Alice McCool

The EHRC is ignoring trans voices Leaked documents confirm that the EHRC is planning to ignore 50% of the consultation submission.

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Leaked documents confirm that the EHRC is planning to ignore 50% of the consultation submissions
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Texan sues California doctor in new tactic to stop abortion pill mailing A Texas man is suing a California doctor for allegedly mailing abortion pills used by his girlfriend in a case that tests federal and state abortion laws.

A Texas man whose girlfriend used abortion pills to end her pregnancy is suing a California doctor who allegedly mailed her the medication in what appears to be a first-of-its-kind wrongful-death lawsuit.

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Post on /r/transgenderUK entitled “Reddit now censors LGBTQ+ content under OFCOM’s new ‘Online Safety Act’”

post text: “I honestly can't even think of words to describe how vile this is. Here's a screenshot of what I now see when I search "lgbt" with my VPN switched off. Occasionally a banner appears at the top of the screen saying something about needing to verify ID to access "mature content" but the button doesn't even work. The fact that we're now considered "mature content" makes me feel sick.”

The screenshot referenced in the previous image, showing the results of a search on Reddit for the term LGBT. No results from LGBT-specific subreddits appear; instead, posts from /r/Conservative, /r/Islam, /r/JustUnsubbed, etc are highlighted.

the UK’s Internet age verification law has led to the effective censorship of all LGBT content on Reddit

what a shocking and unexpected turn of events!

With the age verification measures about to come into force in the UK 🚨 TOMORROW 🚨, we can look at who are some of the people behind this bill, namely Baroness Bertin, author of the Independent Porn Review.

"X in particular has been the place where most young people have found pornography"

Meta allows ads crowdfunding for IDF drones, consumer watchdog finds Paid ads hosted on Facebook, Instagram and Threads seem to violate Meta’s stated policies yet remain active

The brilliant @eko.org has identified ads on FB, Insta + Threads seeking donations for IDF military equipment.

The publisher has continued to pump out these ads (at least 117 since March) despite Ekō having already reported them for identical ads last year. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

RSE guidance is “patently and cruelly transphobic” - community responds to ‘Section 28 2.0’ curriculum It has taken a "trans exclusionary" approach and received widespread condemnation from the LGBTQIA+ community

Excellent reporting from @wearequeeraf.com on England's new sex ed guidance, which essentially erases the word 'transgender', says schools should avoid material that 'encourages' pupils 2 question their gender, + shouldn't teach that every1 has a gender identity. www.wearequeeraf.com/section-28-2...

Instagram post by Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine reporting that their bank account has been frozen by Virgin Money

Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine reports that their bank account has been frozen by Virgin Money (now owned by Nationwide). Two weeks ago, we warned that the ban on Palestine Action would lead to banks becoming nervous about any mention of “Palestine” netpol.org/2025/07/04/p...

I’m looking to speak to UK ppl who have experienced gender policing in bath/changing rooms recently. Maybe you’ve had your gender questioned, been asked to leave or faced other harassment/violence?

I’d like to interview both trans + cis folk. DM me if this is you or someone you know. #journorequest

Sex Workers’ Friends and Family Could Be Criminalised, Campaigners Warn | Novara Media Labour MPs are plotting a crackdown that could unjustly criminalise sex workers’ friends and family and put prostitutes’ safety at risk. Maya Oppenheim reports.

The English Collective of Prostitutes claims the clauses could criminalise sex workers' “workmates, drivers, web-makers, receptionists, friends, clients” and criminalise the advertising sites “which sex workers depend on to work independently and in greater safety.” novaramedia.com/2025/06/17/s...

EHRC backs down on single-sex toilets | Good Law Project The EHRC’s interim update unleashed chaos after the Supreme Court’s transphobic decision. But now the commission says it was only ‘some observations’ and rows back on its demand for single-sex toilets...

Promising news: employers in the UK do NOT need to provide single-sex toilets following the Supreme Court ruling. goodlawproject.org/ehrc-backs-d...

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Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.

"The fossil fuel industry has a vested interest in maintaining the...status quo: white-picket fence in the suburbs where the white wife stays home...and her white husband drives to work in his gas-guzzling car. Queer families, especially...of color, don’t fit this image" heated.world/p/fossil-fue...

FBI Posts Ominous Call for "Tips" on Gender Affirming Care Providers This is an alarming escalation by the Trump administration and it's campaign of eradication of trans people. Today, the FBI tweeted a call for the public to report hospitals or clinics performing gen...

"The goal is not just enforcement but fear. By deputizing the public to surveil and report on each other, the government creates a culture of silence and repression." @esqueer.net #gender #trans www.thedissident.news/fbi-posts-om...

If you are a trans person reading this, I promise you that I am going to give this my absolute-fucking-all. If you have an experience you want to share with me, or thoughts on what I should be looking into, pls DM or email me aermccool@gmail.com.

Why do people say 'some personal news' when they mean 'professional news'? 🙃 Anyway, here's mine. I'm joining the unstoppable @goodlawproject.bsky.social as a journalist and campaigner! I'll be covering human rights, with a particular focus on investigating the war against trans people.

Cold War Steve image showing Kneecap and Gary Lineker being persecuted for speaking out, while families continue to be wiped out in Gaza with next to no British State reaction.

@coldwarsteve.bsky.social knows.... 👏👏

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Last year thanks to the IWMF I spent some time in #Brazil with Christian #feminists (yes: real, trans inclusive feminists!) campaigning for #abortion rights. With Trump back in town, activism like this which transcends the 'culture wars' is more needed than ever. Full story in @newint.bsky.social:

This moment when the penny drops that trying to implement bathroom bans is an impossibility for the former Tory Chief Secretary Simon Clarke is delicious.

Notes from My Gender Journey A Photo Diary

"Gender, as so many of us know by now, in this year of 2025, is a construct." Adored reading this earlier this week (before the horrendous UK ruling) so sharing in case it resonates with others too. This is the defining human rights issue of our generation. carescapes.substack.com/p/notes-from...

The People vs Overconsumption The tech giants are tricking us into destroying our pockets – and planet 😒

🚨 NEW: Our devices increasingly anticipate our wants before we even articulate them. We overconsume, while our planet burns.

But with Broligarchs at the helm, are we consuming by choice – or by design? Read our latest newsletter with @the-citizens.bsky.social: blog.peoplevsbig.tech/the-people-v...

Helllo! Some of you may know me for my work reporting (mainly) on human rights and gender in East Africa. I am back here for a little bit, so hmu if you are around and want to catch up/talk to me about any interesting stories that need telling 👀

The People vs Genocide Big Tech workers are resisting their industry’s involvement in Israeli apartheid

At this point it feels impossible to disentangle Big Tech with Israel’s apartheid regime + genocide of Palestianians.

The situation can feel bleak, but one former Meta worker gave me hope: it’s not cool to work for Big Tech any more.

Read my full piece here: blog.peoplevsbig.tech/the-people-v...

Stalked: how a relentless campaign of online abuse came to derail one woman’s life A new BBC podcast recounts the ordeal endured by Hannah Mossman Moore, whose phone was bombarded by fake accounts and her personal data weaponised against her

NEW: My piece for the Observer on how I was so deep into my investigation into Cambridge Analytica that I failed to realise that Hannah - my ex's daughter - was facing a human version of it: a stalker who was harvesting her data and weaponising it against her.
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Microsoft Hosted Explicit Videos of This Startup Founder for Years. Here's How She Got Them Taken Down Breeze Liu has been a prominent advocate for victims. But even she struggled to scrub nonconsensual intimate images and videos of herself from the web.

Microsoft did not remove explicit images of Liu stored on its Azure cloud services. While other companies took down hundreds of images, Liu + a colleague say Microsoft only took action after they confronted a company representative at a content moderation conference. www.wired.com/story/deepfa...