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1ngi.bsky.social
I'm 5ft 8, a fair few of my friends are 5ft 2 or shorter.
This is exaclty what we look like going out for coffee. What. Of. It?!!!!
alandriscoll.com Alan Driscoll @alandriscoll.com · Feb 16
Whenever Maya's involved, I get a kind of satirical paralysis, where the urge to mock is met with a wall of dissociation followed by the paranoid suspicion that I'm the one being expertly trolled.

Imagine being the dumbest member of an organisation whose only other member is Helen Joyce.
Maya being so stupid on Twitter that it defies any attempt at an alt-text description.
December 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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1ngi.bsky.social
When I first started learning Welsh I was gobsmaked at how many Argentinians I met - coming 'home' for summer courses to keep the language alive. "Er gwaethaf pawb a phopeth, r'yn ni yma o hyd" means "In spite of everyone + everything, we are still here." www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1xU...
Wrexham AFC x United Airlines | 2025/26 Third Kit
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November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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i-cannot-today.bsky.social
Request for local support in Vancouver, and fundraiser, for helping a Black trans woman escape a bad situation in the US:
Original post: wargamers.social/@oldladyplay...
Links from post: thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
gogetfunding.com/help-zara-re...

#Vancouver #MutualAid #TransMutualAid
Screenshot of the linked post. Transcription follows. Cait the Proud Trans Woman @oldladyplays@wargamers.social Hey! It's activisting time! This is our first press appearance for the campaign to get Zara into Canada. She's a Black trans woman from the US, came here with her husband, but he turned out to not be what she needed in a partner, and she found herself needing to leave. She's looking for temporary housing in Vancouver, so if you're in that area, or have reliably not-racist friends there who might have room, we'd be very grateful to hear about that lead. While there are many shelters, every single one (we've contacted them all) has a wait list of at least months. So if you can please boost this post hard, and if you can donate to our fundraiser (also listed below), we'd be hugely grateful, and we can carry on hoping to kick the door open into Canada for US trans folk. My name is Cait Glasson; I've been an activist for 30+ years in Canada for trans and queer spaces. You can Google that name - all the results are me, unless they're a 12-year-old in Australia, who is the only other person sharing my name on the planet. We should be fairly distinguishable. I'm 59, fat, white, and old, with green hair and a side shave. She's 12, and speaks Strine natively. If you can't access PayPal, or don't want to, you can absolutely donate through me personally, and I will direct it to the fundraising account so you can see that it arrived there. Personally, I can accept Interac (in Canada), Wise, and am willing to look at other options if you need them. For that access, DM me here, or reach me on Signal at oldladyplays.11. If you are able to spread the links to other platforms, that'd be like super magic wonder twin powers. Thanks, my friends. Fly, my pretties! https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/09/17/America-Increasingly-Unsafe-Black-Trans-People/ https://gogetfunding.com/help-zara-reach-safety/
September 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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againsttransphobia.bsky.social
Another government consultation. This one will have a heavy impact HRT prescriptions.

Please fill it out if you have the time.

www.gov.uk/government/c...
Another government consultation. This one will have a heavy impact HRT prescriptions. Please fill it out if you have the time. https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/private-non-nhs-prescribing/private-non-nhs-prescribing-call-for-evidence-document
August 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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nottslgbt.bsky.social
Grace, one of our volunteers talks about Gender Recognition Act and its importance, the challenges the Trans community face in Nottinghamshire, and her own personal journey of coming out as Trans person.

#nottslgbtnetwork #trans #transcommunity #activismandsocialchange #genderrecognitionact
NottsLGBT+ Network - 50th Anniversary Celebrations - Grace Interview Part 1 - 2025
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August 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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pigworker.bsky.social
Regardless of whether trans women have any actual advantage in sport, the exclusionists are shown up by their choice of language. By continuing to call it "women's sport", they deliberately exclude trans women from being women. If they were acting in good faith, they'd say "cis women's sport".
July 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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nottslgbt.bsky.social
To all our non-binary folks, we see you, we appreciate you, and we celebrate you. Your courage to be authentically you in a world that often tries to fit people into boxes is inspiring.

#nottsqueer #lgbtpride #activismandsocialchange #nottspride #rainbowfamily #lgbtqiacommunity #nonbinary
July 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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againsttransphobia.bsky.social
If you have time please sign this petition to ask for a full investigation into the EHRC’s handling of trans rights organise.network/actions/peti...
Organise: Get heard at work
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June 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
sparrowsion.bsky.social
I am so gutted I'm not going to make it. Body is having a big CFS nope (especially given the weather)
transpridenotts.bsky.social Notts Trans Pride @transpridenotts.bsky.social · Jun 21
Notts Trans Pride March Today !!

Hopefully see you all there !!

Show your support and solidarity!!

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#Pride #Trans #TransPride #TransRightsAreHumanRights
March Today ! Notts Trans Pride Logo Sat 21st June 11am start Start location outside Broadway Cinema NG1 3AL  Picture with trans colours is of the Nottingham Council House
June 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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transpridenotts.bsky.social
Trans Pride is tomorrow !!!
transpridenotts.bsky.social Notts Trans Pride @transpridenotts.bsky.social · Jun 11
Updated schedule for Notts Trans Pride
Saturday 21st June 2025.

