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Could you go straight to ECHR by arguing that the Supreme Court decision meant that the UK had never been compliant with the Goodwin decision, so the enforcement action should not have been closed?
February 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Could you go straight to ECHR by arguing that the Supreme Court decision meant that the UK had never been compliant with the Goodwin decision, so the enforcement action should not have been closed?
Do you think it is something specific about trans people (the whole "experienced life from both sides" argument)?
Or is it a more general case of the most persecuted group within a society, whichever it happens to be?
Or is it a more general case of the most persecuted group within a society, whichever it happens to be?
September 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Do you think it is something specific about trans people (the whole "experienced life from both sides" argument)?
Or is it a more general case of the most persecuted group within a society, whichever it happens to be?
Or is it a more general case of the most persecuted group within a society, whichever it happens to be?
We will need to have evidence of disclosure and confirmation that it has been understood, which we will have to retain forever.
August 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We will need to have evidence of disclosure and confirmation that it has been understood, which we will have to retain forever.
An amendment to the law on inciting racial hatred, removing the "public interest" exception for the press.
August 22, 2025 at 12:07 PM
An amendment to the law on inciting racial hatred, removing the "public interest" exception for the press.
I had a dentist called Linehan in the 90s/00s. He was OK, as dentists go.
August 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I had a dentist called Linehan in the 90s/00s. He was OK, as dentists go.
You could show up at Parliament and green card them. They have to respond to that.
June 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
You could show up at Parliament and green card them. They have to respond to that.
They are a priority for the people they affect.
Abuse is always carried out against vulnerable groups. Part of that vulnerability is often small population size, so the majority don't care about it.
Abuse is always carried out against vulnerable groups. Part of that vulnerability is often small population size, so the majority don't care about it.
May 19, 2025 at 5:38 AM
They are a priority for the people they affect.
Abuse is always carried out against vulnerable groups. Part of that vulnerability is often small population size, so the majority don't care about it.
Abuse is always carried out against vulnerable groups. Part of that vulnerability is often small population size, so the majority don't care about it.
Banning puberty blockers for trans adolescents & changes to PIP to name two.
May 19, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Banning puberty blockers for trans adolescents & changes to PIP to name two.
Abuse isn't somehow more acceptable just because it's now being carried out by someone wearing a red tie rather than blue.
May 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Abuse isn't somehow more acceptable just because it's now being carried out by someone wearing a red tie rather than blue.
What would be the best place to go, do you think? Maybe Ireland because there are no visa requirements?
April 18, 2025 at 9:29 AM
What would be the best place to go, do you think? Maybe Ireland because there are no visa requirements?
Could you re-submit as separate requests, each covering a different, smaller time period?
It should not fall under the "identical or substantially similar" rule.
It should not fall under the "identical or substantially similar" rule.
March 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Could you re-submit as separate requests, each covering a different, smaller time period?
It should not fall under the "identical or substantially similar" rule.
It should not fall under the "identical or substantially similar" rule.
Because at some point he will become "the last lot" and he doesn't want the next government looking too closely at anything done wrong on his watch.
March 3, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Because at some point he will become "the last lot" and he doesn't want the next government looking too closely at anything done wrong on his watch.
Yes, this is state-sponsored persecution of a minority group.
February 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Yes, this is state-sponsored persecution of a minority group.
Decisions like this mean trans people in this country have no access to justice without risking our lives.
It means that in practice, we have no civil rights. We are non-persons.
It means that in practice, we have no civil rights. We are non-persons.
February 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Decisions like this mean trans people in this country have no access to justice without risking our lives.
It means that in practice, we have no civil rights. We are non-persons.
It means that in practice, we have no civil rights. We are non-persons.
I didn't vote for them last year. It was the 1st time I had ever not voted Labour, but it very likely will not be the last.
They cannot take the votes of marginalised people for granted any more.
They cannot take the votes of marginalised people for granted any more.
February 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I didn't vote for them last year. It was the 1st time I had ever not voted Labour, but it very likely will not be the last.
They cannot take the votes of marginalised people for granted any more.
They cannot take the votes of marginalised people for granted any more.
Really great article.
My thinking is, if we were to adopt a singular strategy for pronoun usage in the absence of information, then using they/them as default is the one that maximises the chances of misgendering.
My thinking is, if we were to adopt a singular strategy for pronoun usage in the absence of information, then using they/them as default is the one that maximises the chances of misgendering.
February 11, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Really great article.
My thinking is, if we were to adopt a singular strategy for pronoun usage in the absence of information, then using they/them as default is the one that maximises the chances of misgendering.
My thinking is, if we were to adopt a singular strategy for pronoun usage in the absence of information, then using they/them as default is the one that maximises the chances of misgendering.
They have a new number 03001316775, which they haven't been very good at publicising.
I phoned them a couple weeks ago & they said my referral had been sent to the hospital in October 2024.
I phoned them a couple weeks ago & they said my referral had been sent to the hospital in October 2024.
February 1, 2025 at 10:36 AM
They have a new number 03001316775, which they haven't been very good at publicising.
I phoned them a couple weeks ago & they said my referral had been sent to the hospital in October 2024.
I phoned them a couple weeks ago & they said my referral had been sent to the hospital in October 2024.
This is one of the perennial discourses in the trans community.
I think it highlights a fundamental difference in interests between trans women & certain other groups in the community.
I think it highlights a fundamental difference in interests between trans women & certain other groups in the community.
January 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This is one of the perennial discourses in the trans community.
I think it highlights a fundamental difference in interests between trans women & certain other groups in the community.
I think it highlights a fundamental difference in interests between trans women & certain other groups in the community.
We could try barrier method next, but that'll probably be too expensive. Maybe we should just bow to the inevitable and finish up inside
December 10, 2024 at 5:15 PM
We could try barrier method next, but that'll probably be too expensive. Maybe we should just bow to the inevitable and finish up inside
He won one election, against an immensely unpopular 14 year old government. Even then he almost blew a massive poll lead.
I don't think he has proven anything of the sort.
I don't think he has proven anything of the sort.
December 8, 2024 at 4:09 PM
He won one election, against an immensely unpopular 14 year old government. Even then he almost blew a massive poll lead.
I don't think he has proven anything of the sort.
I don't think he has proven anything of the sort.
We're just the most disciplined group of people ever. When we commit to a bit, we really go all out. If only we weren't so obsessed with our Blåhaj and spinny skirts, we'd probably rule the world. /s
November 30, 2024 at 10:51 AM
We're just the most disciplined group of people ever. When we commit to a bit, we really go all out. If only we weren't so obsessed with our Blåhaj and spinny skirts, we'd probably rule the world. /s
I meant that the clinical staff have been pretty good (when you do eventually see them) & haven't acted in a way I perceived as malicious or gatekeepy.
November 26, 2024 at 7:14 PM
I meant that the clinical staff have been pretty good (when you do eventually see them) & haven't acted in a way I perceived as malicious or gatekeepy.