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goodlawproject.org
Just learning from @supertanskiiii.bsky.social (on Insta) about the scale of image based abuse taking place on X.com (and elsewhere). We have been working with a leading specialist org to bring legal action for victims. But I also want all men who care about women to call this out as unacceptable.
January 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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goodlawproject.bsky.social
One of the first cases following the Supreme Court’s decision on the definition of sex under the Equality Act has found it didn’t decide which changing room a trans person should use.

Reflections on the Peggie case by a specialist discrimination law KC:
https://goodlaw.social/32xs
goodlaw.social
December 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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goodlawproject.org
This is a real disaster for those - pretty much the entirety of the British media - advancing a maximalist reading of the For (Some) Women Scotland decision.
796. Thirdly, the claimant’s contention was in our view not consistent with the court’s comment that “we have concluded that a biological sex interpretation would not have the effect of disadvantaging or removing important protection under the EA 2010 from trans people (whether with or without a GRC).” 797. After that comment the court explained that a person with gender reassignment as a protected characteristic could pursue a claim of direct or indirect discrimination, or of harassment, if the circumstances so warranted. There was no qualification to it to the effect that that was not applicable in, for example, the context of a single sex space under Part 5 of the Act. If their decision had been that all trans persons must be excluded from the changing rooms or toilets for the sex they identify with because it was not the sex assigned at birth, and may also be excluded from the changing rooms or toilets of their biological sex, that in our view certainly does impact on their rights under section 7. 798. Were the claimant’s contention to be correct that would have the effect of materially reducing the extent to which that protected characteristic could be relied on by trans persons, to their disadvantage. What was desired by the trans person when living their life may not be permitted in a large number of practical instances, and would not have been consistent with the view expressed by Lady Hale in Work and Pensions, and the line of authority in relation to human rights. Such a construction in our view would also not be consistent with the interpretation of the Equal Treatment Directive from the CJEU and its predecessor as referred to above, which remains as assimilated law, and would not be consistent with a purposive interpretation still required. The development of the law in relation to what is now the protected characteristic of gender reassignment is set out above. At the very least we would have expected these considerations to have been addressed speci…
December 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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reactiveashley.cat
⏰ Hampstead Heath’s swimming ponds consultation closes on Tuesday 25th. If you care about this, please complete the survey and say that the current arrangements work well.
Have your say on Hampstead Heath’s swimming ponds
We’re consulting on future access at Hampstead Heath’s swimming ponds to ensure arrangements remain fair, lawful & respectful.
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
November 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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goodlawproject.org
"gender ideology is anti-gravity nonsense that only the desperate, the deluded and the double-dealing grifters still believe": just in case you were still wondering quite how consumed with hatred are Hadley Freeman and The Sunday Times.
November 23, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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davidallengreen.bsky.social
This really the cracking of speeches: a banger.

Worth reading in full.
peterwalker99.bsky.social Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · Nov 5
The full transcript of Zohran Mamdani's acceptance speech is very much worth reading in full. Even if you don't agree with your politics, it's very beautifully put together.

archive.is/8VqQJ

[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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flsjournal.bsky.social
We are still open to submissions for our upcoming special issue, “Feminist Responses to the Regression of Trans Rights: Strategies, Alliances, Hope.”

Please share this call for papers with anyone you think interested. The deadline for abstracts is Friday 31st October.

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flsjournal.bsky.social Feminist Legal Studies @flsjournal.bsky.social · Sep 22
📣🏳️‍⚧️ Call for Papers

We are inviting papers for our special issue, “Feminist Responses to the Regression of Trans Rights: Strategies, Alliances, Hope.” The issue will be dedicated to trans-inclusive feminist legal analysis that addresses attacks on trans rights & lives.

Details below. Please share.
Call for Papers: Special Issue of Feminist Legal Studies Feminist Responses to the Regression of Trans Rights: Strategies, Alliances, Hope Amidst continuing backlash against trans rights, recognition and inclusion, two recent decisions from the UK have substantially impacted not only trans people’s legal status but also legal and social narratives of sex, gender and identity. The narrative that trans inclusion has a chilling effect on the rights of others, particularly women, has been adopted uncritically by both the UK Supreme Court in For Women Scotland and the Office for Students in its finding that the University of Sussex’s trans-inclusion policy had a chilling effect on free speech. These cases highlight a backlash that has been ongoing for some time, and sparks debates and fear of what may lie in the near future for trans people and kin, as well as other gender-variant persons, not only in the UK, but across jurisdictions and in a global perspective. The discourse of the ‘gender critical’ movement is splintering both the feminist and LGBT+ movements globally, with some aligning politically with the Far- and Christian Right against trans rights, adopting their terminology of ‘gender ideology’ and potentially posing a wider threat to sexual and reproductive rights. While this a difficult situation for trans people, kin and allies, this special issue seeks to emphasise that legal battles – including battles (temporarily) lost – are also an opportunity to seek to reinforce old alliances and to form new ones, to find new legal frontiers and imaginaries, to reinforce the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of legal arguments as well as intergenerational memory of what feminist legal work is, has been and should be about. How, we ask, do these decisions (and those like them globally) reflect and reproduce structures of coloniality, heteronormativity and cisnormativity? What do these decisions add to critiques of legal feminism? What would be construct…
October 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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mimij9.bsky.social
Dear people of the U.K. (ostensibly England and Wales)

Until you realise this country is fucked because of 14 years of terrible mismanagement in every way by the Tories….

You will end up with Reform U.K. Ltd (Tories on crack) running this country.

And you think it’s bad now?!
October 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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flsjournal.bsky.social
📣🏳️‍⚧️ Call for Papers

We are inviting papers for our special issue, “Feminist Responses to the Regression of Trans Rights: Strategies, Alliances, Hope.” The issue will be dedicated to trans-inclusive feminist legal analysis that addresses attacks on trans rights & lives.

Details below. Please share.
Call for Papers: Special Issue of Feminist Legal Studies Feminist Responses to the Regression of Trans Rights: Strategies, Alliances, Hope Amidst continuing backlash against trans rights, recognition and inclusion, two recent decisions from the UK have substantially impacted not only trans people’s legal status but also legal and social narratives of sex, gender and identity. The narrative that trans inclusion has a chilling effect on the rights of others, particularly women, has been adopted uncritically by both the UK Supreme Court in For Women Scotland and the Office for Students in its finding that the University of Sussex’s trans-inclusion policy had a chilling effect on free speech. These cases highlight a backlash that has been ongoing for some time, and sparks debates and fear of what may lie in the near future for trans people and kin, as well as other gender-variant persons, not only in the UK, but across jurisdictions and in a global perspective. The discourse of the ‘gender critical’ movement is splintering both the feminist and LGBT+ movements globally, with some aligning politically with the Far- and Christian Right against trans rights, adopting their terminology of ‘gender ideology’ and potentially posing a wider threat to sexual and reproductive rights. While this a difficult situation for trans people, kin and allies, this special issue seeks to emphasise that legal battles – including battles (temporarily) lost – are also an opportunity to seek to reinforce old alliances and to form new ones, to find new legal frontiers and imaginaries, to reinforce the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of legal arguments as well as intergenerational memory of what feminist legal work is, has been and should be about. How, we ask, do these decisions (and those like them globally) reflect and reproduce structures of coloniality, heteronormativity and cisnormativity? What do these decisions add to critiques of legal feminism? What would be construct…
September 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
sophieeeeexc.bsky.social
We need a Great British construction company. Primarily, to address the problems of a lack of construction within our country of homes, healthcare centres and commercial hubs. Alongside, expanding the human rights act to apply to corporate entities
September 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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giresuk.bsky.social
Over 100 LGBTQ+ orgs including GIRES have urged MPs to demand scrutiny of the EHRC’s new Code of Practice on single sex spaces.

Without debate it will pass into law in 40 days — threatening rights, dignity & safety of trans+ and gender-diverse people.

Read more 👉 www.gires.org.uk/joint-statem...
Joint statement: Calling on MPs to scrutinise the EHRC Code of Practice
September 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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qehb.bsky.social
By extrapolation all trans men should now be able to use those single female spaces. Toilets, changing rooms etc. come on guys. Exercise your rights. Fucking terfs. #transMenAreMen
#transWomenAreWomen
April 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
sophieeeeexc.bsky.social
The polarisation of the world is becoming increasingly dangerous for each country in the world. There is a necessity for the World to prepare for the effect of Trump's tariffs. That could lead to a world wide recession like in 2009.
December 24, 2024 at 8:39 AM
sophieeeeexc.bsky.social
America is an oligarchy. There is little that America can do to resolve the issue. Other countries should take measures to prevent the influence of oligarchy practices.
December 21, 2024 at 5:55 PM
sophieeeeexc.bsky.social
Us Europeans need to further integrate and become operationally independent from America. This is because America doesn't inherently express our views. We should be able to support Ukraine and Georgia, no matter the level of support or the stance Trump takes in these situations. #EU #Europa
December 8, 2024 at 10:26 AM
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maherakraa.bsky.social
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Saydnaya Prison is not just a Syrian tragedy but a stain on the global conscience. The international community must not forget the victims and must ensure that Assad and those responsible for these crimes face justice.
December 8, 2024 at 1:39 AM
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maherakraa.bsky.social
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We are now witnessing the night of Assad’s fall. The liberation of detainees from Saydnaya would be a pivotal moment in Syria's history. It would mark not just the end of an era of oppression but the beginning of accountability for one of the world’s most notorious prisons.
December 8, 2024 at 1:39 AM
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maherakraa.bsky.social
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Survivors of Saydnaya describe the horrors:

Forced to live in overcrowded cells.
Denied food, water, and medical care.
Tortured daily by Assad’s forces.
For many, Saydnaya was a death sentence—a place designed to crush dissent.
December 8, 2024 at 1:39 AM
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maherakraa.bsky.social
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According to Amnesty International, up to 13,000 people were executed in Saydnaya Prison between 2011 and 2015 alone. Most were hanged in secret trials that lasted only minutes. Many others died from starvation, beatings, and inhumane conditions.
December 8, 2024 at 1:39 AM
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maherakraa.bsky.social
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Saydnaya Prison, known as "the human slaughterhouse," is one of the darkest symbols of the Assad regime’s brutality. Located near Damascus, it has been the site of mass executions, torture, and unimaginable suffering.
December 8, 2024 at 1:39 AM
sophieeeeexc.bsky.social
Iranian evacuations are plausible, occurring after allegedly secret talks occurred between Iran and Syrian rebel forces in the weeks leading up to this.
December 8, 2024 at 1:33 AM
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damalling.bsky.social
People of 🇬🇪 are now leading a fight against colonialism and autoritarism.They want their country back, which is being stolen by the Georgian Dream "party" and pro-Russian oligarch Ivanishvili.A very good overview that helps understand the protests by @hansgutbrod.bsky.social civil.ge/archives/642...
Defending the Future: Understanding Georgia’s Fall Protests
In October 2024, the Georgian Dream stole the country’s parliamentary election as part of its broader assault on Georgia’s constitutional order. The current protests are best understood within this la...
civil.ge
December 7, 2024 at 10:07 PM
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jayinkyiv.bsky.social
Russian-backed government thugs all over the streets of Tbilisi now, capturing anyone standing around.

Georgia is now Belarus.
December 6, 2024 at 10:27 PM
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maks23.bsky.social
Damascus 🇸🇾👀
December 7, 2024 at 9:01 PM