Please share.
Event Schedule Sat 21 June March 11:00 am Starting, Broadway Cinema Speeches 12:00 noon Old Market Square Trans Makers Market 3:00pm - 7:00 pm Ustinov Room, Nottingham Playhouse, NG1 5AL Gladrags Official After Party 8:00pm - 2:00 am Rough Trade, Nottingham NG1 3AJ Notts Pride logo Insta @transpridenotts logo Blsky transpridenotts logo Facebook Notts Trans Pride logo
June 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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1ngi.bsky.social
Lying down in public because you need to rest is a radical act. Security will move you on. People will think you are homeless. But you are just in pain or tired or just need to take a moment. This is a fundamental human need. youtu.be/JuG1G33BbCs?...
Why I want to lie down in public | Raquel Meseguer suffers from chronic pain
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June 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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transpridenotts.bsky.social
March with us this pride month Notts Trans Pride Logo Sat 21 June 11am Start Start location, Outside Broadway Cinema NG1 3AL Insta logo @transpridenotts Bskylogo  transpridenotts Facebook logo Notts Trans Pride Trans colours in the background with a picture of the Nottingham Council House 
June 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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transpridenotts.bsky.social
Hi everyone, heads up,
Notts Trans Pride this year.

March with us this Pride Month, make an impact, make it loud and proud !!

Please share as widely as possible, let's show 'them' we will not be cowed..!!!

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️
March with us this pride month Notts Trans Pride Logo Sat 21 June 11am Start Start location, Outside Broadway Cinema NG1 3AL Insta logo @transpridenotts Bskylogo transpridenotts Facebook logo Notts Trans Pride Trans colours in the background with a picture of the Nottingham Council House
June 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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againsttransphobia.bsky.social
As allies and even passers-by recognise that the discrimination we face and have faced at the hands of consecutive governments is completely unacceptable, let us seize this moment to act now, and to ensure a future where we can all of us stand together in strength and in pride!
While we all enjoy living our lives and celebrate with pride, we cannot forget that Stonewall, the start of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, was a riot against police weaponising sexual violence against trans women, like the British Transport Police are threatening to do now in light of the inconsistent, dangerous guidance issued by the UK Supreme Court. This pride month cannot earnestly be a month of celebrating queer lives without the following pressing issues being addressed: • UK government departments are currently working with ‘sex matters’ an organisation dedicated to ‘reducing the number of trans people,’ while simultaneously shutting out trans voices; an egregious violation of the “nothing about us, without us” principle which remains a cornerstone in preventing violence and medical violence against disabled and minority communities. • Despite numerous peer reviewed studies stating trans women hold no physical advantage over cis women after a certain point of HRT, trans women are still being barred from sports - including sports such as darts, pool or chess, where physical attributes are largely irrelevant. • Trans people are being de facto banned from public spaces by criminalising trans dignity. The ability to safely use toilets without fear of harassment or violence is critically necessary for both work and education. • Civil service employees being prevented from supporting the LGBTQ+ community by arbitrarily banning pride or trans-coloured lanyards in order to “save money,” while government finances continue to be thrown away on CEO bonuses for mismanaged water companies illegally dumping sewage. • Trans people are regularly denied access to domestic violence shelters and survivor’s services. Nottingham survivors are lucky to have pro-trans survivor’s services available to them – it is critical that this minimum standard of care is extended to trans victims of violence across the country. • Medical violence and withheld care is responsib…
June 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
sparrowsion.bsky.social
I'm quitting DuoLingo on a 1024 day streak, because that's a good number. A number of friends have already quit over the pivot to AI, and in addition I'm just not getting anything out of it.
May 31, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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againsttransphobia.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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againsttransphobia.bsky.social
Peter John Kyle has made the clearly genocidal move to criminally add a pink star to every government record involving trans people.
Bellow is an email template please amend it an send it to your representative today.
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
May 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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1ngi.bsky.social
Hello neurospicy friends, my friends @josiehenley.bsky.social and @edithengland.bsky.social are doing research into homelessness on folks with Autism, ADHD/ADD or AuDHD etc. Would you consider participating in their survey and then sharing it widely:
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Autistic, ADHD/ADD and AuDHD Housing Survey
Are you Autistic and/or do you have ADHD/ADD or AuDHD? Are you UK based and aged 18 or over? We are trying to find out more about Autistic/ADHD/ADD/AuDHD people's experiences of housing, and especiall...
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March 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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jaffa.bsky.social
Oooooooatcakes!
March 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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1ngi.bsky.social
I have Trigeminal Neuralgia, a rare condition (1 in 8000) that causes sudden, severe facial pain. It gets worse over time + there is no cure. Sufferers of rare diseases often have to contend with health systems that lack scientific knowledge + reliable treatment, and access to social support.
A banner with a teal and purple background that says "I support rare disease day" in white text. In each corner are the following: The rare disease day logo, 28 Feb 2025, Learn more on rarediseasday.org, and hashtag RareDiseaseDay.
February 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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loreandordure.com
It turns out if your movement is based on solidarity, the right answer is kinda obvious.
natacha.bsky.social Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · Feb 14
Unison is the largest women’s organization in the UK. It has a million women members.

The Unison women’s conference just voted for a motion that said;

“trans women are women and trans men are men”

with no-one speaking against it.

Transphobia is a top-down, elite practice.
February 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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pigworker.bsky.social
Comment dit en Français "nonbinary"?
January 29, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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loreandordure.com
This is fucking ridiculous, but nevertheless worth knowing:
canopyrobin.com Robin Hayward 🎄 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · Jan 22
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January 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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jaffa.bsky.social
Oh look, yet another reason to avoid Amazon
January 23, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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pigworker.bsky.social
2024 is the first year in which I openly taught Computer Science with a gender presentation that matches my gender identity. In doing so, I have gained a dignity that I lacked for decades. I grant no electorate the right to vote away my dignity.
January 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM