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I have become more sympathetic to the idea that saying you can’t hold Trump voters morally culpable for Trump regime actions is patronizing. It partakes of an old and to my mind destructive left wing habit: to think of conservative white voters as not quite adults.

Always alarming when hierarchy is deemed “natural” (psssssst - it’s constructed and changeable)

Is it time to whip out my fave Le Guin quote again?

‘Tis but a scratch says the black knight, whose arm has been cut off. Scene from Monty python and the holy grail.

I talk/dream/practise/read a lot about hope as a way to imagine myself into a liveable future. This current timeline certainly makes it challenging. I’ve been stuck on hard mode but it’s my first time playing the game, and ya know? I’m tired.

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Today, after 14 years, I’m resigning from the Labour Party.

Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.

Join us. The time is now.

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7,183 Views Research article Harming children: the effects of the UK puberty blocker ban Natacha Kennedy Received 01 Apr 2025, Accepted 10 Jun 2025, Published online: 17 Jun 2025

My research into the effects of the UK puberty-blocker ban was published only 10 days ago, it has already been viewed more than 7,000 times!

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The idea that Rowling just has a controversial opinion is wrong and dangerous, too. She’s one of the world’s leading transmisogynists—a bigot stoking violence—and she delights in endangering women. It should be socially unacceptable to display Harry Potter merch.

The law is systematically oppressing trans people so I'm afraid if you actually want to call yourself trans allies or a 'trans inclusive organisation' then you cannot be upholding that law. And if you aren't comfortable advising people to not legally segregate, then you were never an ally.

Ministry of Justice scraps public support for LGBT in diversity overhaul Department promises to take ‘evidence-based’ approach after updating equality and diversity policy

The Ministry of Justice scrubbing LGBT, race and gender from its diversity policy isn’t neutrality it’s erasure. You don’t protect marginalised people by pretending they don’t exist. This isn’t progress. It’s a warning sign, and we should all be paying attention!!

If you cannot run your business by following simple laws, you don’t have a business, you have a racket.

Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.

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Open Letter to CBA, CIfA, FAME, and UAUK, in relation the Supreme Court Ruling and EHRC Interim Guidance If you are in any way involved in UK Archaeology (in its broadest sense), and you would like to sign this open letter then please fill in GOOGLE FORM LINK. Responses will be manually inputted. The for...

If you are in any way involved in UK Archaeology (in its broadest sense) then please sign this open letter I and others have put together to UK Archaeological associations to urge overt and resolute solidarity with trans archaeologists, and the wider trans community

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The Greens now have nearly 200 more councillors than Reform.

This is not something you'd be likely to guess from all the copiously salivating media coverage of Farage & his crew of billionaire-backed far-right chancers.

This is heartening and, I find, the common experience. We hear time and time again the narrative that *everyone* believes that trans people are bad, evil, whatever, and the support for this is a handful of the hateful usual suspects. Then along comes pushback and people flood in in their thousands.

🧵 A Thread of UK University Statements on the Supreme Court Ruling and EHRC Guidance Against Trans Inclusion

This thread catalouges statements by UK Universities in relation to the Supreme Courts transphobic ruling and the EHRC guidance for trans segregation. I'll try update it daily.

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A friend who is a trans woman and who plays women’s football received an email from the FA about the decision which contains this paragraph.

Free therapy to cope with the fact you’ve been transphobic bigots, fucking brilliant.

UK NEWS WEBSITE OF THE YEAR 2024 Che elegrapb Log in o Your Say News Sport Business M See all News NHS to test all trans' children for autism Every child referred to a gender clinic will be screened under new guidance following Cass Review C166 f Gift this article free Michael Searles Health Correspondent 27 April 2025 4:02pm BST The NHS will test all children who believe they are transgender for autism under new plans seen by The Telegraph. Every child referred to a gender clinic will be "screened for

The UK is a fascist state with the pretence of democracy.

Autism is not a disease. Being trans is not a disease. Neither need cured. Leave us the fuck alone!!

The reality in the UK right is now the ideology of trans eradication is being given more legal protections than the reality of being trans.

And if you can't see that with everything that's going on, then you are part of the problem. Do better, listen to trans people, fight back against the bigots.

Really excited* to see UK universities/educational institutions roll back any trans protections they’ve had in place thanks to the new clarity of all being defined by how *squints* our genitals appeared at birth??? Fabulous. Love that for all of us.

*filled with dread

I wrote about the Trump administration’s embrace of the pro-natalist movement, and the need to combat pro-natalist misogyny in cultural terms. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Small museums respond to UK Supreme Court gender ruling - Museums Association Vagina Museum and Crab Museum pledge their support for trans community

This statement from the Crab Museum is sublime. The claims about "biological sex" are the same hijacking of science that justified racism in the past - and still does today 🏳️‍⚧️ www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...

Photo of thousands of people with placards and flags packing Parliament Square. Thousands show solidarity at #TransRightsAreHumanRights Demo in Parliament Square.

Thousands show solidarity at #TransRightsAreHumanRights Demo in Parliament Square.

JK Rowling's "plan" that came together, based on the available evidence: Pretend to be a women's rights supporter. Focus at least 90% of your energy on targeted harassment and discrimination of trans people. Elevate your bigotry to global heights, along with fascism and cis male abusers. Celebrate.

The UK Supreme Court is Wrong.

Trans Women are Women
Trans Men are Men
Non-Binary people are Non-Binary.

The court's ruling on biological sex is not only wrong, it is dangerous, overty transphobic, and further highlights the organised transphobia of the UK's cis-supremacist society.

A banner with the trans flag and 'Repost this is trans people are welcome and safe with you' written

Honestly, such grim news from UK Supreme Court. We're going the way of US & everyone should be concerned.

Just let people live their quiet lives - just like they did before Wicked Witch & her flying goblins got all exercised about things that don't concern them.

Thoughts & big hugs to all xx 🏳️‍⚧️

The Supreme Court of the UK is about to rule on the rights of trans women in a case in which no trans women were allowed to give evidence or participate in any way.

Seniors Are More Conservative Because the Poor Die Off Sometimes older voters aren’t just naturally more conservative. It’s just that wealthier and whiter people tend to live longer and healthier lives.

Hey, just a quiet reminder: it’s not true that people get more conservative as they age. *Populations* get more conservative as they age because poor and marginalized people die sooner.

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For $45 billion we could literally end child poverty in the United States forever.

Seriously. We could feed and house and clothe and educate every kid. Every single one.

Something I see three or four times a week on my feed is "why isn't there a left-leaning version of the alt-right media ecosystem" and just stop asking the question because we all know the answer, the answer is that there's no money for it! No money means no alternative media ecosystem! That's it!

Universities review trans policies after big fine Nicola Woolcock - Education Editor Universities are reviewing transgender equality policies after the University of Sussex was handed a record fine from the higher education regulator. Documents relating to the treatment of trans students and staff have been taken down or are being updated in the wake of the Office for Students (OfS) fining the University of Sussex for breaching free speech. Its investigation sprang from the treatment of Kathleen Stock, a former professor at the university, who was forced to resign after harassment over her views on sex and gender. She said many colleagues ostracised her or failed to speak up. After the fine of £585,000 was announced, Stock said that several other universities still held the same policies as Sussex. Arif Ahmed, the OfS’s director of free speech, said Sussex’s trans and nonbinary equality policy statement meant that students or staff wishing to express or discuss lawful views, including gender-critical views, could have been concerned about breaching that policy and facing potential disciplinary action. This policy required academies to “positively represent trans people and trans lives” in relevant course materials. Now several institutions appear to have reviewed their policies, according to Times Higher Education. One law firm, Shakespeare Martineau, said it had held conversations with several institutions because of the decision. Smita Jamdar, its head of education, said: “The main theme is anxiety that institutions cannot be sure if they are compliant or not.” The University of Leeds has updated its website to say the institution’s trans equality policy is being reviewed in light of the OfS investigation. Its policy currently says that the university would contain material that positively represents trans people and their lives.

"Universities are reviewing transgender equality policies after the University of Sussex was handed a record fine from the higher education regulator." [Times]

Reminder, those policies were to stop trans people being harassed and abused

a tiny white dog stands on a tile floor and looks up at you. they’re wearing a big plush yellow star around their teensy noggin, like the world’s most congratulatory lion mane. we really needed to see her today.

We've been saving this little pup for when we thought you all might really need a gold star. And, given the current circumstances, here she is. 13/10