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hello hello. i'm the journalist for the metro newspaper who wrote the below ! i'm keen to chat with any other trans, non-binary folks whose gps have shockingly withdrawn their healthcare.

please do drop me a dm or email me: josh.milton@metro.co.uk. can be 100% anonymous

Lobby Group Alert We have been made aware that Nottingham Local Medical Committee (LMC) may be reaching out to patients of Jubilee Park Medical Partnership in order to try to help the practice argue that GPs should not be providing basic transgender care. This allegation concerns us, and we hope it is not the case. The LMC should not be able to contact patients directly. It is not part of the NHS and should not have access to patient records, and should certainly not be made aware of the identities of trans patients. If you are a patient & have been contacted by Nottingham LMC we would appreciate it if you get in touch with us so we can understand if this is the case and take action if so.

New update in Nottingham:

It appears a lobby group are reaching out to patients of Jubilee park to discourage trans patients about fighting for their healthcare.

Its wild how much I miss this house despite all its issues. I miss my neighbors and folks Id see regularly, the delicious taco stand nearby, the backyard I felt so comfortable in and the gardens we'd grow every year.

Its dizzying to remember it doesn't exist anymore. I can never go back home there.

Unsolicited writing advice, no. #55234567:
You don’t have to write for a living to be a writer. You don’t have to be a great writer to be a writer. You don’t have to write full time to be a writer.
All you have to do is write.

i actually changed uns again because i finally remembered the one i had actually wanted to use in the first place.

This is VERY important for anyone you know affected by the Los Angeles fires who is currently raising funds on GoFundMe:

FEMA does not cover expenses already paid for by other sources. So be careful with how you word your fundraisers—this has affected people who survived other natural disasters.

changed un. not capable of being online right now. unrelated. goodbye i love tou

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octal. he/it. 25.

Sorry for casting evil spells on you I had low blood sugar

an aisha named "gayestpetever". they are painted eventide with rainbow markings, rainbow overalls, and a rainbow collar, as well as a rainbow mohawk and sparkly eyeshadow. in the background is a rainbow coming down behind them and a rainbow park. they have a petpet, "gayestpetpetever", a glittering rainbow snake (reptillior), as well as a petpetpet that is a small rainbow bug (a rainblug)

My magnum opus of customization. It means a lot to me that this pet is 6077 days old (16 1/2 years), meaning it was probably made as a homophobic joke before marriage equality was even a thing in the USA, when talking about being gay was freezable, and is now in the hands of an actual queer person.

Donate to Help Winter get back to England, organized by Winter Heath Hi, I'm Winter, a trans woman who moved from the UK to the US just over 3 years ago to ge… Winter Heath needs your support for Help Winter get back to England

Not fond of having to do this but circumstances have forced my hand. I need to make my way back to England and I need help to do it. Any small amount would be greatly appreciated, flights and shipping and meds are expensive.

gofund.me/9263d573

Screencap from twitter: 10:27A.M. 1/8/25 Chef Andrew Gruel: “Update: Anyone who has left LA and headed south. You are welcome at our restaurant, 16600 Pacific Coast Highway, 92649. We have a large parking lot, you can stay as long as you need and camp out. We will provide free meals for all of those affected. If anyone has any coordination in process for meals, supplies, etc for LA, reach out to me, we will provide as much food to deliver and arrange supplies as well.” Matchpoint | Sports Bar & Events: “We will do the same. Everyone who is near 2151 Yates Ave, Commerce, is welcome. We have free food and we also have our partners nearby who will be giving away clothing for those who need it.”

Information for free meals for anyone fleeing LA and going south

Right, you fucks, if you live in the UK sign this. If you don’t live in the UK share it as some of your followers might and they should sign this.

This is a reason disability doulas are so important. Because grief and frustration and being angry and processing all that *is* important and it's not the only thing and how each of us are affected or can help each other navigate that is so very personal.

I'd also like to add, if someone has certain words muted for whatever reason, using alt text also helps to make sure images are being muted as well.

#artAltText doesn't have to be super long to give a similar experience to viewing. This is a wonderful example of being succinct yet complete.

New French guidelines show doctors overwhelmingly support gender-affirming care - LGBTQ Nation The medical guidelines contradict numerous conclusions from the UK's infamous Cass Review.

After extensive review, France has established very positive gender affirming care guidelines, and they’ve rejected the highly politicized Cass Report as simply false.

www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/new-...

If Alice were alive today, she’d have waited 5 years, 5 months and 5 days for her first GIC appointment, with still several years to wait.
I’m off to London today to record a podcast about the wait, and what it did to Alice. What it says to me about government attitudes to trans lives. Wish me luck.

Exciting updates on this project! Having hit the original goal, we have now recruited a *second* trainee electrolysist. So we're raising a bit more money for her. Both will start training very soon. The gofundme page is back open, and we're running a fundraiser gig at Mono, Glasgow on 13 Feb!

Sometimes people don’t know why words they’re being asked to not use are horrific. Ableist terms in particular often seem harmless because they come from clinical settings.

That context makes them much worse, actually! Y’all will watch horror movies about asylums. You think they were nice?

the way terfism is reduced to “misandry” (which isn’t even true) is extremely disheartening. the very specific way these people hate trans women and wield misogyny (against all kinds of women) gets completely overlooked.

the fact that the conception of a terf is a man hating lesbian is insulting

real i looked out my back window yesterday and i was like. wtf do you mean the garden is entirely frosted over. i was fully expecting this winter to pass with no frost/ice/snow

how is 2025 starting off worse than 2024. i am not confident in what this year will hold for me.

living is an act of protest. continuing is an act of spite to those who want me dead. i have to keep telling myself this.

“To turn off, go to Settings > Apps > Photos on iOS and turn off Enhanced Visual Search. On Mac, open Photos and go to Settings > General to do the same. You must do it on each of your Apple devices.”

Saed is back again!

Please quoteskeet WITH the GFM link so if he is forcefully removed again, the link is still there to save he and his family!

gofund.me/aba678cd

This is Al while the head of insta admits the suppress actual Black accounts

To those who came before us, to those who made it through. I’m glad, but please, understand this:

Your siblings will not experience what you did, they will not be seen.

Understand what that means for our responsibilities to each other if we are to live.

Muck in.

i'm trying to get about £500 by May of this year. i have just under £200 so far. i would post my actual raising-funds link if it didnt doxx me. i know this is a roundabout way but it's effectively the only option i have here. i will post updates for the total fund so far as things progress.