Emma Bainbridge

Pride alternatives pop up in wake of Fierté Montréal controversies | Xtra Magazine Amid calls for a community-wide boycott, LGBTQ2S+ groups in the city are celebrating on their own terms

Pride season in Montreal usually means drag shows, outdoor parties and community get-togethers. This year, though, it began with a boycott.

Revealed: How Palestine Action was banned Exclusive: Documents seen by Declassified reveal serious concerns within the UK government and MI5 about proscribing Palestine Action.

HOME OFFICE DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN OVER PALESTINE ACTION BAN EXPOSED

@declassifiedUK has revealed that Home Office insinuations that Palestine Action supports violence and receives funding from Iran were refuted by its own internal assessments.

In full: www.declassifieduk.org/revealed-how...

Activist Who Helped Film “No Other Land” Shot and Killed by Israeli Settler Israeli violence in Masafer Yatta has intensified since the film won an Oscar.

A Palestinian activist who helped film the "No Other Land" documentary, Awdah Hathaleen, was shot and killed by an Israeli settler on Monday. Locals identified the killer as Yinon Levi, who was sanctioned by the U.S. and the EU for “regularly leading groups of violent extremists” in the West Bank.

International energy companies, such as BP and Chevron, are becoming increasingly involved in Israel's energy sector and therefore fuelling the genocide of Palestinians. This article offers a really good explanation of Israel's "energy diplomacy" strategy!

Love when my work allows me to dig into fossil fuel lobbyists.

City misleading public about climate benefit of trash incineration: report The city has claimed burning Toronto’s trash would result in less greenhouse gas emissions than landfilling, but a new report says that’s not true

🔥A masterclass in holding cities accountable for greenwashing by @toenviro.bsky.social

"When weighed against landfilling using the latest green energy technology, like methane gas conversion, the emission rate of incineration is as much as six times more."

www.torontotoday.ca/local/enviro...

Tweet by Joseph Gellman on X saying "When mum says we have AOC and Bernie at home" with a picture of British politicians Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn.

Tweet by @emmakbainbridge on X quoting previous image saying "when mom says we have Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn at home" with a picture of American politicians Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders.

Fixed it

One thing we’ve talked about on @theflytrapmedia.com is allowing people to sponsor posts and looking at all these amazing freelance pitches we will have to reject for purely budgetary reasons I feel like I gotta ask…anyone want to sponsor a post at The Flytrap?

U.K. lesbians are resisting state-mandated transphobia | Xtra Magazine In response to the U.K. Supreme Court’s ruling excluding trans women, lesbian organizers are committed to keeping their spaces inclusive

In other news, I spoke with @xtramagazine.com about how lesbian communities have responded to the UK transphobia, and the importance of solidarity and collective action in the face of state-mandated persecution.

Hope lies with Dyke News, with Dyke Pride, and with the Lesbian Avengers!

Resisting Trump means standing against fascism, racism, and colonialism, not celebrating another settler-colonial state that's slightly "nicer" about its violence

Meanwhile the government of so-called Canada is literally trying to pass Trump-esque legislation to deport refugees and exploit Indigenous lands without consultation 🤡🤡🤡

U.K. lesbians are resisting state-mandated transphobia | Xtra Magazine In response to the U.K. Supreme Court’s ruling excluding trans women, lesbian organizers are committed to keeping their spaces inclusive

“We need intentional, aggressive, extremely homosexual non-compliance.” ‪@notrightruth.bsky.social‬ speaks to @eksbainbridge.bsky.social about how lesbian communities are responding to the U.K. Supreme Court ruling.

ICE raids in Los Angeles are a declaration of war ICE sent the city a message when its agents showed up in full force, and that message was responded to in kind by the people of Los Angeles

NEW: For @prismreports.org, I wrote about my beloved Los Angeles, an American city unlike any other, where there is an unspoken understanding that our place and our people must be defended at all costs:

'My Partner Turned Out to Be an Undercover Cop – Now I'm Exposing the Truth' The activist who helped expose Britain's ‘spy cop’ scandal discusses her new book on state-sanctioned betrayal, and why she thinks politicised policing still continues today

🔴‘My Partner Turned Out to Be an Undercover Cop – Now I’m Exposing the Truth’

The activist who helped expose Britain’s ‘spy cop’ scandal discusses her new book on state-sanctioned betrayal, and why she thinks politicised policing still continues today

bylinetimes.com/2025/06/02/m...

Maps Have Always Been A Colonial Tool of Expansion—Techno-Fascism Is Making It Worse How are the colonial applications of cartography, mixed with growing techno-fascism, helping Donald Trump's expansionist agenda?

It’s Flytrap Tuesday, and this week we’ve got a brilliant freelance piece by @eksbainbridge.bsky.social on the political nature of maps and how, in contrast to what the fashy tech bros are doing, we could use that aspect of maps for good

theflytrap.beehiiv.com/p/maps-have-...

This made my day, I'm so honored 🥰

Maps Have Always Been A Colonial Tool of Expansion—Techno-Fascism Is Making It Worse How are the colonial applications of cartography, mixed with growing techno-fascism, helping Donald Trump's expansionist agenda?

“Cartographers must continue understanding how maps function as a political tool and harness their influence to foster radical change.” @theflytrapmedia.com

thank you!

We published a tremendously timely and thoughtful read on the political power of maps today, by @eksbainbridge.bsky.social

Make sure to support the Flytrap so they can continue producing articles like this!

Super proud of this piece for @theflytrapmedia.com! Definitely the most I've used my university degree for an article!

Why no call for the Israeli ruling parties and IDF to be replaced and have no role in Israel?

Ottawa Police Deny Inviting Convoy Figure to Help Them With Anti-LGBTQ+ Protest at Elementary School Police face calls for investigation after ‘convoy church’ pastor tells city councillors he was ‘invited’ to help manage aggressive crowds at schools

NEW: Ottawa Police deny inviting convoy figure to help them with anti-LGBTQ+ protest at elementary school

Community groups are now calling for police to face an investigation after ‘convoy church’ pastor tells city councillors he was “invited” to help police manage aggressive protests

I'm also looking for examples of lesbian/sapphic-centered organizations rejecting the SC ruling and reaffirmed commitment to supporting trans communities. Especially outside of London. Email: eksbainbridge@gmail.com

I'm writing about how lesbian communities are resisting the Supreme Court's transphobic ruling. I'm interested in speaking to individuals who identify as lesbians (cis or trans) about their reaction to the court's attempt to remove trans women from lesbianism. for @xtramagazine.com

The Flytrap: State Of The B(l)og Join us for a peek under the peat.

As a worker-owned feminist media publication, we believe in being honest about how much running a business costs. So here's the truth: we haven't been able to pay ourselves for all the brilliant work we have put out, so we are doing a subscription drive!

theflytrap.beehiiv.com/p/state-of-t...

Despite the issues with Carney and the Liberals, we can at least celebrate the utter humiliation of PP losing the election and his seat when he was expected to sweep the election a few months ago

#BREAKING: Yesterday morning, the NOLA ICE Field Office deported at least two families, including two mothers and their minor children – three of whom are U.S. citizen children aged 2, 4, and 7. One of the mothers is currently pregnant.

Read more: nipnlg.org/news/press-r...

The British government:

The statues in Parliament Square got a makeover yesterday.
#transrightsarehumanrights