he's a celebrity and im just a girl
the fbi agent trying to groom me to kiII the president of the united states : you know what would really impress diego luna?
the fbi agent trying to groom me to kiII the president of the united states : you know what would really impress diego luna?
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In Brands news, Smithfield Foods welcomed their summer interns with a song called "Fuck Me Baby"
June 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
In Brands news, Smithfield Foods welcomed their summer interns with a song called "Fuck Me Baby"
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this has been playing in my head for 45 minutes i am going to bash my head against the wall until it stops
how many shrimp do you have to
EAT!
before it makes your skin turn
PINK!
Eat too much and you'll get
SICK!
Shrimp is pretty
RIIIIIICH!
EAT!
before it makes your skin turn
PINK!
Eat too much and you'll get
SICK!
Shrimp is pretty
RIIIIIICH!
getting CANCELLED! by the thought police for daring to suggest the Beastie Boys should cover Flamingo by Kero Kero Bonito! ! !
May 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM
this has been playing in my head for 45 minutes i am going to bash my head against the wall until it stops
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they’re gainfully employed in the entertainment industry, graham, how are you
Everyone's first image of Harry, Ron and Hermione will always be these trans allies: Dan, Emma and Rupert.
And I love that for J.K. Rowling. 🤗
And I love that for J.K. Rowling. 🤗
April 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
they’re gainfully employed in the entertainment industry, graham, how are you
Wanted to listen to some music by trans people today and realised I don’t have enough in my rotation. Do people have recs ?
April 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Wanted to listen to some music by trans people today and realised I don’t have enough in my rotation. Do people have recs ?
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Against that, there is a very good legal - I emphasise the word legal - case that actually the decision doesn't really mean that much.
The High Court has previously held that a decision to exclude trans women from single sex spaces would be unlawful unless it was justifiable.
The High Court has previously held that a decision to exclude trans women from single sex spaces would be unlawful unless it was justifiable.
April 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Against that, there is a very good legal - I emphasise the word legal - case that actually the decision doesn't really mean that much.
The High Court has previously held that a decision to exclude trans women from single sex spaces would be unlawful unless it was justifiable.
The High Court has previously held that a decision to exclude trans women from single sex spaces would be unlawful unless it was justifiable.
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When Clive Barker was working on the MUMMY remake for Universal in the early '90s, he had a trans character in the script, and when the studio vetoed it, he basically said "I really can't stress how much I don't need to fucking make THE MUMMY" and left.
April 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
When Clive Barker was working on the MUMMY remake for Universal in the early '90s, he had a trans character in the script, and when the studio vetoed it, he basically said "I really can't stress how much I don't need to fucking make THE MUMMY" and left.
@worstpossible.world hello, where is the “he what” drop from ? I have been listening to you for like over a year now and the best I can come up with is maybe Millhouse? Maybe Odyssey? Please help me
April 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
@worstpossible.world hello, where is the “he what” drop from ? I have been listening to you for like over a year now and the best I can come up with is maybe Millhouse? Maybe Odyssey? Please help me
I Married Bigfoot’s Personal Elvis Impersonator (you’ll never guess what he did next)
March 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I Married Bigfoot’s Personal Elvis Impersonator (you’ll never guess what he did next)